Unexplained

The Chernobyl catastrophe remains a worst-case scenario for nuclear power. The incident with the Chernobyl-4 reactor in 1986 is still considered both unique and the only instance in the history of nuclear power to feature radiation-related fatalities. And a mysterious black bird might be the key to unlocking the...

Here's a hypothetical for you: You're given the opportunity to somehow stand before a black hole in space and find out where it might lead. Would you take the leap? And if you did manage to work up your courage, what exactly would happen when you entered that giant...

The Norse Berserkers were legendary ferocious Viking warriors dating back to ninth-century Scandinavia that seemed immuned to harm in battle. They entered a trance-like state of blood-thirsty rage said to give them increased and unmatched skills in battle. Here's a shocking account of one berserker by a 13th-century Icelandic poet: "......

Though they were first discovered in a Scottish cave in 1836 by local schoolchildren, they remain a mystery nearly 200 years later, with various theories, myths, and conspiracy theories growing up around them despite their diminutive size. What are they? 17 miniature coffins which remain the subject of great debate,...

Ancient texts and stories weave tales of time travel, thousands of years before science fiction movies would popularize the concept in the mainstream. They also tell stories of strange magical beasts that can talk and perform amazing feats. These stories appear in texts followed by millions of people all...

  One of the main tenets of the ancient astronaut theory is that ancient beings may have manipulated the DNA of humans and other lifeforms. Numerous ancient carvings appear to show the double helix motif of DNA, prompting theorists to speculate: What if extraterrestrial beings gave humans an evolutionary kickstart?...

The more you look at ancient texts and stories from around the world, you can't help but see surprising patterns. Some are so glaring that it takes real effort to ignore them, but that's what many people do. One example is from the Hopi Native America tribe and their...

Everyone even remotely interested in extraterrestrials is searching for definitive proof, something tangible and real. So far, the concrete evidence remains elusive. Crop circle formations seem to be one example, yet mainstream scientists have yet to confirm their creation by otherworldly visitors. Another example of real evidence could come from...

For over 700 days, a mysterious spacecraft has been orbiting the Earth, and yet no one other than the U.S. Air Force knows why. So what exactly is going on here? First, some background from IFL Science: "This is the fifth mission of the X-37B space plane, an uncrewed and solar-powered...

Just four months before he died on October 9, 2010, ancient astronaut theorist Zecharia Sitchin, 90, was staking his life's work on a DNA test. The author of 14 books was pushing hard for the Natural History Museum to conduct DNA testing. He knew that the results could undermine...