South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), known as the Bermuda Triangle of Space, is the point where the Van Allen radiation belts that surround the Earth come closest to the planet’s surface. It is between 1,000 and 6,000 km above the Earth’s surface and one of the most dangerous areas of radiation ever encountered. Astronauts on space […]
In 1964, a Carlisle fireman took a photo of his daughter on Burgh Marsh. The chemist who processed the pictures pointed out that the shot had been spoiled by a figure in the background. Mr Jim Templeton, the photographer, was shocked to see a mysterious figure wearing something like a spacesuit in the frame looked
These tyre-shaped Snow Donuts are entirely natural. They are found mostly in the open Prairies of North America. The weather conditions that are needed for these to form include wind, temperature, snow, ice and moisture. A Snow Doughnut can range in size from a tennis ball to more than half a metre tall. They start
The Snow Chimneys, also known as Fumaroles, are vents that let steam to escape into the open from volcanoes. In extremely cold temperatures like in the Arctic, the steam freezes as soon as it escapes from the vent. It forms a layer around the vent. Subsequently formed frozen vents heap on one another making massive
Heavy Sliding Stones appear to move across a dried lake bed known as Racetrack Playa, in California’s Death Valley National Park, leaving a trail behind them in the cracked mud. This apparent movement has been attributed to space aliens or magnetic fields. Nobody had actually seen the movement. Some researchers believed that strong winds could
Skeleton Lake or Roopkund is situated at an altitude of 5,029 metres, in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand. Hundreds of skeletons used to be sighted here when slow melts. The bodies dated to around 850 AD. On research, it was found that the cause of death was due to a fatal blow on the back of
A carpet of beautiful green forest, that was perforated by two enormous and apparently very deep holes (Sima Humboldt and Sima Martel), was discovered by a pilot in 1961. Sima Humboldt has a depth of 314 metres and Sima Martel is 248 metres deep. Sima Menor contains the stalactites of exotic black mineral called litiophorite,
The giant Siberian Sinkhole is an 80-metre hole that has been gradually filling up with water and is turning into a lake. It was discovered in 2014, and located in Russia’s northern Yamal Peninsula. It currently has a depth of 10 metres, but researchers say it will continue to rise and it is a natural
The Shroud of Turin is one of the most revered religious icons on the Earth. It is a 53-sq.ft rectangle of linen considered as the actual burial garment of Jesus Christ. In 1898 when an Italian amateur photographer Secondo Pia captured the startling image of a human form of a scourged, crucified man, enquiries and
Beneath Death Valley, California was a fascinating Land of the Dead, an ancient city known as Shin-Au-Av which could have been home to many different races. Two men, Thomason and White, said they fell through a mine shaft and discovered perfectly preserved ‘mummies,’ clad in fine leather wearing thick gold armbands and wielding gold spears.
Shepherd’s Monument is at Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire. The monument was built sometime between 1748 and 1763. The eight-letter inscription on this monument is a sequence of letters–O U O S V A V V, between the letters D M. On Roman tombs, the letters ‘D M’ commonly stood for Dis Manibus, meaning ‘Dedicated to
Shag Harbour is a tiny fishing village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. On October 4, 1967, the locals spotted a large object descending into the waters off the harbour. They saw four orange lights and a UFO some 60 ft in diameter hovering over the water. It then tilted to a 45-degree angle
People residing on the shores of British Columbia saw human feet clad in running shoes being washed ashore. Forensic anthropologists declared that the feet showed the indications of separating from the bodies during decomposition in a natural articulation process. The reason for the occurrence after 2007 was due to advancing shoe technology wherein sports shoes
Sedona is a desert town in Northern Arizona. The first documented human presence in Sedona area dates to between 11,500 and 9000 BC. Its main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. Several activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits
The Sea Peoples were naval raiders who harassed the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between 1276-1178 BCE, especially Egypt. The tribes which comprised the Sea Peoples, according to Egyptian records, are the Sherden, Sheklesh, Lukka, Tursha and Akawasha. The three great pharaohs who record their conflicts and victories over the Sea Peoples