The Alien Landscape Hidden in Earth’s Hottest Desert
This is the Dallol hydrothermal system, a geological anomaly that appears more extraterrestrial than terrestrial.
The Alien Landscape Hidden in Earth’s Hottest Desert Read More »
This is the Dallol hydrothermal system, a geological anomaly that appears more extraterrestrial than terrestrial.
The Alien Landscape Hidden in Earth’s Hottest Desert Read More »
The USS Cyclops was a titan of the seas, a 542-foot (165-meter) collier carrying vital wartime supplies and 306 souls.
The Vanishing Behemoth: How the USS Cyclops Disappeared Without a Trace Read More »
In the prestigious archives of the Waseda University Library in Tokyo, there exists a digitized artifact that consistently surprises historians and art enthusiasts alike.
He-Gassen: The 1846 Japanese Scroll Depicting the Art of Fart Battles Read More »
Known as the “Fastest Knife in the West End,” Liston turned amputation into a high-speed performance, famously asking his students to “Time me, gentlemen” before removing a limb in mere seconds.
The Fastest Surgeon in History: Robert Liston and the Defeat of Pain Read More »
Hidden within the secure files of the United States Strategic Command lies a document that reads like science fiction but is entirely real.
The Pentagon’s Official War Plan to Fight the Walking Dead Read More »
On January 21, 1968, the Cold War turned literally freezing. High above the Arctic Circle, a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress was on a secret mission.
Broken Arrow on the Ice: The Day a Nuclear Bomber Fell from the Sky Read More »
Located in the Long Island Sound, roughly halfway between City Island and Hart Island, sits a jagged formation of bedrock known as Rat Island.
The Strange Reality of Rat Island: NYC’s Only Private Archipelago Read More »
In the pristine white halls of the Trapholt Art Museum in Denmark, visitors in 2000 encountered a display that offered them a shocking power.
The Life and Death of a Goldfish in a Blender Read More »
It seemed impossible that a painting worth more than most mansions could sit unnoticed behind a bedroom door for over three decades.
The $160 Million Masterpiece Hidden in a Rural Bedroom Read More »
In 1974, the government of North Korea successfully executed one of the most audacious financial swindles in history against a neutral European nation.
The Great Car Heist: How North Korea Swindled Sweden Out of 1,000 Volvos Read More »