The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism has captured the imagination of archaeologists, mathematicians, and scientists ever since. Now, using the latest 3D x-ray and modeling technology, experts are unraveling the secrets of what this machine may have been capable of https://www.egypttales.com/2022/01/unlocking-secrets-of-worlds-oldest.html

In the remote reaches of Alaska, scientists have bored a tunnel deep beneath the tundra. But their work has revealed something horrific, and now the remains of extinct animals peek out everywhere from the frozen ground. It’s a vast subterranean graveyard that has begun to thaw – triggering a time bomb that could have frightening consequences for humankind https://www.egypttales.com/2021/05/facts-scientists-say-theres-geological.html

Since ancient times, ghost stories—tales of spirits who return from the dead to haunt the places they left behind—have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world. A rich subset of these tales involve historical figures ranging from queens and politicians to writers and gangsters, many of whom died early, violent or mysterious deaths. https://www.egypttales.com/2021/05/ghosts-tales-history-of-ghost-stories.html

A meteorite fall in 1888, a meteorite fell killed one man and injured another, records suggest. Researchers have uncovered the earliest evidence of a person being hit and killed by a meteorite falling to Earth. A group of Turkish researchers made the discovery while searching through Turkish state archives and they found that the event, which killed one person and injured another, occurred in what is now Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on Aug. 22, 1888. https://www.egypttales.com/2021/04/reports-researchers-discover-first.html

Fast radio bursts are super-powerful, super-short signals zipping through space, with no known origin. One new explanation is magnetars. Fast radio bursts are among the strangest mysteries in space science. https://www.egypttales.com/2021/04/reports-we-just-found-source-for-one-of.html

When human’s very ancient ancestors took their first steps out of Africa, some 3 million years ago, their brains looked more like those of great apes. A new study says our big brains developed only some 400,000 years later https://www.egypttales.com/2021/04/articles-modern-brains-evolved-17m.html

#news A team of researchers in Germany has completed successful experiments in which they showcased how false memories can easily be planted and, more importantly, erased, with potentially serious implications for the justice system https://www.egypttales.com/2021/03/articles-german-researchers-create-then.html

Ghost stories: The Haunting Of New York’s Infamous Dakota Building New York, The city is chock full of famous buildings. Empire State. Flatiron. Chrysler. Saint Patrick’s. You’ve seen one or all of these buildings either in person or in movies a million times. They are landmarks the like of which few other cities have. https://www.egypttales.com/2021/07/ghost-stories-haunting-of-new-yorks.html

The mystery of Siberia's exploding craters On a remote peninsular in the Arctic circle, enormous wounds are appearing in the permafrost and have started to worry scientists. Research teams from Russia and the United States are racing to find out what this means for Siberia, and potentially the rest of the world. https://www.egypttales.com/2021/07/facts-mystery-of-siberias-exploding.html

The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru has created shockwaves by demanding that the rules for deep-sea mining be agreed upon in the next two years https://www.egypttales.com/2021/07/facts-deep-sea-mining-may-be-step.html