The day after Thanksgiving, many families in the United States put out the Christmas tree. It’s a beautiful display that really helps get through dreary winter days. Although it’s called a Christmas tree, few may be aware of where the … Continue reading The Hidden Origins and Meanings of That Christmas Tree in Your Living Room
It sounds like science fiction, but it’s real: an egg-laying, long-nosed, spiny mammal has been confirmed alive in the tropical Cyclops Mountains. The echidna species is among the world’s oldest living mammals, diverging from the ancestors of other mammals over … Continue reading Species Named for Sir David Attenborough Confirmed Alive in the Forest of ‘Our Mother’
A giant crystal white stag measuring 239 feet (73 meters) by 219 feet (67 meters) has reemerged from a hillside in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Dubbed the Mormond Hill Stag, it’s a modern-day geoglyph like the giant White Horse in the UK dating back … Continue reading A Giant White Crystal Stag Reemerges on a Scottish Hillside After Hikers Find it Hidden
Women ruled as pharaohs in Egypt, and there is new evidence that the first may have been Meret-Neith, who lived 5,000 years ago. Later, she was followed by other women leaders like Sobekneferu and Hatshepsut. If true, when her husband, … Continue reading The First Female Pharaoh Might Be Meret-Neith, Beloved of a Goddess of Light
It’s been called the “most dangerous rock in the Solar System,” named after an Egyptian deity, the Bennu bird. The Bennu asteroid, or near-Earth object, is shaped like a spinning top and is about the size of the Empire State … Continue reading Ashes from ‘Bennu’ Delivered by a Spacecraft Named for Egyptian God Osiris
A symbol at the Holy Land’s earliest church looks like Pisces. Dubbed the Megiddo Mosaic, an evangelical group wants to remove it from the original site at Armageddon. Continue reading Holy Land’s ‘Earliest Church’ Bears Ancient Symbol Like Pisces on Mosaic at Armageddon
An ancient tiny whale named for King Tut or Tutankhamun and another whale with four legs named for Egyptian deity Anubis Continue reading Ancient Small Whale Found Near the Nile Named After Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Ancient beings buried their dead after making a dangerous trek into the underworld. Clues suggest they may have even contemplated spiritual concepts. Continue reading Ancient Beings May Have Pondered the Afterlife Over 300,000 Years Ago
A philosopher earned a case of wine after winning a bet placed 25 years ago, that scientists wouldn’t solve the ‘hard problem.’ Continue reading Philosopher Wins 25-Year Bet that Scientists Wouldn’t Solve the ‘Hard Problem’ of Consciousness
Scientists make clean energy out of humid air passing through many porous substances and they want to scale up the generators. Continue reading Scientists Make Energy Out of Humid Air and Want to Scale Up Clean Energy Generators
Buried in 20 feet of volcanic ash in 79 A.D., the “Great Mother,” Aset, or Isis, is still rising from the ashes in Pompeii. Continue reading Romans Privately Worshipped Egyptian ‘Great Mother’ Aset at Pompeii
Depictions of the Prophet Moses with horns stem from a translation but still point to the ancient concepts of reaching enlightenment. Continue reading Why a Shining Moses with Horns May Point to Ancient Concepts of Enlightenment
The Irish Elk was the world’s largest deer, and the fossils challenged people’s views of extinction, evolution, and consciousness. Continue reading How the Irish Elk Challenged People’s Ideas of the World
Biophilic design challenges the system of isolation from nature, surrounding us with natural elements to improve health and well-being. Continue reading Biophilic Design Recognizes We’re Healthier Surrounded By Nature
Scientists review the concept of the wood wide web and call for more research while others are making wetware computers with mushrooms. Continue reading Scientists Seek Evidence Of ‘Wood Wide Web’ As Others Make Mushroom Computers
Nalanda University begins taking on a whole new life 800 years after the Buddhist center of learning was burned down in India. Continue reading The Return of Nalanda, an Ancient Buddhist University
A 9.5-foot-tall sarcophagus nicknamed the ‘Jolly Green Giant,’ at a Houston museum is returned to Egypt, its green face symbolizing rebirth and resurrection. Continue reading Sarcophagus of Priest Ankhenmaat Nicknamed ‘Jolly Green Giant’ Returns to Egypt
Ingredients at an ancient mummification workshop came from afar, suggesting advanced scientific knowledge, while a new exhibit suggests a complex spiritual purpose. Continue reading Egyptian Mummification Ingredients Suggest Advanced Scientific and Spiritual Knowledge
Near a leading center of petroleum production in Egypt on the Red Sea, the push to clean energy bears the name of Amunet, a primordial Egyptian goddess of wind and air. Continue reading Africa’s Largest Wind Farm to Bear Name of Primordial Goddess of Air, Amunet
Why are there so many depictions of Mary Magdalene covered in hair and did the story come from a similar one about the ‘Desert Mother?’ Continue reading Hairy Mary: Conflated Stories of Mary Magdalene and a Hairy ‘Desert Mother’
Why did archaeologist Zahi Hawass visit Utah for the fist time to speak about Queen Nefertiti, the Rosetta Stone, and ‘secrets of the past?’ Continue reading Why a Famous Egyptologist Visited Utah to Talk About Queen Nefertiti
The Fermi Paradox gets a new solution for why ETs haven’t visited us, and it’s a little amusing and humbling. Continue reading New Solution to Fermi Paradox Suggests Humbling Reason ETs Haven’t Visited Us
Researchers have revealed more about the tattoos found on ancient Egyptian mummies at the Place of Truth near a Temple of Hathor. Continue reading Egyptian Women’s Tattoos Depict Protective Deity at ‘The Place of Truth’
We’ve all heard the metaphor of a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a hurricane across the world. Well, now, scientists found that honeybees can change the electric fields of the atmosphere in a big way. Continue reading Scientists Find Insects Have Profound Effect on Electrical Fields
Mary Magdalene continues to be conflated with other women today, but who was the real woman, and what did she learn that was kept secret? Continue reading Secret Knowledge and the Relics of Mary Magdalene
Oil prospectors accidentally discovered fossils instead of oil and the story they tell may not be escaped. Continue reading Ancient Fossils Found in the Pursuit of Oil Tell Inescapable Story
The story of Hathor is foundational to the beliefs of ancient Egypt, “the primeval goddess from whom all others were derived.” Continue reading The Mother Goddess Hathor, Lady of the Stars and the Milky Way
Could there be truth to the idea that our solar system is like atoms on a vast scale? As above, so below, as the ancient tablet states? Continue reading As Above So Below: Our Solar System Compared to Atoms
An ancient symbol of three fishes and lotuses is seen across the world. Here’s the story of the underlying meanings and where it came from. Continue reading The Meaning of An Ancient Symbol of Three Fishes and Lotuses
A Goddess on a Throne figurine, one of many found near Kosovo, looks like a stereotypical extraterrestrial from a mysterious advanced culture. Continue reading ‘Goddess on a Throne’ Figurines Resemble ETs from Early Advanced Culture
Congress suggests an exponentially growing threat from unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena. But where is the evidence? Continue reading UFOs, the Threat Narrative, and Accusations of a 70-Year Cover-Up
Two major megalithic sites in Spain make news simultaneously. A circle of stones emerges from the water while a new site is documented. Continue reading ‘Spain’s Stonehenge’ Emerges and a New Megalithic Site Is Found
“I have yet to fully process the cosmic coincidence of this site appearing in my back yard,” Paleontologist Timothy Rowe wrote Continue reading Mammoth Bones in Scientist’s Backyard Suggest Humans in New Mexico 36,000+ Years Ago
Once numbering in the millions, the bison are returning and bringing a green wave.
Continue reading Return of the Bison Brings Hope and Heals Environment
Scientists find a ‘strange beast’ fossil in China. Later, they learn it is an ancient giraffe relative and name it for a bizarre mythological creature. Continue reading ‘Strange Beast’ Fossil Related to Giraffes Named for Mythical Ancient Creature
In ancient Egypt, gold was the ‘flesh of the gods’ and a revered as part of immortality with spiritual powers. But why was gold held as sacred? Continue reading The Egyptian Flesh of the Gods, Gold, and an Ancient Temple
People building a house in Turkey discover a huge chamber beneath it with a wall depicting ancient Syrian gods and goddesses. Continue reading Ancient Storm Gods and Goddesses Discovered in Chamber Beneath Home
The secrets to the Fountain of Youth may come from deep down under the sea, as told in the Epic of Gilgamesh from 4,000 years ago, as well as in the tiniest of living things deep inside our bodies. Continue reading Scientists Discover Two Odd Ways to Potentially Reverse Aging
A mummy bird hidden away in a closet for over a century comes back to life as students discover it’s a sacred ibis associated with the Egyptian God of Learning. Continue reading Students Learn Ancient Mummy Is Sacred Ibis Sacrificed to Thoth, God of Learning
Etruscan Gods and Goddesses ruled together with the Secret Gods of Favour. Women in Etruscan society enjoyed more freedom and autonomy. Continue reading Gods and Goddesses Ruled as Equals in Pre-Roman Etruscan Civilization
