In the 1970s, Bermeja Island served as a marker for Mexico to set its 200-nautical-mile economic zone. Just about 20 years later, the island disappeared without a trace. Along with the island went important documents containing a treaty regarding major oil reserves within the island’s region. The disappearance of these documents immediately gave rise to […]
Standing at the center of the Quwwatul Mosque the Iron Pillar is one of Delhi’s most curious structures. Dating back to 4th century A.D., the pillar bears an inscription which states that it was erected as a flagstaff in honour of the Hindu god, Vishnu, and in the memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta II […]
Colombia has found the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast of Cartagena and is thought to be laden with emeralds and gold and silver coins, President Juan Manuel Santos says. More details were to be provided at a news conference on Saturday, Santos said from his Twitter account. The San Jose […]
This article first appeared in popsci.com and is written by Mary Beth Griggs You can find all kinds of things on a beach. Lost sunglasses, loose change, seashells, the fossilized remains of a dinosaur. You know, the usual. In 2014, fossil hunters found the remains of a dinosaur on a rocky Welsh beach after a storm. They […]
This article first appeared in ancient-code.com and is written by Ivan Petrivocich Around 60 drawings engraved in stone and hieroglyphic inscriptions that date back at least 5,000 years...
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