Mysteries & Unexplained
Unsolved mysteries, ancient anomalies, paranormal phenomena, and the unknown. Investigate the world’s greatest unexplained events.
The Somerton Man: When a Famous Mystery Gets an Answer but Not Every Answer
The Somerton Man case began with an unidentified body found on an Adelaide beach in 1948. DNA and genealogical research later linked the man to Carl Charles Webb, while several…
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The Lead Masks Case: Two Men, a Hill and a Mystery Without a Forensic Answer
In 1966 two Brazilian electronics technicians were found dead wearing crude lead eye masks. A notebook contained cryptic instructions, but…
The Green Children of Woolpit: Medieval Legend or Misremembered Reality?
The Green Children of Woolpit is a medieval English tale recorded by two chroniclers. The story is intriguing, but the…
The Nazca Lines: A Mystery Written Across a Desert
The Nazca Lines are enormous geoglyphs created in Peru centuries ago. Archaeology has identified their cultural context, but their precise…
Oak Island and the Treasure Hunt That Refuses to End
Off the coast of Nova Scotia lies a small island that has attracted treasure hunters for more than two centuries.…
What Is the Mystery Behind the Taos Hum?
Some people describe hearing a low, persistent sound that seems to come from nowhere. It may resemble a distant diesel…
The Phaistos Disc: Why Can’t We Reliably Read It?
It is only a few centimeters across, yet the Phaistos Disc has become one of archaeology’s most stubborn puzzles. Discovered…
The Wow! Signal: Did We Ever Hear From Another Civilization?
At 11:16 p.m. on August 15, 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio detected something unusual. The signal was strong, narrow-band…
The Dyatlov Pass Mystery: What Do We Actually Know?
In February 1959, nine experienced hikers died in the northern Ural Mountains of the Soviet Union. Their tent was found…
Why Has the Mary Celeste Never Been Fully Explained?
On December 4, 1872, the merchant brigantine Mary Celeste was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles east…