Mystery

Researchers puzzled by mysterious 'Water Goddess' statuette discovered in Germany

Although artifacts at the site date to the Hallstatt period, the figure's context remains unclear due to a lack of similar finds.

Mystery solved: Researchers find how tumor cells die

Scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have solved a remarkable puzzle in cancer research: why cells die in different ways following radiotherapy.

Body of Turkish professor found in London, following unexplained disappearance

Orhan Ekren went missing on November 26, after traveling to London to apply for a visa.

Mysterious 'encounters' keep happening: Norwegian sail boat severely damaged by orcas off the coast

Researchers prefer to speak of encounters and interactions rather than attacks and assume that the orcas do not act with aggressive intent.

Have scientists solved the chicken or egg problem?

Findings indicate the genetic blueprint for eggs existed long before animals appeared, shedding light on the chicken-or-egg mystery.

WHO links mysterious 'Disease X' in DRC to malaria after tests

WHO emphasizes the illness is an 'undiagnosed disease' rather than an unknown one.

Siblings claim mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper is their father

The story of D.B. Cooper is largely considered one of the great unsolved mysteries in FBI history.

11/12/2024

35,000-year-old turtle sculpture in Israeli cave may be earliest sign of ritual behavior

Carving represents only the second figurative animal depiction from this period found in the region, indicating early symbolic behavior by prehistoric humans.

A rare blue aurora over Japan stretched all the way to space. Now scientists think they know why

Researchers report an unknown process transports nitrogen to high altitudes, making blue aurora a mystery.

Mystery 'Disease X' kills at least 143 in Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO investigates

The disease primarily affects young people aged 15 to 18, putting the government on 'maximum alert'.

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