Mysteries

Making sense of the pyramids’ enduring mysteries

History & Culture
Making sense of the pyramids’ enduring mysteries
Making sense of the pyramids’ enduring mysteries

The mystery woman at the heart of Beethoven’s secret love affair

History & Culture
The mystery woman at the heart of Beethoven’s secret love affair
The mystery woman at the heart of Beethoven’s secret love affair

The chupacabra—how evolution made a mythical monster

History & Culture
The chupacabra—how evolution made a mythical monster
The chupacabra—how evolution made a mythical monster

Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate

History & Culture
Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate
Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate

What happened the last time the French crown jewels were stolen

History Magazine
What happened the last time the French crown jewels were stolen
What happened the last time the French crown jewels were stolen

The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle

History & Culture
The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle
The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle

Inside the mysterious life and death of Harry Houdini

History & Culture
Inside the mysterious life and death of Harry Houdini
Inside the mysterious life and death of Harry Houdini

The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold

Science
The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold
The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold

The missing heiress at the center of New York’s oldest cold case

History & Culture
The missing heiress at the center of New York’s oldest cold case
The missing heiress at the center of New York’s oldest cold case

Who was Nostradamus—and why do his prophecies rile us up?

History & Culture
Who was Nostradamus—and why do his prophecies rile us up?
Who was Nostradamus—and why do his prophecies rile us up?

Who was Mary Magdalene?

History & Culture
Who was Mary Magdalene?
Who was Mary Magdalene?

What lies beneath Hitler’s war lair?

History & Culture
What lies beneath Hitler’s war lair?
What lies beneath Hitler’s war lair?

Amelia Earhart broke barriers—until her mysterious death

History & Culture
Amelia Earhart broke barriers—until her mysterious death
Amelia Earhart broke barriers—until her mysterious death

These birds carry a toxin deadlier than cyanide

Animals
These birds carry a toxin deadlier than cyanide
These birds carry a toxin deadlier than cyanide

The ancient empire that civilization forgot

History & Culture
The ancient empire that civilization forgot
The ancient empire that civilization forgot
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