We are always launching new technologies and launching complex space telescopes into space that look deeper than ever into the mysteries of the cosmos - even though we still have no idea what's really going on on our blue home planet! So we can currently only speculate about the traces of civilization and creatures that hide in the secluded deep sea or in the heart of the jungle. Together with you we would like to shed some light into the earthly darkness today: We look at several rare natural discoveries that impressively show us the diversity and beauty of our earth.
FIRST MEETING OF REMOTE VILLAGERS || Vanuatu- Part 2
This episode we truly have an experience like no other. Being "welcomed" onto a remote island in Northern Vanuatu. A greeting party like nothing we have ever seen- this is about as wild as it gets. It's these moments in life that really change your perception on how to see the world.
Acrocanthosaurus | The King of Early Cretaceous North America
When you think, North America and giant carnivores, the T. rex is almost certainly going to be the first dinosaur that comes to mind. However, millions of years before the legend itself, another theropod was ruling North America, and it wasn’t even a Tyrannosaur! It was the Acrocanthosaurus. It was an apex predator that dominated the lands and had a knack for going after armored Ankylosaurs and even massive sauropods, taking on the likes of Astrodon and possibly the Sauroposeidon .
Archeologists Scouring Turkey’s Largest Lake Uncovered A Mysterious Long Lost Kingdom
A group of underwater explorers went on their usual adventure in Turkey's Largest Lake depths and discovered something amazing and unimaginable. They found a long-lost kingdom. Surprising right? It seems like a miracle, as a team of researchers has discovered a lost 3,000-year-old castle in Turkey's Lake Van.
'Staircase To Nowhere' Appears In Giza Plateau?
Has a 'staircase to nowhere' appeared in Giza Plateau? Watch the video for more!
1.7 Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactor Found?
In the video below we will investigate whether an 1.7 billion year old nuclear reactor has been found. Enjoy!
Lost Roman Map has Atlantis at Eye of Sahara Africa!
Astonishing new details have been uncovered involving the Lost Ancient City of Atlantis, and the Eye of The Sahara. These details are so significant that the Richat Structure should without a doubt, be considered the most likely location of the lost capital city of Atlantis.
The Most Mysterious Ancient Archaeological Discoveries
We will now discuss about the most mysterious ancient archaeological discoveries. Watch the video and enjoy!
12 Most Mysterious Ancient Egypt Finds Scientists Can't Explain
In the following video we will go through the 12 most mysterious Ancient Egypt finds that scients can’t explain. Enjoy!
Saudi Arabia Just SHOCKED American Scientists With This
In the video below we will be talking about how Saudi Arabia just shocked American scientists. Enjoy!
The tragic life & death of Cleopatra | Dark history they never told you about
Many of us have read or heard about history’s one of the most gorgeous ladies. Yes, we are talking about the history and biography of Cleopatra. It all looks like love and roses, right?
But let us unravel some dark history for you and tell you about Cleopatra’s horrible history, the tragedies she had to face, and how she fell prey to the angel of death. In this video, we dug up some hidden archives from Egyptian history and bring you this absolute master peace that would take you into the roller coaster of Cleopatra’s love story and tragic death.
TREASURES Buried In The Hidden Tombs Of Egypt Are FINALLY Found
Egyptian discoveries never fail to surprise us. And there is no doubt why the Egypt pyramids are considered one of the world's wonders. Egypt, once ruled by enormously strong Pharaohs, eventually fell under many dynasties over the course of several centuries. And ancient Egypt's dynasties were lost behind the following layers of these varied cultures. But now these secrets and treasures of Egypt's buried tombs are being uncovered.
DISTURBING Evidence Found In Egyptian Hidden Tomb
Have you ever been curious about what was discovered in an Egyptian tomb? The artifacts and relics they unearthed will astound, perplex, and perhaps even upset you as you watch the whole video. You're at A SECRET WORLD, where you will find all the evidence found in the Egyptian hidden tombs.
While thankfully no one died, we think this one deserves its position on our list. It should not have come as a surprise that Sir Bruce Ingham received gifts from his buddy Howard Carter because Sir Bruce Ingham was Howard Carter's friend; yet, this particular gift was a little unsettling.
Mahabharata Family Tree
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12 Most Mysterious Finds Scientists Still Can't Explain
Not everything that’s found by archaeologists can be adequately explained by scientists. That’s because our understanding of history is incomplete. In some cases, there are enormous holes in it. We can speculate all we like about how or why our ancient ancestors made some of the things they built, but we might never get the full picture. Experts are still stumped about several of the things you’re about to see in this video!
Rare Archaeological Discoveries
In the video below we will be exploring rare archaeological discoveries. Watch the video for more!
100 Years After Archaeologists Dug Up A Vineyard, Workers Returned And Made A Truly Spectacular Find
In a vineyard in Italy’s fertile Veneto region, a team of archaeologists are hard at work unearthing the distant past. Almost a century earlier, experts digging in the same region stumbled upon an incredible find. But then the discovery was lost, its existence merely rumored for decades to come. Now, this slice of ancient Rome has finally been uncovered.
Prehistoric Bug Extravaganza
Prehistoric Bugs; impressive, long lasting, and forgotten. Let’s give extinct bugs some love at a lightning fast speed, where I try to cover the most impressive and important bugs of prehistory.
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor
People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research. A team of scientists has tracked down a genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes. The mutation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. Before then, there were no blue eyes.
“Originally, we all had brown eyes,” said Hans Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Copenhagen.
The mutation affected the so-called OCA2 gene, which is involved in the production of melanin, the pigment that gives colour to our hair, eyes and skin.
“A genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a ‘switch,’ which literally ‘turned off’ the ability to produce brown eyes,” Eiberg said.
The genetic switch is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 and rather than completely turning off the gene, the switch limits its action, which reduces the production of melanin in the iris. In effect, the turned-down switch diluted brown eyes to blue. If the OCA2 gene had been completely shut down, our hair, eyes and skin would be melanin-less, a condition known as albinism.
“It’s exactly what I sort of expected to see from what we know about selection around this area,” said John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, referring to the study results regarding the OCA2 gene. Hawks was not involved in the current study.
Baby blues
Eiberg and his team examined DNA from mitochondria, the cell’s energy-making structures, of blue-eyed individuals in countries including Jordan, Denmark and Turkey. This genetic material comes from females, so it can trace maternal lineages.
They specifically looked at sequences of DNA on the OCA2 gene and the genetic mutation associated with turning down melanin production.
Over the course of several generations, segments of ancestral DNA get shuffled so that individuals have varying sequences. Some of these segments, however, that haven’t been reshuffled are called haplotypes.
If a group of individuals shares long haplotypes, that means the sequence arose relatively recently in our human ancestors. The DNA sequence didn’t have enough time to get mixed up.
“What they were able to show is that the people who have blue eyes in Denmark, as far as Jordan, these people all have this same haplotype, they all have exactly the same gene changes that are all linked to this one mutation that makes eyes blue,” Hawks said in a telephone interview.
Melanin switch
The mutation is what regulates the OCA2 switch for melanin production. And depending on the amount of melanin in the iris, a person can end up with eye colours ranging from brown to green.
Brown-eyed individuals have considerable individual variation in the area of their DNA that controls melanin production. But they found that blue-eyed individuals only have a small degree of variation in the amount of melanin in their eyes.
“Out of 800 persons we have only found one person which didn’t fit — but his eye colour was blue with a single brown spot,” Eiberg told LiveScience, referring to the finding that blue-eyed individuals all had the same sequence of DNA linked with melanin production.
“From this, we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor,” Eiberg said. “They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA.” Eiberg and his colleagues detailed their study in the online edition of the journal Human Genetics.
That genetic switch somehow spread throughout Europe and now other parts of the world.
“The question really is, ‘Why did we go from having nobody on Earth with blue eyes 10,000 years ago to having 20 or 40 per cent of Europeans having blue eyes now?” Hawks said. “This gene does something good for people. It makes them have more kids.”
The 2,000-year-old Sapphire ring is full of mysteries and strange things happen to its weare
An exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring which is thought to have belonged to Roman Emperor Caligula - and is one of the 'Marlborough Gems' - is being sold for close to £500,000.
The sky blue hololith, made from a single piece of the precious stone, is believed to have been owned by Caligula, who reigned from 37AD until his assassination four years later.
The face engraved into the bezel is thought to be his fourth and last wife Caesonia, who was said to be so beautiful Caligula paraded her naked in front of his friends.
Caesonia, who was played by Dame Helen Mirren in the 1979 erotic historical drama Caligula, was assassinated almost immediately after her husband.
Stricken with grief at his death, she reportedly willingly offered her neck to the assassin, telling him to kill her without hesitation.
The ring is the star attraction at an exhibition of more than 100 engraved gems which will be held in London by Royal jewellers Wartski next week.
The gems will be available for purchase, with prices ranging from £5,000 to £500,000.
The sale has sparked worldwide interest, with collectors from as far afield as Japan queuing outside their premises days before the exhibition to be first through the door.
The 'Caligula ring' resided to the collection of the Earl of Arundel from 1637 to 1762, at which point it became one of the famous 'Marlborough Gems'.
This was a collection of 800 engraved jewels amassed by politician George Spencer, 4th Earl of Marlborough, in the late 18th and early 19th century.
They were sold in 1875 by John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, to pay for repairs on the ancestral home of Blenheim Palace, Oxon.
The collection was bought in its entirety by David Bromilow, of Bitteswell Hall in Leicestershire, for the princely sum of £35,000 (the equivalent of £2.2million in today's money).
This ring was then sold by his daughter in 1899 at a Christie's auction in London to dealer Julius Goldschmidt.
Its provenance is not known until it emerged for auction with Sotheby's in London in 1971, fetching just £750.
It then featured in a French private collection before being acquired by Wartski, who are jewellers to the Queen and Prince Charles.
Currently, only a quarter of the 'Marlborough Gems' are accounted for, with the location of the rest remaining a mystery.
Kieran McCarthy, Wartski director, said: 'This ring is one of the prestigious 'Marlborough Gems', having previously been in the collection of the Earl of Arundel.
'It is crafted entirely of sapphire. Very few horoliths exist and I would argue this is the best example you can find.
'We believe it belonged to the debauched Emperor Caligula and the engraving shows his final wife Caesonia.
'The gems at the exhibition have prices ranging from £5,000 to £500,000. While we don't want to disclose its price out of discretion for potential buyers, this gem is at the top end of that range.'
