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Earth Mysteries

Animals Sealed in Stone
Amazing, true cases of living frogs, toads, lizards, and other creatures found encased within solid rock.

Clouds of Suspicion
When is a cloud not a cloud? Perhaps when it behaves so strangely - even to the point of attacking people - that it becomes a truly puzzling manifestation.

Crop Circles: Best Evidence
Although science regards them as no more than clever manmade designs, many researchers say there is compelling proof that the origins of these mysterious formations is unexplained.

Hail of Stones from Nowhere
Stones and rocks rain down from clear skies on houses and people, seemingly materializing out of nowhere. What could be the cause of this bizarre phenomenon?

The Ice is Falling! The Ice is Falling!
For the past month, mysterious falls of large chunks of ice have rained down on Italy and Spain. But these are just the latest instances of a phenomenon that has occurred at least for centuries.

Mysterious Tunnels
Expeditions exploring deep, mysterious tunnels and caves in various parts of the world return with strange tales of subterranean civilizations, cities, and advanced yet ancient technology.

Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills
Cars and balls seem to roll uphill, people appear able to stand at impossible angles - all in contradiction to the laws of gravity and physics. What's really happening at these curious locations?

The Mystery of Ball Lightning
Bizarre, personal encounters with the most puzzling of all weather phenomena.

Paranormal Hot Spots
There are many places around the US that seem to be focal points of high strangeness - vortexes of bizarre sightings, unexplained encounters and eerie events.

Phantom Plane Crashes
Unexplained cases of planes going down, the impacts are heard and felt... but no sign of a crash is ever discovered.

Pole Shift!
Several famous psychics and prophets have predicted a cataclysmic pole shift in the near future - as soon as July 1999!

Secrets of Coral Castle
Did a Latvian immigrant rediscover the secrets to the building of the pyramids... of levitation... of anti-gravity? His amazing "castle" may hold clues to long-lost powers.

Signs: The Crop Circle Makers
Ever more intriguing and complicated designs appear every summer, but who or what is behind these enigmatic works of art? Aliens, the military, hoaxers or the Earth itself?

Spooklights: Where to Find Them
Are they ghosts, UFOs or some unexplained natural phenomenon? Perhaps you'd like to go observe one and decide for yourself.

Top 10 Earth Mysteries
From animals encased in stone to unexplained hums and lights to perplexing flying rods, here are 10 of the most baffling Earth mysteries.

The Tunguska Mystery
Ninety years ago, something exploded in an isolated area of Siberia. Was it a meteor, a comet, or something even more incredible?

20 Questions with José Escamilla: Rods
In 1994, José and Karen Escamilla accidentally caught on tape strange flying rods with undulating appendages. They continue their quest to find out what they are.

Unexplained Sounds
Mysterious booms, annoyingly persistent hums, and underground mechanical rumblings that defy explanation.

Weird, Weird Rain
Heads up! There's all kinds of strange stuff falling from the sky: frogs, sardines, jellyfish, alligators and maybe - just maybe - cows! Here are some documented cases of really weird precipitation.

When Nature Goes Nuts
Incredible yet true accounts of rain, clouds, lightning and storms that behave in a way that seems downright impossible!

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