The UnXplained

Many mysteries of planet Earth are far from understood. How was Devil’s Tower formed? Or why do some people get struck by lightning multiple times? While some may write off these as random occurrences, might they instead point to a new understanding of not only our planet’s past – but also its future?

Ancient practices such as prayer, blood sports, voodoo, and exorcism are often thought to be relics of bygone superstition – but there is evidence they have an impact on the physical world. Is it possible that the mind and body can use the power of ritual to tap into hidden forces that lie just beyond the grasp of conventional explanation?

Perhaps the greatest unexplained mystery of all is: what happens to us after we die? Perhaps clues to the answer lie in unusual cases of near-death experience, reincarnation, and how memories can be passed from organ donors to transplant recipients. Are these phenomena figments of our collective imagination, or could they be real?

How do some people live through the impossible? Whether it's plane crashes, bearing freezing temperatures, or performing superhuman feats while in danger ? remarkable tales of human survival force us to reconsider what we know about our own will to live. Do we have a hidden reserve of inexplicable energy locked away inside us ? that only gets released when the situation calls for it?

Could a cache of fantastic riches have been buried centuries ago on a tiny island in the North Atlantic'.

Modern prophets. Catastrophic premonitions. Dreams of future crimes. Can people really predict the future. If so, could this knowledge help us avoid deadly events waiting in days to come or is the future a mystery unfolding all the time.

Abandoned cities. Ancient cultures nearly erased by time. And colossal empires that simply vanished without a trace. How does a civilization become "lost"' What could cause once-thriving groups of people to just abandon their great cities, never to return' Can modern scientific knowledge help answer the unsolved questions surrounding these lost civilizations, or is there something more mysterious at work'

Deadly dances. Masters of manipulation. Mass suicides. Murder. Many of the world's deadliest cults ventured down dark, dangerous rabbit-holes of twisted ideologies, persuading their members to kill--sometimes other people, sometimes themselves. Is there any sense to these sinister groups' Or will the unreckoned forces behind such Deadly Cults remain...UnXplained?

A house that narrowly dodges the path of a tornado. Rain that falls from the sky like blood. And lightning that follows you...into your home.

A meteorite falling from the heavens. A gemstone with a deadly curse. A sandstone so sacred that wars have been fought to protect it. Stones that can choose a king or cause death. What's it about stones that inspire people to worship them?

Dracula. Lycaon of Arcadia. The Beast of G vaudan. These are the names of grotesque monsters who have reared their terrifying heads throughout history. Unearthly creatures that, according to legend, thrived on human blood - and feasted on flesh. Vampires and Werewolves are human monsters, creatures of the night. But, could they actually be... real'

A dog that can detect cancer faster than doctors using sophisticated equipment. A horse that can read your mind. And birds that can sense disaster days before it happens. What gives animals these extraordinary powers? We like to think of ourselves as the peak of evolution--but what if we're wrong?