Mystery Priest Reassures Victim and Rescuers, Disappears from Crash Scene

August 10, 2013
The Kansas City Star reports that a priest appeared at the scene of a car accident in Missouri, reassured the trapped victim and rescuers that she would be all right, then disappeared. Rescuers were mystified because the highway was blocked... continued

2 Cups of Hot Chocolate a Day Keeps Senility Away

August 9, 2013
Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the... continued

2 Cups of Hot Chocolate a Day Keeps Senility Away

August 9, 2013
Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the... continued

Scientists Discover Crucial Key to Aging and Possibly Many Diseases

August 9, 2013
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have identified a key factor that regulates cells ability to clean themselves of debris and, in turn controls aging. The findings, published in Nature Communications today, could lead to the development of new therapies... continued

140 Year Heat Wave Melts Shanghai

August 8, 2013
An Unknowncountry.com reader reports from Shanghai, "It is hell here. It is far worse than they are saying. The heat is unbelievable, the streets are melting." He goes on to say that the hospitals are clogged and the government is... continued

Fukushima Water Leak Could Go Out of Control

August 8, 2013
Unknowncountry.com has been covering the Fukushima disaster since it took place and we have never been satisfied that the public was being told the real story. Now it appears that highly radioactive water is leaking out of the plant and into... continued

Curiosity Rover Closes in on Area that May Reveal Past Mars Life

August 8, 2013
When NASA's Curiosity Rover first dug into the Martian desert, it found clays that could only have been formed by fresh water. This meant that, around three billion years ago, Mars was a watery planet. But did it support life?... continued

NASA: Sun’s Magnetic Field About to Flip

August 7, 2013
The sun's magnetic field flips every 11 years, and it's about to do it again. As reported on Unknowncountry.com it last flipped on February 15, 2001, as the previous solar max reached its height. The complete field reversal is 3... continued

Popular Anonymous Net Hacked by NSA

August 7, 2013
An analysis done by Baneki Privacy Labs, a group of internet security researchers Cryptocloud has uncovered a JavaScript exploit that targets Firefox Long-Term Support version 17 which was included in the Tor Project browser bundle until June. But the Tor... continued

Archaeologist Claims Indonesian Pyramids are 20,000 Years Old

August 3, 2013
The largest megalithic site in Southeast Asia is Gunung Padang (Mountain Meadow in Indonesian), located in West Java. The site has been known by Europeans since the early 20th century, when it was mentioned in a Dutch report on Indonesian... continued