Beijing's deputy ambassador to the UK tells the BBC the demands are politically motivated.

China is reportedly requiring academic research into the origin of the novel coronavirus to receive additional scrutiny and approval by the government.Academic papers on COVID-19 under a new policy from China "will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication," and research on the virus' origins will "receive extra scrutiny and must be […]

Hajira Beevi means well. We hope. Many folks are more anxious than normal thanks to the 24 hour news cycle, going to extremes in hopes of salvation and Ashley Cowie outlines the Hajira’s situation. It’s quite a pickle, but there may be extenuating circumstances in her favor which draw upon India’s rich cultural history. Also […]

Archaeologists have long believed the Mt. Toba erpution caused nothing but headaches for the emerging human race. Not the case according to new data, by way of Alicia McDermott, and a discovery that one place in Asia long considered to have been uninhabited was actually home 30,000 years earlier than previously understood. Not to mention […]

Out of Africa was a good theory, and an okay film, but as science progresses, data mounts, and evidence builds it appears to be slowly falsified by mainstream science. Peek inside Ed Whelan’s microscope at your mitochondrial DNA for a glimpse of our increasingly complicated origins. As for those outside the hallowed halls of academia, […]

Ancient Artists Left Signs For us to Decode. Did they Witness UFOs?  Ancient Origins Did ancient artists leave us clear signs of otherworldly interference in our lives and in our culture?

The mysterious scrolls discovered in the Qumran Caves of the Judaean Desert continue to pose challenges to scholars. Nicola Davis covers a remarkable discovery about the “Temple scroll,” which raises questions about its point of origin. Davis’ article also mentions that there’s fakery involved in purported fragments of the scrolls, as revealed by an apparently […]

Archaeologists excavating Goliath’s purported hometown of Gath, in what is now Israel, have unearthed a huge layer of ruins dating back to ancient times.

Building construction in what is described as one of the most important prehistoric European sites has led to further exciting archaeological discoveries. And raised more questions and speculations as a result. Ed Whelan’s article and links also speak to the romance behind the mysteries of standing stones around the world. So, too, when an archaeological […]

Italian Renaissance Paintings of UFO’s Hidden in Plain Sight  Ancient Origins One day in early August in the fourth century AD, something strange happened in Rome.