Joe Rogan was left speechless when his guest discussed the possible discovery of the lost city of Atlantis.

Plato's writings describe an advanced civilization that built grand temples and massive harbor walls before being swallowed by the sea more than 11,000 years ago. 

Independent researcher Ben van Kerkwyk was a recent guest on the Joe Rogan Experience, where he discussed a discovery off the coast of Spain that could be the mythical city.

'There's a guy named Michael Donnellan...And he thinks he's found, at least, if not Atlantis, a part of Atlantis off the coast of Spain. And they 100 percent found some s*** in the waters,' van Kerkwyk said.

Rogan, looking stunned, could only respond with 'Wow,' mentioning Donnellan's upcoming documentary 'Atlantica' that reveals massive linear structures and enormous concentric circular walls littering the seafloor. 

Donnellan, an independent archaeologist, told the Daily Mail that descriptions in Plato's writings, which perfectly match their findings of ruins, prehistoric settlements and ancient mines in the region of Gades, are the strongest evidence for an Atlantic civilization. 

These discoveries, including underwater structures and sediment-covered sites indicating sudden destruction, align with Plato’s accounts of climate, societal structures, and ancient mythologies, providing a comprehensive context for their claims.

'All those details align perfectly with the region we’re studying, as our investigations reflect Plato’s texts with extraordinary precision, truly to a perfect degree,' Donnellan said.

For centuries, the mystery of Atlantis has captivated explorers and scholars alike, but one archaeologist now believes the legendary city may have once stood along Spain's southern coast in the city of Cádiz (pictured)

Massive structures were found around 65ft below the surface. The team also identified 'long, linear structures' etched across the ocean floor

Donnellan found the submerged ruins along the coast around Cádiz, a city in Andalusia.

'When you read Plato's texts, the Timaeus and Critias, he's got all these incredible details of what the place was like, where it was, that you could plant all year long, that it was in the region of Gades in the Atlantic,' he said 

Donnellan spent eight years investigating the coast of Cadiz using an advanced sonar system used for high-resolution seafloor mapping, creating detailed 3D images of the underwater environment.

Van Kerkwyk noted that Donnellan used Merlin Burrows' satellite investigation techniques and aerial photography to uncover the hidden structures.

'It's fascinating, they 100 percent found something that is manmade,' said van Kerkwyk. 

The technology revealed long linear structures etched across the ocean floor, which formed a series of enormous concentric circular walls, each standing more than 20 feet tall and arranged in an organized pattern.

'The team brings together a wide array of specialists and technologies, from the dive team to the scanning experts and the academics who have contributed to this project,' said Donnellan.

 'I want to take a moment to thank the extended team for all their hard work and dedication.' 

Joe Rogan was left speechless when his guest revealed new 'evidence' about the location of Atlantis, a city mentioned in Plato's writings

The underwater ruins were found off the coast of Spain, near ancient fishing corrals  (pictured)

The outermost wall showed the most damage, as if it had been pummeled by a massive tsunami racing in from the sea.

The second and third walls, he said, were 'completely displaced,' with scans showing them split into two.

Between the walls sat intricately carved canals, and at the center was a rectangular ruin that, according to Donnellan, echoes Plato's description of Poseidon's temple, forming what he believes is the capital city of Atlantis.

Donnellan is among the many scholars who believe in a cataclysmic event around 12,000 years ago that wiped out an advanced civilization. 

The controversial Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH) suggests Earth passed through debris from a disintegrating comet.

The resulting impacts and shockwaves destabilized massive ice sheets, causing massive flooding that disrupted crucial ocean currents and triggered rapid climate cooling. However, the theory is not widely accepted by mainstream scholars.

The lost city of Atlantis has also been deemed a myth, but Donnellan is sure that he found something dating to its time deep under the water.

Michael Donnellan, archaeologist and filmmaker, has spent eight years investigating what he believes is the city of Atlantis off the coast of Spain 

'Plato tells you about the animals that helped out with the daily activities, the horse, the bull and the elephant,' he said.

Donnellan explained that the original horse in this area is believed to be the oldest breed in the world, along with the fighting bull from Andalusia, which traces back thousands of years.

He added there was also a prehistoric ivory trade through this part of Spain, noting that three types of elephants were there, including Asian elephants, which suggested there was international commerce between this region and Asia. 

'All of those details coincide perfectly with where we're studying,' Donnellan said.

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Scariest National Park in the US likened to 'the X files' because strange and eerie sights are so common

By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER

A valley located in Arizona has been dubbed the scariest national park in the US after sightings of UFOs and Bigfoot have been reported. 

Monument Valley sits on the Utah-Arizona border and is full of strange and eerie sights. 

The breathtaking park sits on Navajo tribal land and is said to be one of the most photographed places on earth with its stunning sandstone rock formations and desert environments. 

But for Navajo Ranger Stanley Milford Jr., the land is more than just a beautiful place, but full of ghosts, UFOs, extraterrestrials, and more, he said in his memoir The Paranormal Ranger. 

'There’s much more to this world than we can imagine,' Milford, who is part Cherokee and Navajo, wrote. 'I quickly learned to shut my mouth and open my ears.' 

For more than 20 years, Milford served as a ranger in the park. For 11 of those, he worked on a covert team that investigated UFOs and paranormal activity that was reported within the Navajo Reservation. 

He spent his summers with his father on the reservation and was well-versed in the tribe's culture, which helped him while he was investigating paranormal activity on the land. 

'However, this doesn’t mean that the cases I investigated didn’t shock or challenge or change me,' he wrote. 

For more than 20 years, Milford served as a ranger in Monument Valley (pictured above)

For more than 20 years, Milford served as a ranger in the park. For 11 of those, he worked on a covert team that investigated UFOs and paranormal activity that was reported within the Navajo Reservation (pictured: stock image of UFO) 

Monument Valley has been compared to the X Files. Pictured: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are seen above in season one of the show

He recalled a time feeling an 'invisible finger touch my lip'. 

'It moved across my mustache, from one side to the other. [Then] I heard two male voices, about three feet away, but there was no one there.' 

He also witnessed a chair flying across a room, a laptop battery crashing into a wall, and coins falling and all landing heads-up. 

'The only conclusion was that a spirit was saying: "Heads up, I’m here."' 

His fellow investigator found a dollar bill with 'die' written on it and a butcher's knife fly across the room. 

Officer workers in Window Rock, Arizona, heard 'disembodied voices' and felt 'unseen hands touch them'. 

Arizona is one of the hottest areas to spot a UFO. 

The desert town of Sedona, which is located approximately 210 miles away from Monument Valley, sits in both Coconino and Yavapai Counties. It had 484 UFO sightings between 2000 and 2023, according to an Axios report.

'There’s much more to this world than we can imagine,' Milford (pictured), who is part Cherokee and Navajo, wrote. 'I quickly learned to shut my mouth and open my ears' 

He recalled a time feeling an 'invisible finger touch my lip.' He also witnessed a chair flying across a room, a laptop battery crashing into a wall, and coins falling and all landing heads-up, he revealed in his memoir (pictured) 

These numbers put the area well above the national average of 34 people per 100,000.

Psychic and UFO tour guide John Polk, 56, told Daily Mail in May that he sees extraterrestrial activity nightly from his home in Sedona, where he's lived for the last eight years.

The native Floridian said: 'There's tons of activity. It's easy to see it.'

He believes Sedona is such a high-traffic area for UFOs due to the vortexes the city is known for.

Sedona is also a very spiritual place and is known as the 'door to the world' due to vortexes that are believed to open portals to other dimensions and provide healing energy.

Polk said Sedona has quartz along the ley lines - invisible gridlines that often fall into triangles that are believed to carry powerful energy - that help build electromagnetic energy that creates electricity, and ultimately, a pathway for ETs.

In January 2023, a UFO slammed into a US fighter jet over Arizona. 

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the F-16 Viper fighter jet was hit by an 'orange-white UAS' - which stands for un-crewed aerial system, better known as a drone. 

His fellow investigator found a dollar bill with 'die' written on it and a butcher's knife fly across the room. Officer workers in Window Rock, Arizona, heard 'disembodied voices' and felt 'unseen hands touch them' 

Arizona is one of the hottest areas to spot a UFO (pictured: Monument Valley) 

The desert town of Sedona (pictured) had 484 UFO sightings between 2000 and 2023

The FAA's report of the F-16 collision revealed that the fighter was flying in restricted airspace near Gila Bend, Arizona, when it was hit by the object in the rear of the canopy, the glass bubble which protects the pilot.

No injuries were reported. The Air Force did not reveal how much damage the jet suffered, but the plane was grounded for repairs.

Within a day of this collision, there were three more unidentified aircraft sightings over the Air Force's Barry Goldwater Range, where the fighter was damaged, the documents stated. 

Daily Mail reached to Milford for comment.  

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Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

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Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Few images in religious literature are as striking or enduring as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Emerging from the pages of the Book of Revelation, these four riders—Conquest, War, Famine, and Death—are harbingers of divine judgment and symbols of humanity’s perpetual struggles. With their vivid and ominous descriptions, the Four Horsemen have captured the imagination of theologians, artists, writers, and scholars for centuries.

But the horsemen are more than mere figures of doom; they are reflections of universal themes, from unchecked ambition to violent conflict, economic instability, and the inevitability of mortality. Various interpretations have been made over the millennia as to what their existence in the pages of the Bible could truly mean. Click through this gallery to see who (or what) the horsemen could possibly be.

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Symbolism
The Four Horsemen are key figures in the Book of Revelation from the Bible. Each of them embodies a significant event of the apocalypse that is set to come: conquest, war, famine, and death.

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The Son
According to the Book of Revelation, the Four Horsemen are brought forth by Jesus Christ himself. Also known as the Lamb of God (or Lion of Judah), Christ opens four of seven seals that end up summoning the apocalypse.

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Conquest
The first horseman, riding a white horse, wields a bow and wears a crown of victory. As his name suggests, he is prominently associated with conquest and conquering. Some interpretations also connect him with pestilence, while others argue he represents Christ or the antichrist.

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War
The red horse signifies war, with the rider removing peace from Earth and wielding a large sword. This horseman’s actions result in widespread violence and slaughter in a symbol of human conflict on a devastating scale during the end times.

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Famine
The third horseman, riding a black horse, holds scales in his hand. He represents scarcity and famine, with the high cost of wheat and barley reflecting economic collapse. During the apocalypse, luxuries like oil and wine remain unhindered, which shows the inequality that exists in apocalyptic suffering.

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Death
The pale horse of the fourth horseman represents death, trailed by Hades. This rider is perhaps the most notorious. He has the authority to kill a quarter of the Earth’s population through famine, pestilence, war, and wild beasts.

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Four interpretations
Ever since the Book of Revelation came into existence, many scholars and theologians have attempted to interpret the symbolism of the horsemen. There are four primary schools of interpretation and perspective that exist today.

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1. Idealist interpretation
The idealist approach interprets the horsemen allegorically, depicting a timeless battle between good and evil. It sees these symbols as universal struggles that apply to all people, regardless of historical context or future events.

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The allegorical focus of idealism
Idealists emphasize that the horsemen represent spiritual and moral struggles rather than literal events that will happen once the apocalypse comes to pass. Since this approach is based on allegory, an interpreter can assign any meaning they want to the symbols.

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Throughout time
The idealist perspective also refrains from placing the Four Horsemen in any specific period of time. As such, the symbols in the Book of Revelation become timeless and applicable to every era.

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2. Futurist interpretation
Just like the name implies, futurism views the Four Horsemen as harbingers of future catastrophic events leading to the end times. Each rider symbolizes a specific sequence of events in a prophetic timeline, beginning with conquest and ending with widespread death.

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Futurist debates
Futurists often debate whether the first horseman, Conquest, represents Christ or an antichrist figure. Some argue that his conquest signifies the gospel’s triumph, but others view his weapon and actions as inconsistent with Christ’s message, which suggest that he’s an impostor pretending to be Christ.

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War and unrest
In the futurist perspective, the red horse symbolizes wars and civil unrest that will intensify in the end times. It predicts escalating global conflicts as a direct consequence of the conquest initiated by the first horseman.

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Famine in the future
According to futurists, the black horse predicts the collapse of economic systems and widespread famine, where even basic staples become unaffordable. The protection of luxuries like oil and wine simply highlights the stark inequality during this apocalyptic era.

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Death’s inevitability
Death on the pale horse represents the culmination of all the apocalyptic events. The horse is sometimes depicted with a greenish hue or as a skeleton, which some believe to symbolize decay and disease, with the rider unleashing destruction through a combination of war, famine, pestilence, and predatory animals.

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3. Preterist interpretation
Preterists believe the horsemen and the rest of the Book of Revelation represent events from the 1st century CE. The symbols are linked to figures like Roman Emperor Vespasian’s generals or the Empire’s turmoil.

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Religious struggle
Many Christians experienced significant hardship under the eye of the Roman Empire. Preterists believe that the horsemen reflect the sociopolitical struggles of early Christian communities.

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Historical context
According to preterism, the first horseman often represents mounted archers from the Parthian Empire, who were known for riding white horses. This interpretation links the rider’s conquest to historical military campaigns, emphasizing tangible events from the Roman Empire’s history.

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Civil unrest
Preterists associate the red horse with the constant civil strife that plagued the Roman Empire. This unrest, characterized by violence and bloodshed, mirrors the horseman’s actions of removing peace and causing widespread slaughter.

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Famine’s literal representation
Preterists believe that the black horse signifies famine and economic disparity during the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The scarcity of essentials resulted in the suffering of the masses, while the wealthy were spared from hardship.

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Literalism
Preterist interpretations often take a literal approach to the horsemen, with swords, wild beasts, and famine directly representing real historical elements.

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4. Historicist interpretation
Historicism interprets the four horsemen as four symbolic stages of the Church’s history, from its early purity to periods of persecution, institutionalization, and spiritual decline. The symbols align with the church’s journey through successive eras.

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Purity
According to historicists, the white horse signifies the early church’s purity and Christ’s victory over sin. Historicism connects the first horseman’s bow and crown to Old Testament imagery, reflecting God’s power and the triumphant spread of the gospel in its initial years.

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Persecution
The red horse depicts the bloodshed of Christian martyrs during the early Roman persecutions. Historicists emphasize the violent opposition the Church faced as it struggled to establish itself amidst widespread hostility.

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Institutionalization
The black horse represents the Church’s institutionalization, marked by the infiltration of pagan practices and a diminishing focus on Christ as the “bread of life.” This era in the Church’s history reflects spiritual famine rather than physical scarcity.

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Papal dominance
The fourth horseman’s pale horse represents the period of Papal supremacy, during which scripture was inaccessible to laypeople. The spiritual control that the papacy held is equated to death, emphasizing the Church’s loss of transparency and connection with ordinary believers.

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Cultural impact
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have transcended religious texts, becoming iconic symbols in literature, art, film, and popular culture. Even the 13th card in a tarot deck is of Death (sometimes the Grim Reaper) astride his pale white horse.

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Moral warnings
Beyond their apocalyptic roles, the horsemen can serve as moral warnings about human behavior. Conquest warns of unchecked ambition, war of violence, famine of inequality, and death of humanity’s mortality and frailty.

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UFOs and Aliens at the Vatican

UFOs and Aliens at the Vatican?

Does the Vatican know something about UFOs and aliens that we don’t? Are popes after popes keeping secrets? Might there be a conspiracy between the Curia and an extraterrestrial civilization? Is this an unfounded rumor? How can we find out?

Well, we could ask. And that’s just what I plan to do here.

The Vatican Observatory in Outer Space

From 1987 to 2002, I had the opportunity to work on a joint project including the Vatican Observatory (VO) and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS). Saint Pope John Paull II took a specific interest in this project, meeting with us every two or three years. We relied on the very able leadership of then VO Director, astronomer George Coyne, S.J.

Former Vatican Observatory at Castel Gandolfo near Rome

We called it the Divine Action Project (DAP). By bringing scientists and theologians along with philosophers together, we sought to articulate a coherent way to understand God’s action in nature’s world. The world of nature we  studied included the electron within the atom as well as the expanding universe of perhaps two billion galaxies.

From time to time we snooped around in the research of the staff scientists both at Castelle Gandolfo in Italy and the University of Arizona in the United States. I recall a number of Vatican astronomers were working on star formation, publishing scientific papers right along with other observatories around the world.

Although the astronomers reported very little direct research on ETI and theology, it was not uncommon to talk about astrobiology and extraterrestrial neighbors in the Milky Way.

In no way did I perceive the slightest nervousness, obfuscation, or deceit from the scientist-Jesuits  over a decade and a half. They seemed to know what was commonly known in the globwide scientific community about the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. Nothing less. Nothing more. No reason to whisper, speculare, or accuse anyone of conspiracy on this subject matter.

We like to gossip about what the Vatican knows.

When David Grusch testified before the Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives last month and spoke in an interview with NewsNation about UFOs, he said the Vatican had in its possession both a crashed spaceship as well as one or more alien pilots. He dated this during the Mussolini period, 1933. Yes, Grusch said with confidence, the Vatican knows. What a titilating rumor under the guise of whistle blowing. But, until we see the evidence, we simply will not know what the Vatican knows. Allegedly.

Seth Shostak, an astronomer at SETI, asks: where’s the evidence?

 “David Grusch says they’re here. But either he can’t prove it, or he won’t. Until he does, we should consider his stories to be just that: stories.”

If the Vatican has the evidence, let’s see it.

Why not just ask the Vatican about UFOs and Aliens?

UFOs and Aliens at the Vatican?

So, let’s ask the Vatican. But, whom should we pepper with our questions? Pope Francis? The Holy Father has already told us he would baptize an alien if the alien asks for it.  Now, just how many aliens has this pontiff already baptized? Mmmmm? Well, what Francis said, in my opinion,  seems much too innocuous a statement to be worthy of conspiracy speculation.

So, let’s ask José Gabriel Funes. Why him? Because Jose served as Director of the Vatican Observatory from 2006 to 2015. He’s an accomplished astromer and, like so many of his VO 

After departing VO, Jose returned to his native Argentina to teach and conduct research. Jose spent this past sabbatical academic year in Berkeley with his Jesuit colleagues and with us at CTNS. Jose has told me that he has not seen any empirical evidence that would support these rumors. The question of extraterrestrial life is an open question awating future scientific dciscovery.

José Gabriel Funes: an Interview

TED: Jose, whistleblower discussion in the United States strongly hints there is first hand knowledge of UFOs and aliens at the Vatican. But, rumor has it, the Vatican maintains this knowledge in secrecy. You have told me that the Vatican Observatory is not the holder of such secret knowledge. The question of off-Earth civilizations remains a strictly scientific question and an open question. What do you think?

Jose G. Funes, S.J., Director of the Vatican Observatory 2006-2015

JOSE. I think that the scientific community should investigate this information in a multidisciplinary approach.

Secondly, not everyone is able to do scientific research. In simple words, you should get a driving license in sciences to carry on scientific research. That license is the doctorate that universities on behalf of the academic community bestows. The academic system is not perfect but is the best we have. Moreover, results of the research must go through peer review. As I wrote in the epilogue of my recent book on SETI research, we need patience and humility. We live in a culture of immediacy. We may not see in our time any proof of ETI existence. We also need to get along with the fact that our legitimate questions may not have answers.

Third, in the hypothetical case that we find any form of extraterrestrial life, I do not see any contradiction with the faith in God the Creator. However, the potential discovery would challenge our theological thinking becoming less parochial, less anthropomorphic, and anthropocentric.

Now, Jose has shared this statement with a wide audience who has asked him my kind of question.

Conclusion

Well, there you have it. Are you disappointed? Is this just one more rumor about secret knowledge of UFOs and aliens in the Vatican with no conclusive answer? Or, is it just as much as anyone knows about UFOs and aliens at the Vatican?

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Aliens, Tijd en De Esoterische Kennis van Andere Dimensies

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Het onderwerp van buitenaards leven, de aard van tijd en het bestaan van andere dimensies heeft sinds mensenheugenis de menselijke verbeelding en het wetenschappelijke discours gefascineerd. Van de oude beschavingen die mythologische wezens associeerden met sterren tot de moderne zoektocht naar buitenaardse intelligentie, blijven deze thema’s centraal staan in zowel wetenschap als esoterische tradities. Deze dissertatie onderzoekt de interactie tussen het concept van buitenaardse wezens, de aard van tijd en de vermeende esoterische kennis over andere dimensies. Door een interdisciplinair perspectief te combineren, worden wetenschappelijke theorieën en esoterische overtuigingen naast elkaar geplaatst om een holistisch beeld te schetsen van deze complexe onderwerpen.

Vensters naar een parallelle universum?

1. Wetenschappelijke benadering van buitenaards leven

De wetenschappelijke benadering van buitenaards leven is een complex en multidisciplinair veld dat zich richt op het begrijpen van de mogelijkheid dat andere beschavingen in het universum bestaan. Een van de bekendste methoden binnen dit domein is de Drake Equation, ontwikkeld door de astronoom Frank Drake in 1961. Deze vergelijking biedt een probabilistische schatting van het aantal technologische beschavingen in onze Melkweg door verschillende parameters te modelleren, zoals de frequentie van stervorming, de kans dat een ster een planeet krijgt, en de waarschijnlijkheid dat leven zich ontwikkelt op zo’n planeet. Hoewel veel van deze parameters onzeker zijn en op schattingen gebaseerd, geeft de Drake Equation wel een inzicht in de mogelijke omvang van buitenaards intelligent leven en suggereert dat het niet ondenkbaar is dat dergelijke beschavingen bestaan.

Naast de astronomische benaderingen speelt de astrobiologie een centrale rol in het begrijpen van de voorwaarden waaronder leven kan ontstaan en voortbestaan. Deze discipline bestudeert de biologische en chemische aspecten van het leven in het universum. Recent onderzoek naar extremofielen op aarde – organismen die in uiterst extreme omstandigheden overleven, zoals in hete bronnen, diepe oceanen of in giftige omgevingen – heeft aangetoond dat leven niet per se gebonden is aan de traditionele aardse condities. Dit vergroot de plausibiliteit dat leven onder andere omstandigheden en op andere planeten of manen mogelijk is. Exoplaneten die zich bevinden in de zogenaamde 'bewoonbare zones' van sterrenstelsels, waar de temperatuur geschikt is voor vloeibaar water, worden als belangrijke kandidaten beschouwd voor het zoeken naar buitenaards leven.

Toch blijft het bewijs voor buitenaards intelligent leven tot nu toe uit. Er zijn enkele opmerkelijke anomalieën die de interesse van wetenschappers wekken, zoals de beroemde 'Wow!'-signalen die in de jaren 1970 werden opgevangen en die mogelijk een buitenaardse oorsprong zouden kunnen hebben. Daarnaast worden er regelmatig onverklaarbare waarnemingen gedaan van onidentificeerbare vliegende objecten (UFO's). Hoewel sommige onderzoekers deze waarnemingen beschouwen als mogelijke aanwijzingen voor buitenaardse activiteit, ontbreekt het nog aan solide, wetenschappelijk bewijs dat bewijst dat buitenaardse wezens contact met de aarde proberen te maken of hebben gemaakt. Het zoeken naar buitenaards leven blijft dus een boeiend veld dat zich zowel op astronomisch, biologisch als technologische niveaus ontwikkelt, met veel vragen nog onbeantwoord.

Welkom in de nieuwe realiteit.

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2. Tijd als dimensie en de relativiteitstheorie

In de natuurkunde wordt tijd vaak beschouwd als een fundamentele dimensie, net zoals de drie ruimtelijke dimensies (lengte, breedte en hoogte). Tot voor kort werd tijd meestal als absoluut en universeel gezien: een universele klok die overal hetzelfde tikte, ongeacht waar je je bevond of hoe snel je bewoog. Echter, met de ontwikkeling van Albert Einsteins relativiteitstheer, vooral de algemene relativiteitstheorie, werd dit beeld radicaal veranderd. Einstein liet zien dat tijd en ruimte niet los van elkaar staan, maar dat ze samen één geheel vormen: de ruimtetijd. In deze theorie worden tijd en ruimte verweven in een vierdimensionaal continuüm, waarbij de aanwezigheid van massa en energie de structuur van de ruimte-tijd beïnvloedt.

Volgens de relativiteitstheorie wordt de manier waarop tijd verloopt, afhankelijk van de positie en beweging van de waarnemer. Een belangrijk concept hierbij is de tijdsdilatatie: het verschijnsel dat tijd voor een waarnemer die zich snel beweegt of zich in een sterk vervormde ruimte bevindt, langzamer verloopt ten opzichte van een stilstaande waarnemer. Dit is experimenteel aangetoond door bijvoorbeeld atoomklokken die op grote hoogten of tijdens snelheden in ruimteschepen verschillen in de gemeten tijdsverloop laten zien. Hoe sneller een object beweegt of hoe sterker de zwaartekracht, hoe meer de tijd wordt uitgerekt of vertraagd. Dit betekent dat tijd niet absoluut is, zoals vroeger werd gedacht, maar relatief en afhankelijk van de situatie van de waarnemer.

Deze inzichten openen de deur naar fascinerende theoretische mogelijkheden, zoals tijdreizen. Hoewel tijdreizen in de praktijk nog buiten bereik ligt en veel wetenschappelijke en technische obstakels kent, blijven de theoretische fundamenten interessant. Sommige wetenschappers speculeren dat het misschien ooit mogelijk zou kunnen zijn om door de tijd te reizen door gebruik te maken van exotische toestanden van de ruimte-tijd, zoals wormgaten of tegenspoedige zwarte gaten. Echter, deze concepten blijven voorlopig binnen de theoretische kaders en worden niet als haalbaar beschouwd binnen de huidige technologie.

Naast de relativiteitstheorie verkent de moderne kwantumfysica en theorieën zoals de snaartheorie en M-theorie de diepere structuur van het universum. Deze theorieën suggereren dat ons universum mogelijk meer dan vier dimensies bevat: naast de drie ruimtelijke en één tijdsdimensie, zouden er nog meerdere, verborgen dimensies kunnen bestaan. Sommige modellen stellen dat deze extra dimensies klein en opgesloten zijn, waardoor ze niet direct waarneembaar zijn. Andere theorieën beschrijven een veel complexere structuur waarin verschillende tijdlagen en dimensies kunnen bestaan, die mogelijk invloed op ons universum uitoefenen. Dit roept vragen op over de aard van de realiteit en de mogelijkheid om interactie te hebben met deze andere werelden of dimensies. Het onderzoek hiernaar is nog in volle gang en vormt een van de meest intrigerende en complexe gebieden binnen de moderne natuurkunde.

3. Esoterische kennis en andere dimensies

Naast de wetenschappelijke benaderingen die onze wereld en het universum proberen te verklaren, bestaan er oude en moderne esoterische tradities en kennisystemen die de realiteit op een heel andere manier benaderen. Deze systemen gaan uit van het bestaan van meerdere dimensies en werelden, die niet direct waarneembaar zijn met onze zintuigen, maar wel via innerlijke ervaringen, meditatie, trance of channeling toegankelijk kunnen worden. In veel spirituele en mystieke stromingen wordt aangenomen dat onze bekende fysieke wereld slechts één aspect is van een veel complexere multiversum, waarin hogere of andere dimensies bestaan die ons vaak onbekend blijven.

Al eeuwenlang spreken oude beschavingen zoals de Egyptenaren, Hindoes en Kelten over 'andere werelden', 'hemelen' of 'verschillende rijken' waar geascendeerde meesters, goden, geesten en voorouders resideerden. Deze werelden worden vaak beschreven als spirituele gebieden die via meditatie, rituelen of trance bereikt kunnen worden. In de Egyptische mythologie bijvoorbeeld, werden de onderwereld en de hemel beschouwd als verschillende gebieden met hun eigen wezens en wetten. De Hindoeïstische traditie spreekt over de vele lokas of werelden, die verbonden zijn met karma en reïncarnatie. De Kelten hadden hun verhalen over de 'Otherworld' – een magische wereld die parallel liep aan onze realiteit, en die toegankelijk was voor sjamanen en helden.

In de moderne esoterische en channeling-kringen wordt vaak gesproken over 'multi-dimensionale realiteiten'. Deze ideeën worden ondersteund door technieken zoals meditatie, trance en lucid dreaming, waarmee men toegang zou kunnen krijgen tot informatie uit hogere of niet-fysieke dimensies. Mensen die zichzelf of anderen channelen, beweren boodschappen en kennis te ontvangen van entiteiten uit deze hogere werelden, zoals gidsen, beschermengel of buitenaardse wezens. Deze kennis wordt vaak gebruikt voor spirituele groei, genezing of het verkrijgen van inzichten die niet via de reguliere zintuigen kunnen worden verkregen.

In het kader van buitenaards leven en ufologie wordt ook wel gesproken over 'interdimensionale wezens'. Dit zijn wezens die niet vastzitten aan onze fysieke dimensie en zich mogelijk kunnen verplaatsen via niet-fysieke routes of portals tussen verschillende realiteiten. Sommige theorieën suggereren dat deze wezens al eeuwenlang onze wereld bezoeken en dat ontmoetingen met hen vaak plaatsvinden op het grensvlak van fysieke en niet-fysieke werelden. Ze zouden zich kunnen manifesteren in trance, dromen of als schimmerelementen, waardoor ze moeilijk te detecteren zijn met reguliere technologie.

Deze ideeën over meerdere dimensies en interdimensionale wezens vormen een fascinerende aanvulling op de wetenschappelijke kennis, maar blijven voor velen een mysterie. Ze bieden een raamwerk waarin de grenzen van onze fysieke realiteit kunnen worden uitgedaagd en uitgebreid, en waarin de mogelijkheid bestaat dat onze wereld verbonden is met een veel groter, complexer geheel dat nog grotendeels onontdekt en onbegrepen is.

Starseeds beweren dat ze een buitenaardse bewustzijn zijn dat op aarde woont.

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4. De interactie tussen wetenschap en esoterie

De interactie tussen wetenschap en esoterie is de laatste jaren steeds zichtbaarder geworden, ondanks dat deze twee disciplines traditioneel als tegenpolen worden beschouwd. Wetenschap richt zich op het objectief onderzoeken van de werkelijkheid door middel van waarneming, experimenten en bewijs, terwijl esoterie zich vooral bezighoudt met innerlijke ervaring, spirituele inzichten en het verkennen van niet-fysieke werelden. Toch ontstaan er steeds meer kruispunten waar deze werelden elkaar ontmoeten en beïnvloeden.

Een van de meest interessante gebieden waar deze interactie zichtbaar wordt, is de recente ontwikkeling van theorieën over het universum. Zo resoneren de ideeën over holografische universa en multiversa sterk met esoterische opvattingen over meerdere werelden en dimensies die parallel aan onze eigen bestaan. Wetenschappers zoals Leonard Susskind en Gerard 't Hooft hebben hypotheses ontwikkeld waarin ons waarneembare universum wordt beschouwd als een soort hologram, een projectie van informatie die in een hogere dimensie wordt opgeslagen. Dit sluit aan bij esoterische tradities die spreken over meerdere niveaus van werkelijkheid en hogere dimensies die niet direct waarneembaar zijn, maar wel invloed uitoefenen op ons bestaan.

Daarnaast bieden theorieën over hogere dimensies, zoals die uit de snaartheorie, een wetenschappelijk kader dat mogelijk de oude esoterische overtuigingen over niet-fysieke werelden kan onderbouwen. In deze theorieën worden het heelal en de werkelijkheid beschreven als bestaande in meer dan de gebruikelijke drie ruimtelijke dimensies, wat ruimte laat voor het bestaan van andere, onzichtbare werelden die via hogere dimensies toegankelijk zouden kunnen zijn.

Ook in de kwantumfysica zien we raakvlakken met esoterie. Verschijnselen zoals entanglement, waarbij deeltjes op afstand met elkaar verbonden blijven, worden door sommige wetenschappers geïnterpreteerd als aanwijzingen voor een onderliggende verbondenheid die niet afhankelijk is van ruimte en tijd. Dit concept lijkt sterk op de esoterische ideeën over universele eenheid en de verbondenheid van alles in het universum. Sommige filosofen en onderzoekers zien hierin een mogelijkheid om via bewustzijn en hogere kennis toegang te krijgen tot deze verborgen aspecten van de werkelijkheid.

Tegelijkertijd roept deze kruisbestuiving ook vragen op. Bijvoorbeeld over de grenzen van de wetenschappelijke methode, die primair gebaseerd is op empirisch bewijs en reproduceerbaarheid. Esoterische tradities benadrukken juist dat niet alle kennis via objectieve waarneming kan worden verkregen; innerlijke ervaring, meditatie en spirituele ontwikkeling worden als waardevolle manieren gezien om hogere werelden en kennis te bereiken. Dit leidt tot een discussie over de rol van subjectieve ervaring en intuïtie in het begrijpen van de werkelijkheid. De samenwerking tussen wetenschap en esoterie opent dus nieuwe perspectieven, maar roept ook vragen op over de aard van kennis en de methoden die we gebruiken om de diepere lagen van het universum te doorgronden.

UAP: Interdimensionale Hypothese

5. Conclusie: Een geïntegreerde visie op buitenaardsheid, tijd en dimensies

De verkenning van buitenaards leven, de aard van tijd en de esoterische kennis over andere dimensies toont aan dat deze onderwerpen diep met elkaar verbonden zijn, zowel in wetenschappelijke theorieën als in spirituele tradities. Wetenschap biedt ons een rationeel kader om de fysieke wereld te begrijpen en te zoeken naar bewijzen voor buitenaards bestaan en hogere dimensies. Esoterie, daarentegen, nodigt uit tot een innerlijke reis en het ontwikkelen van bewustzijns- en waarnemingsvermogen om toegang te krijgen tot niet-fysieke realiteiten.

Deze twee benaderingen hoeven niet per se conflictueus te zijn; ze kunnen elkaar juist verrijken. Wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen over de structuur van het universum en de eigenschappen van tijd kunnen worden geïnterpreteerd binnen een groter metafysisch raamwerk dat de mogelijkheid van andere dimensies en buitenaardse wezens ondersteunt. Tegelijkertijd kunnen esoterische inzichten en ervaringen wetenschappelijke nieuwsgierigheid stimuleren door nieuwe vragen te genereren over de aard van werkelijkheid en bewustzijn.

Het integreren van deze perspectieven vraagt om een open houding en een interdisciplinair discours waarin wetenschap en spiritualiteit elkaar kunnen ontmoeten. Zo ontstaat een completer beeld van de werkelijkheid, waarin niet alleen de materiële wereld wordt erkend, maar ook de verborgen dimensies en de hogere kennis die mogelijk liggen in het domein van het onzichtbare en het onbewuste.

Tot slot benadrukt deze verkenning dat de zoektocht naar buitenaards leven en hogere dimensies niet alleen een wetenschappelijke of esoterische onderneming is, maar ook een innerlijke reis naar de grenzen van ons begrip en bewustzijn. Het is een uitnodiging om de mysterieuze aard van het universum te blijven onderzoeken, zowel met de ratio als met het hart, en open te staan voor de vele verborgen werelden die mogelijk naast onze eigen bestaan.

Door deze integratie kunnen we niet alleen onze kennis uitbreiden, maar ook onze spirituele en existentiële vragen verdiepen, en wellicht dichterbij komen bij het begrijpen van onze plaats in een veelvoudig en wonderlijk universum.

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Scientist claims to have finally solved mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

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By WILIAM HUNTER, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

From vanishing aircraft to sinister ghost ships, the Bermuda Triangle is the location of some of the planet's strangest phenomena.

Now, a scientist claims to have finally solved the mystery.

Located between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda, the Bermuda Triangle's long history of deadly wrecks has prompted endless supernatural speculation.

However, Dr Simon Boxall, an oceanographer from the University of Southampton, says that the real explanation doesn't involve UFOs or interdimensional portals.

Instead, Dr Boxall says that the Bermuda Triangle's record of disappearances is due to 'rogue waves'.

Otherwise known as extreme storm waves, these are unpredictable walls of water that can reach twice the height of the surrounding waves.

Towering up to 100 feet (30 metres) in the air, rogue waves are abnormally steep and can hit unexpectedly from directions other than the prevailing wind.

According to Dr Boxall, a large ship trapped by one of these killer swells could 'sink in a matter of two or three minutes'.

The Bermuda Triangle is home to some of the world's most famous shipwrecks, such as that of the SS Sapona (pictured), but a scientist now claims to have solved the mystery of this deadly region 

Theories surrounding the deadly pull of the Bermuda Triangle have spread widely ever since the disappearance of the USS Cyclops in 1918.

The USS Cyclops was an American coal-carrying ship that had been used to ferry fuel to warships during World War I.

In March 1918, the ship was passing through the Bermuda Triangle on its way from Salvador, in Brazil, to Baltimore when it vanished without even sending a distress signal.

Despite an extensive search, no trace of the 542-foot (165-metre) vessel or its 306 crew members has ever been found.

Due to the sudden nature of the USS Cyclops's disappearance, conspiracy theorists and UFO enthusiasts have suggested dozens of wacky theories to explain the loss.

However, Dr Boxall says that the USS Cyclops was more likely to have been sunk by a rogue wave.

Speaking on the Channel 5 documentary series, The Bermuda Triangle Enigma, Dr Boxall says the Bermuda Triangle is a particular hotspot for rogue waves.

He says: 'There are storms to the south and north, which come together.

Dr Simon Boxall, an oceanographer from the University of Southampton, says that disappearances of ships like the USS Cyclops (pictured) could be due to 'rogue waves'

Rogue waves up to 100 feet (30 metres) in height are triggered by the convergence of storms around the tropical region of the Bahamas. These could snap a ship in two if they hit from the wrong angle, potentially explaining some of the mysterious wrecks  

What are rogue waves?

Rogue, freak, or killer waves are scientifically known as 'extreme storm waves'.

These are abnormally steep and large waves, which can be twice the size of the surrounding swells.

They are very dangerous for ships since they can come from directions other than the prevailing wind.

Scientists still aren't sure how they form, but they might be triggered by multiple waves combining.

Storms may also focus wave energy into an unusual direction, joining multiple waves into a single rogue wave.

'And if there are additional ones from Florida, it can be a potentially deadly formation of rogue waves.'

Alongside his colleagues from the University of Southampton, Dr Boxall constructed a scale model of the USS Cyclops to see how it might react to a rogue wave.

This revealed that, due to the ship's flat base and massive size, it would not take long for waves to overwhelm the ship.

Dr Boxall explains that a rogue wave can be so steep that it can suspend a ship between its peaks, leaving the middle of the ship hanging over the trough.

If a large ship, which requires water to support itself, becomes suspended in this way, Dr Boxall says it will 'snap in two'.

'They are steep, they are high - we've measured waves in excess of 30 metres,' says Dr Boxall.

'If that happens, it can sink in a matter of two or three minutes.'

If the USS Cyclops - or any of the other vanished vessels - were struck by rogue waves, it would explain why they sank before being able to make a distress call.

Some scientists say that the number of plane crashes and shipwrecks within the Bermuda Triangle is completely within normal ranges, meaning there is no mystery to solve in the first place 

Dr Boxall adds: 'The bigger the ship, the more damage is done.'

However, not every scientist is convinced that there really is a mystery to explain in the first place.

In fact, a number of researchers have pointed out that rates of wrecks and plane crashes inside the Bermuda Triangle are well within normal levels.

According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): 'There is no evidence that mysterious disappearances occur with any greater frequency in the Bermuda Triangle than in any other large, well-travelled area of the ocean.'

Likewise, the insurance specialist Lloyd’s of London's data shows that there are no more losses in the Bermuda Triangle than anywhere else in the world.

Those losses that do occur can easily be explained by natural forces, such as rogue waves or by the fact that the Caribbean is relatively difficult to navigate.

The NOAA writes: 'Environmental considerations could explain many, if not most, of the disappearances.

'The large number of islands in the Caribbean Sea creates many areas of shallow water that can be treacherous to ship navigation.'

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE 

The Bermuda Triangle is a section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico where dozens of ships and airplanes have disappeared. 

Unexplained circumstances surround some of these accidents.

Although a range of strange theories have been proposed regarding the Bermuda Triangle, none of them prove that mysterious disappearances occur more frequently there than in other well-travelled sections of the ocean. 

Many people navigate the area every day without incident.

 

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The Bermuda Triangle's biggest remaining mysteries: The 5 key unanswered questions - including what's behind the disappearance of 'hundreds' of vessels

• READ MORE: Scientist claims to finally solved mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

By JONATHAN CHADWICK, ASSISTANT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 

For some, it's the most feared stretch of water on the entire planet. 

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region in the North Atlantic Ocean that has long been shrouded in mystery.

According to legend, ships and airplanes have a tendency to go missing there, sparking theories of supernatural causes for these disappearances. 

For decades, commentators have speculated on the possibility of alien kidnappings, interdimensional portals, magnetic forces or even lost cities in the triangle. 

Dr Simon Boxall, an oceanographer at the University of Southampton, recently said that the disappearances can be explained by weather – and not to do with such far-fetched concepts.

However, there are still key unanswered questions surrounding the phenomenon, which attracts scientific interest along with wacky theories.

And they mean this section of the North Atlantic will continue to fascinate for many more years to come.  

Here are the Bermuda Triangle's biggest remaining mysteries. 

For decades, commentators have speculated on the possibility of UFOs or interdimensional portals in the Bermuda Triangle

(artist's depiction) 

MISSING WRECKAGE 

Theories surrounding the deadly pull of the Bermuda Triangle have spread widely ever since the disappearance of the USS Cyclops more than a century ago. 

The USS Cyclops was an American coal-carrying ship that was used to ferry fuel to warships during World War I.

In March 1918, the ship was passing through the Bermuda Triangle on its way from Salvador, in Brazil, to Baltimore when it vanished. 

Despite an extensive search, no trace of the 542-foot (165-metre) vessel or its 306 crew members has ever been found.

Some 27 years later, a squadron of bombers collectively known as Flight 19 disappeared in the airspace above the Bermuda Triangle. 

As with the Cyclops incident, no explanation was given and no wreckage was found – so what happened?

While the missing Cyclops wreck is indeed mysterious, Flight 19 comprised small aircraft which would have likely broken up on impact with the sea, according to Dr Boxall. 

Dr Simon Boxall, an oceanographer from the University of Southampton, says that disappearances of ships like the USS Cyclops (pictured) could be due to 'rogue waves'

What is the Bermuda Triangle? 

The Bermuda Triangle is a mythical section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico where dozens of ships and airplanes have disappeared.

Unexplained circumstances surround some of these accidents.

Although a range of strange theories have been proposed regarding the Bermuda Triangle, none of them prove that mysterious disappearances occur more frequently there than in other well-traveled sections of the ocean.

Many people navigate the area every day without incident.

'Whilst there was a rescue mission no one really knew where they would have ditched with a huge search area to cover,' he told the Daily Mail. 

Today, brave explorers are still diving into the area's waters to visit some of the wrecks whose remains are accounted for. 

An example is SS Cotopaxi, a coal ship that vanished in 1925 on way from South Carolina to Cuba, which was finally located nearly a century later in 2020.  

SS Cotopaxi was depicted in Steven Spielberg's 1977 blockbuster 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind', where it was found in the Gobi Dessert having supposedly been placed there by aliens.

But the fact that it was discovered five years ago just shows that not every vessel lost in the triangle vanishes without a trace. 

NUMBER OF LOST VESSELS

One of the biggest remaining mysteries is exactly how many vessels have perished in the triangle, which has Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico as its three points. 

Most sources claim 50 ships and 20 airplanes have disappeared in the region's ocean and airspace, but the true figure could be much higher. 

Now, almost 100 years after the ship vanished, a team of marine biologists and underwater explorers have identified the SS Cotopaxi off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida

Since the SS Cotopaxi (pictured) disappeared in 1925, it has become one of the most famous stories associated with the Bermuda Triangle

NOAA: The Bermuda Triangle is a myth 

US government agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said foul weather and poor navigation are likely to blame for any mishaps in the area.

Dozens of ships and planes have mysteriously vanished in the area. But NOAA said the number there is no different to elsewhere in the world.

What's more, the theory that some mysterious supernatural force is sinking boats and planes is a myth.

'There is no evidence that mysterious disappearances occur with any greater frequency in the Bermuda Triangle than in any other large, well-traveled area of the ocean,' the agency stated

National Geographic is among the sources that puts the number at 'hundreds of ships' – so not even counting airplanes. 

And because the region is not officially recognised or tracked by government agencies, any figure is unlikely to be substantiated or reliable.

MISSING DISTRESS CALLS

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, some vessels in the triangle transmitted no distress signals just before were never seen or heard from again, of which one is the USS Cyclops, which, as we know, didn't leave any debris.

However, Dr Boxall suggests that ships were suddenly struck by 'rogue waves' – unpredictable walls of water reaching a towering height. 

If the USS Cyclops – or any of the other vanished vessels – were struck by rogue waves, it would explain why they sank before being able to make a distress call.

We already know that the Bermuda Triangle suffers from rough weather, but not necessarily rougher than anywhere else in the world.

In some cases, private boats have been lost in the triangle, but that may be because it is located in such a luxurious part of the world, popular with millionaires. 

The Bermuda Triangle is home to some of the world's most famous shipwrecks, such as that of the SS Sapona (pictured), but a scientist now claims to have solved the mystery of this deadly region 

Dr Boxall said: 'Over one third of all registered leisure vessels in the USA are based in the Bermuda Triangle, and that includes the great lakes and inland waterways.

'The 2019 US Coastguard Annual Report cites that 82 per cent of all incidents they responded to (including loss of vessels and lives at sea) could be put down to people either having no training, and/or no experience of being at sea.' 

WHY DID THE VESSELS DISAPPEAR? 

The reason why each and every vessel foundered in not on record, but there's the intriguing possibility several losses in the triangle are somehow linked.

Dr Boxall admits there are 'a few anomalies in this region', the first of which is the issue of gas hydrates – methane deposits resulting from rotting material on the sea floor. 

'They waxy substances are solid at the high pressures of the sea floor,' Dr Boxall told the Daily Mail. 'Occasionally if the deep water warms, or if there is some from of submarine slide, [they are] released.

'As they float to the surface the drop in pressure and the warmth turns them to liquid and eventually gas as they erupt at the surface. 

'These occur in many parts of the world’s oceans and whilst the idea of a big gas bubble sinking a ship seems plausible, various experiments have shown that in reality the upthrust of the bubbles balances the tendency of the ship to sink.' 

IS IT ALL A HOAX?

Few regions of the planet have divided opinion like the Bermuda Triangle, with many calling it a hoax and others claiming an enormous cover-up. 

According to most informed experts, the Bermuda Triangle does not have a high incidence of disappearances, at least relatively speaking.

'The Bermuda Triangle isn't particularly unusual in terms of vessels and aircraft disappearing in the ocean without trace,' Dr Boxall told the Daily Mail.  

'One could extend it to cover the globe and pick up disappearances and incidents on each expansion.' 

Its reputation as a particularly dangerous place for vessels to cross may be simply exaggerated – greatly helped by US magazine coverage in the 1950s. 

'The concept was introduced by George X Sand in 1952 in a magazine called Fate,' the academic added.

'The article was entitled 'Sea Mystery at our backdoor' and to give you an idea of the readership of Fate it included articles like 'the truth about the flying saucers', Invisible Beings Walk the Earth' and 'Twenty Million Maniacs'. 

'Prior to this the concept didn’t exist.'  

Dr Boxall concluded that the Bermuda Triangle makes 'a great tale', but ultimately it can be explained rationally, without veering into pseudoscience.

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Explorers discover giant doorway hidden in the mountains and people are convinced it's 'ancient aliens'

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By JONATHAN CHADWICK, ASSISTANT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 

For centuries, humans have been scouring the universe for some kind of evidence of extraterrestrial life. 

Now, social media users think it's finally been found – right here on Earth. 

On Reddit, footage has emerged of explorers in front of 'a giant doorway' located in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan. 

Like something from an epic movie scene, the 30-second clip shows the stunned explorers searching for a way in. 

One stunned Reddit user commented that the doorway is proof of 'ancient aliens', while another asked if there's an 'alien spaceship hiding there'. 

Others compared it with the 'beginning of the first Tomb Raider game' and the Doors of Durin from J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'. 

It also appears to bear similarities with the vast entrance to Jabba the Hut's palace in the Star Wars film 'Return of the Jedi'. 

Millennials may also be reminded of the Temple of the Jungle King from ITV children's series 'Jungle Run'. 

Explorers have found 'a giant doorway' located in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan, close to the border with China 

In the Star Wars film 'Return of the Jedi' (1983), R2-D2 and C-3PO arrive at the vast door to Jabba the Hut's palace

The clip, which was also posted to X (Twitter), was filmed at the Dzungarian Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan, close to the border with China. 

At an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 metres) above sea level, Dzungarian Alatau is known for its rugged foothills, ridges and forts. 

The footage starts with a close-up of the two male explorers making cautious steps in the snow in front of a rocky mass.

Then, the airborne camera – likely attached to a drone – gradually pans out to reveal the massive semi-circular door-like formation. 

Using the height of the men as a reference, the so-called 'entrance' appears to be at least 40 feet (12 metres) in height and about as wide. 

But the rock behind it seems to slope downwards significantly, suggesting any secret cave beyond would have a fairly low ceiling.  

On Reddit, someone pointed out: 'looks like the ridge of rock is narrower than the 'door' is tall.' 

Another added: 'I mean, you can see the other side of the ridge in the drone shot. So, like.... doorway to what, the other side of the ridge?' 

At an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 metres) above sea level, Dzungarian Alatau is known for its stunning foothills, ridges and forts

Millennials may also be reminded of the entrance to the Temple of the Jungle King from ITV children's series 'Jungle Run' (pictured) 

What is the mystery doorway?

The mysterious 'doorway' in Kazakhstan has been described as a secret alien base and the 'entrance to the mines of Moria'. 

More realistically, the 'doorway' could just be further evidence of 'pareidolia' - the tendency of the human mind to see patterns and symmetry. 

Mark Allen, a professor at the University of Durham's department of earth sciences, said it might be 'to do with different weathering patterns of different rock layers'. 

Commentators speculated on the true nature of the 'doorway', which is a different shade of brown to the surrounding rock. 

One user said: 'There are a ton of these kinds of formations in Southern Utah. It's the beginning of the formation of an arch, which is very naturally occurring.'

Another user replied: 'So ancient aliens.' 

A Harry Potter fan added: 'Run really fast into it and see if you end up on the other side', while a gamer said: 'It’s the doorway to a Zelda dungeon!' 

Another posted: 'If it actually were a door, I’ve seen enough movies to know that something unspeakable has been sealed behind it.' 

More realistically, the 'doorway' could just be further evidence of 'pareidolia' – the tendency of the human mind to see patterns and symmetry. 

Mark Allen, a professor at the University of Durham's department of earth sciences, said it might be 'to do with different weathering patterns of different rock layers'. 

'I was in this area 38 years ago on the Chinese side of the border [and there was] nothing odd to report,' he told the Daily Mail. 

Dzungarian Alatau (pictured) lies on the boundary of the Dzungaria region of China and the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan

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The location in the clip is thought to be part of the Dzungarian Gate, a historically significant mountain pass between China and Kazakhstan. 

For centuries, the more than 3,000-mile pass, also known as the Altai Gap, was used as an invasion route by conquerors from Central Asia. 

Dzungarian Gate has been linked to the location of Hyperborea, the mythical land located to the far north of the known world. 

According to the legend, its inhabitants, the Hyperboreans, each lived for 1,000 years in peace, free of war or disease. 

Bizarre 'helmet' spotted on Mars is being likened to the 'sorting hat' from Harry Potter 

With its pointed peak and wide brim, it looks like nothing discovered on Mars before.

In fact, this Martian rock, newly spotted by NASA's Perseverance rover, is leaving people baffled with its hat-like appearance. 

The bizarre feature, snapped on Mars' ancient Jezero Crater, is being likened to the 'sorting hat' from Harry Potter. 

On Reddit, it's also being compared with a helmet, a volcano, a codpiece and Marvin the Martian. 

One commentator joked: 'It’s quite obviously the helmet of a Spanish conquistador.' 

While another added: 'Looks like part of a cup holder.'

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People left baffled as Hollywood director is spotted in bombshell UFO hearing

• Four whistleblowers testified under oath that they've seen UFOs 
• A huge filmmaker was spotted listening to the evidence in Congress  
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By CYDNEY YEATES, US SENIOR TV WRITER

Hollywood director Colin Trevorrow has left fans flabbergasted after he was spotted in attendance at the country's third ever UFO hearing in Congress.

The filmmaker, 48, who is best known for the Jurassic World franchise, was seen sitting behind famed paranormal activity journalist George Knapp at the bombshell proceeding on September 9.

The special hearing saw four witnesses give their testimony under oath about their experiences with UFOs.

They also shared their comments on whether the military is being honest about what is behind the supposed sightings.

Trevorrow's presence stirred up a lot of excitement online, with many speculating the reason behind him being there.

Taking to Reddit, one asked: 'He's directing a Lazar/Knapp movie isn't he?'

Another commented: 'He does indeed look like him. Just found out he is likely making a movie on the Las Vegas reporter who covered Area 51 in late 1980.'

In May, Deadline reported that Trevorrow's latest project would indeed be an untitled conspiracy thriller set in the late 1980s.

Hollywood director Colin Trevorrow was spotted at today's UFO hearing in Congress

He was seen sitting behind George Knapp, who testified before the House Oversight Committee's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets 

He was joined by US Air Force Veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli, Navy veteran and UAP Witness Chief Alexandro Wiggins, and US Air Force Veteran and UAP witness Dylan Borland.

A UAP is the new government term given to any object or anomaly in the air, sea, or space that defies scientific explanation.

During the hearing, Congressman Eric Burlison of Missouri showed shocking, never-before-seen footage of a UFO being struck by a Hellfire missile from a US military drone on October 30, 2024.

The black-and-white video captured the 100-pound class air-to-ground precision weapon bouncing off the mysterious orb, which continued traveling at extreme speed off the coast of Yemen.

Witness Nuccetelli, a former Air Force military police officer for 16 years, called the new video 'exceptional evidence' of the existence of UFOs.

He and the other men disclosed how they saw multiple types of strange, unexplained craft while on duty, including giant triangles, glowing cubes larger than a football field, and the infamous Tic-Tac-shaped vehicles spotted over the Pacific Ocean.

Witness Dylan Borland joined by UAP Journalist George Knapp as they spoke 

Trevorrow, who is best known for the Jurassic World franchise, is working on a film about Knapp and Area 51

Along with their eye-witness accounts, two of the veterans claimed that the US government has attempted to keep their incidents a secret, allegedly threatening witnesses to stay quiet and blacklisting at least one of the veterans.

Borland, a former Air Force geospatial intelligence specialist, said in his opening statement that multiple government agencies blocked him from getting work, forged his documents, and manipulated his security clearance.

He claimed that happened after he reported sightings of a 100-foot triangle flying low over him at Virginia's Langley Air Force Base in 2012 to his superiors.

The large craft interfered with his telephone, made no sound, and rapidly ascended thousands of feet in seconds, Borland told the members of Congress.

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