Explore Encyclopedia: Unsolved Mysteries of Nature and Society

Author: Hao Shangqin
Publisher:
Publishing Time: 2005-08-01
Features:
Astronomical Unsolved Mysteries
The Mystery of the 28 Constellations (3)
Who Determines the Changing of Seasons? The Mystery of the 24 Solar Terms (4)
An Event from 5 Billion Years Ago – The Formation of the Solar System (6)
The Mother of the Earth – The Mystery of the Sun (7)
The Contributor to the Scientific Building – The Mystery of Mercury (10)
The Secret of the "Neighbor's" House – The Mystery of Venus (11)
The Beautiful Blue Planet – The Mystery of Earth (13)
What is Behind the Moon? The Mystery of the Moon (15)
The "Rustling" Star – The Mystery of Mars (17)
The "Giant" in the Solar System – The Mystery of Jupiter (19)
The Beautiful Star – The Mystery of Saturn (20)
Unveiling the Veil of Uranus – The Mystery of Uranus (22)
The Discovery at the Tip of the Pen – The Mystery of Neptune (23)
The Isolated Star at the Edge – The Mystery of Pluto (25)
The Quirky "Little Fellow" – The Mystery of Asteroids (27)
The "Nomad" in the Solar System – The Mystery of Comets (28)
The Visitor from Outer Space – The Mystery of Meteors (31)
The Beautiful Halo – The Mystery of Planetary Rings (3)
Why is the Night Sky Dark? The Mystery of the Dark Night Sky (36)
The Island of the Universe – The Mystery of Galaxies (38)
Where Do They Come From? The Mystery of Star Origins (40)
The Sudden Arrival of Space "Visitors" – The Mystery of Supernovae (41)
The Radio Waves Sent by "Little Green Men" – The Mystery of Pulsars (43)
The "Demon" in the Universe – The Mystery of Black Holes (45)
In the Faraway Place – The Mystery of Extraterrestrial Civilizations (46)
Where is the Edge of the Universe? The Mystery of Cosmic Space (48)
What Does the Universe Look Like? The Mystery of the Universe's Formation (50)
The Fireball from the Sky – The Mystery of the Tunguska Explosion (52)
The Witness – The Mystery of UFOs (54)
The Mysterious Traces – The Mystery of UFO Landing (55)
The Thrilling Third Kind of Contact – The Mystery of Extraterrestrial Life (57)
The "Alien's" Air Crash – The Mystery of UFO Crashes (59)
Attacked by Mysterious Forces – The Mystery of UFO Attacks on Humans (61)
They Disappeared – The Mystery of Extraterrestrial Abductions (62)
The "Flying Discs" from the Sky – The Mystery of UFOs in China (64)
What Happened Back Then? The Mystery of Ancient UFOs (66)
Visiting the "Time Tunnel" – The Mystery of Time Travel (69)
The Unidentified Victims – The Mystery of Alien Corpses (71)
The "Glass Balls" from the Sky – The Mystery of Mysterious Foreign Objects (72)
The Terrifying "Underground World" – The Mystery of Japan's Mysterious Caves (73)
The Mysterious "Flying Birds" – The Mystery of Extraterrestrial Flyers (74)
A Secret Mission – The Mystery of UFO Interceptions (75)
The Terrifying Power Outage – The Mystery of UFO Interference with Earth (76)
Geographical Unsolved Mysteries
A Mysterious "Inverted Triangle" – The Mystery of Continental Formation (81)
Two Puzzling Latitudes – The Mystery of the 30° North and 30° South Latitudes (82)
A Magnificent Plateau – The Mystery of the Loess Plateau (83)
The Trembling Earth – The Mystery of Earthquakes (85)
Do They Have Something to Tell? The Mystery of Stonehenge (87)
A Story Behind the Desolate – The Mystery of the Sahara Desert's Oasis (91)
A Place Where Only Entering, Not Exiting – The Mystery of the Taklamakan Desert (94)
Sounds Emerge from the Sand – The Mystery of Singing Sands (96)
A Magical Plain – The Mystery of the Nazca Plain (98)
Stones That Emit Sounds – The Mystery of (100)
"Hydrogen Stones" and "Igneous Stones" – The Mystery of Mysterious Stone Balls (101)
A Mountain More Mysterious Than Its Name – The Mystery of Shennongjia (103)
A Deep Canyon – The Mystery of the Aksai Khokh Canyon (105)
Mysterious Caves with Mysterious Stories – The Mystery of the Kashgar Cave (106)
The Graveyard of Life – The Mystery of the "Death Valley" (108)
A Magical River – The Mystery of the "Sacred River" (110)
A Lake That Moves – The Mystery of Lop Nur (111)
A Wonder in Yellowstone Park – The Mystery of Geysers (113)
A Magical Spring – The Mystery of the "Sacred Spring" (114)
Music Plays in the Pool Water – The Mystery of the Ancient Dragon Pool (116)
A Place Where Hot and Cold are Reversed – The Mystery of the "Geothermal Anomaly Belt" (117)
Two Strange Wooden Houses – The Mystery of the Oregon Vortex (119)
A Wonderful Scent – The Mystery of the "Fragrant Land" (120)
Cars Suddenly Collapse Here – The Mystery of the Land's Devil's Triangle (121)
An Invisible Troublesome – The Mystery of Underground Rays (123)
Strange Rain from the Sky – The Mystery of Tornadoes (124)
"Seven Days in the Cave, a Thousand Years in the World" – The Mystery of the Land's Time Tunnel (127)
A Blue and Black Water Belt – The Mystery of the "Pacific Black Current" (130)
A Terrifying Sea Area – The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle (132)
A Sea Area Full of Mystery – The Mystery of the Dragon Triangle (138)
A Unique Archipelago – The Mystery of the Galápagos Islands (140)
Moving Islands – The Mystery of the Bubu Islands (142)
Mysteriously Appearing Islands – The Mystery of the "Ghost Islands" (144)
Two Mysterious Islands in the Arctic Ocean – The Mystery of the "Sannikov Land" (146)
A Mouth Suddenly Opens in the Sea – The Mystery of the Auckland Island Sea Cave (148)
Dead Fish Suddenly Become Alive – The Mystery of the (151)
An Awful Curse Protecting a Grand Building – The Mystery of the Nanshan Ruins (153)
Rotating Islands – The Mystery of the Japanese Archipelago (155)
Unsolved Mysteries in Physics and Chemistry
Did Li Sishou Create Numbers? The Mystery of the Origin of Numbers (159)
Mysterious Astronomical Numbers – The Mystery of Large Numbers (159)
The Mystery of Natural Numbers – The Mystery of Primes (161)
The Mysterious "Trap" – The Mystery of the Mathematical Black Hole (162)
Several Mathematical Puzzles – The Mystery of Deficient Numbers, Abundant Numbers, and Perfect Numbers (163)
The Mysterious 0.618 – The Mystery of the Golden Ratio (163)
Is This a Wonderful Coincidence? The Mystery of Mathematics in the Pyramids (164)
Mathematical Conjectures That Waited for Centuries – The Mystery of Fermat's Last Theorem (165)
The Crown of the Kingdom of Mathematics – The Mystery of Goldbach's Conjecture (166)
Wonderful Number Puzzles – The Mystery of the Fibonacci Sequence (167)
An Interesting Mathematical Phenomenon – The Mystery of the Fubini Conjecture (168)
Why Do the Final Results Always Sum to "1"? The Mystery of the (168)
Are They the Most Basic Matter in the Material World? The Mystery of Elementary Particles (169)
Will New Families Be Discovered? The Mystery of the Multiple States of Matter (170)
Newton's Regret – The Mystery of Universal Gravitation (172)
Who Transmits Universal Gravitation? The Mystery of Gravitons (174)
Is There Anything Faster Than Light in the World? The Mystery of the Speed of Light (175)
An Unsolved Physics Puzzle – The Mystery of Friction (176)
Where Does the Magical Power Come From? The Mystery of the Earth's Magnetic Field (178)
Starting from the "Homeward Instinct" of Animals – The Mystery of the Relationship Between the Earth's Magnetic Field and Biology (180)
Mysterious Movement – The Mystery of the Changes in the Earth's Magnetic Field (182)
Where Does the Blue Sky Come From? The Mystery of the Earth's Atmosphere (183)
Where Did the Great Hole at the Horizon Come From? The Mystery of the Antarctic Ozone Hole (185)
Who Dances with the Colorful Ribbons in the Sky? The Mystery of the Aurora (186)
Where Does the Terrifying Flash Come From? The Mystery of Earthlight (188)
The Mystery of Thunder and Lightning – The Mystery of Lightning Formation (189)
Mysterious Fireballs – The Mystery of Ball Lightning (191)
A Memory-Keeping Magical Metal – The Mystery of Shape Memory Alloys (193)
How to Tame "Heavenly Fire"? The Mystery of Controlling Nuclear Fusion (194)
The "Amulet" of Tanks and Artillery – The Mystery of Chameleon Camouflage Materials (196)
Searching for Another Material World – The Mystery of Antimatter (198)
Inspiring Physical Discoveries – The Mystery of Superconductivity (200)
Where Did Everything Come From? The Mystery of the Origin of Elements (201)
Will There Be New Discoveries? The Mystery of Unresolved Puzzles in the World of Elements (203)
Where Did the Source of Life Come From? The Mystery of the Origin of Water (206)
Can Hydrogen Be Turned into Metal? The Mystery of Metal Hydrogen (208)
The "Fire Dragon Skin" of the Space Shuttle – The Mystery of Glass-Ceramic Structures (209)
Why Doesn't the Ancient Sword Rust? The Mystery of Ancient Chinese Metallurgy (210)
Why Do Fruits Change Color by Themselves? The Mystery of Oxidase (211)
A Defense Metal Lighter Than Aluminum – The Mystery of the Magnesium Element (212)
From Napoleon's Luxurious Helmet – The Mystery of the Aluminum Element (213)
From a Teacher's Letter – The Mystery of the Vanadium Element (216)
Is Copper Toxic? The Mystery of the Relationship Between Copper and Biology (217)
Are They Products of Stellar Explosions? The Mystery of the Origins of Lithium and Beryllium (218)
Unveiling the True Face of the Poison Demon – The Mystery of Opium Addiction (221)
The Magical Nitrous Oxide – The Mystery of Nitrous Oxide (222)
The Gospel for the Mentally Ill – The Mystery of the Pharmacological Effects of Lithium Salts (222)
The Mystery of Selenium – The Mystery of the "Moon" Element (223)
A Good Helper for Stopping Bleeding – The Mystery of Vitamin K (224)
From Serfs Getting Night Blindness – The Mystery of Vitamin A's Ability to Improve Vision (225)
The Mysterious Element That Maintains Life – The Mystery of Vitamins (226)
From a Mad Dog Attacking People – The Mystery of the Therapeutic Effects of Thymus Hormones (228)
The Magical "Key to Life" – The Mystery of Enzyme Catalysis (229)
The Silent Underwater Killer – The Mystery of the Chemical Fuel of Silent Torpedoes (231)
The "Secret Chemical Weapon" of Plants – The Mystery of Plant Hormones (233)
The Mystery of the Brain – The Mystery of the Chemical Substances of Memory (233)
A Tree with Special Abilities – The Mystery of Strange Trees (285)
The "Inauspicious Sign" of the Bamboo Forest – The Mystery of Bamboo Flowering (289)
Are There Horrific, Man-Eating Trees? The Mystery of the "Man-Eating Tree" (290)
The Magical "Pump" of the Human Body – The Mystery of the "Never-Tiring" Heart (291)
Why Are Each Generation Taller Than the Last? The Mystery of Human Height (292)
Searching for the "Sleeping Bug" – The Mystery of Sleep (294)
An Irresistible Natural Law – The Mystery of Human Aging (295)
Can the Brain Also "Malfunction"? The Mystery of Sudden Recovery from Brain Diseases (296)
From "Turning White Overnight" – The Mystery of Grey Hair (297)
The Riddle Left by the Scientific Giant – The Mystery of Einstein's Brain (299)
The Secret in the Pyramid – The Mystery of the Archaeologist's Death (300)
A Strange Reproductive Phenomenon – The Mystery of Multiple Births (301)
Common Physiological Reactions – The Mystery of Pain (302)
Does the Human Body Have an "Anti-Rust Agent"? The Mystery of Red Blood Cells (303)
Eyes with Special Abilities – The Mystery of Strange Eyes (304)
The New Secret Weapon of Doctors – The Mystery of Drug Missiles (306)
How Did the "Killer" Lay Down Its Arms? The Mystery of the Spontaneous Regression of Malignant Tumors (307)
Strange Food Cravings – The Mystery of Food Cravings (308)
The Experience of Being Reborn – The Mystery of the Feeling Before Death (310)
Acting in Dreams – The Mystery of Sleepwalking (311)
Unsolved Mysteries in Literature and Art
How Was the First Collection of Chinese Poetry Compiled? The Mystery of the Shijing (315)
Who Was Zuo Shi? The Mystery of the Author of the Zuo Zhuan (317)
A "Goddess" or a "Wild Man"? The Mystery of the "Shan Gui" in Qu Yuan's Works (319)
Where Did Cao Cao Ride His Whip? The Mystery of the "Jieshi" in Cao Cao's Poetry (321)
Where Can the Utopia of Peach Blossoms Be Found? The Mystery of the "Peach Blossom Spring" in Tao Yuanming's Works (323)
Who Is the Forefather of Five-Character Poetry? The Mystery of the Author of the 19 Ancient Poems (325)
Why Did the "Everlasting Ode" Arise? The Mystery of the Story Behind the Mulan Poem (327)
The Poet Immortal from the Heavens – The Mystery of Li Bai's Birthplace (328)
The Mystery Left by the Poet Saint – The Mystery of's Death (329)
The Riddle in the Everlasting Ode – The Mystery of the Unresolved Questions in the Night Mooring by the Maple Bridge (332)
Why Did the "Hard-Working Poet" Not Write Seven-Character Regulated Poems? The Mystery of Li He's Poetry (334)
Who Said That "Untitled" Means "Love"? The Mystery of Li Shangyin's Untitled Poems (335)
Did Su Dongpo Understand Music? The Mystery of Su Shi's Musical Talent (337)
Flowers Drift, Waters Flow – The Mystery of Li Qingzhao's Later Marriage (339)
The Fog Over the Bian River – The Mystery of the Qingming Scroll (340)
A Regret in the History of Drama – The Mystery of Guan Hanqing's Life (342)
Finding the Roots of the Monkey King – The Mystery of the Prototype of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West (344)
Which Ethnic Group Was the Famous Writer Pu Songling From? The Mystery of Pu Songling's Life (346)
When Did the "Dream of the Red Chamber" Sing? The Mystery of Cao Xueqin's Birth and Death (348)
Why Did He Not Paint Figures? The Mystery of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Murals (350)
Did She Love Life Too Much or Hate It Too Much? The Mystery of Sanmao's Suicide (352)
Where Can the Ancient City Be Found? The Mystery of the City of Troy in Homer's Epics (355)
The Mystery on the Island of Rhodes – The Mystery of the Disappearance of the Colossus of Rhodes (357)
Did Marco Polo Visit China? The Mystery of the Travels of Marco Polo (359)
Finding the Art Treasures Left by Michelangelo – The Mystery of the Disappearance of the David Model (362)
Who Is the "Mysteriously Smiling" Person? The Mystery of the Mona Lisa by da Vinci (363)
The True Identity of the "Father of Drama" – The Mystery of Shakespeare's Life (366)
Where Is the Rare Treasure? The Mystery of the Disappearance of the Amber Palace (368)
A Mystery in Music History – The Mystery of Mozart's Death (370)
Why Did the Poet Leave His Country? The Mystery of Byron's Long Exile (373)
The Question Left by David – The Mystery of the Composition of The Death of Marat (374)
Why Did the Poet Duel to Death? The Mystery of Pushkin's Duel (376)
Was the Fairy Tale Master the Son of a Shoemaker? The Mystery of Hans Christian Andersen's Life (378)
Why Did the Music Master Become a Monk? The Mystery of Liszt's Monastic Life (381)
Why Did the Great Writer Leave His Homeland? The Mystery of Leo Tolstoy's Flight (383)
Is the Musician Writing an Elegy for Himself? The Mystery of Tchaikovsky's Death (386)
Why Did He Take His Own Life After Success? The Mystery of Jack London's Suicide (388)
How to Understand Guernica by Picasso? The Mystery of the Symbolic Meaning of the Guernica Painting (390)
Unsolved Mysteries in Social and Historical History
"", Where Are You? The Mystery of the Fate of the "" Fossils (395)
A Puzzle That Is Not Willing to Be Solved – The Mystery of the Birth of the Yellow Emperor (397)
Eating Zongzi and Racing Dragon Boats – The Mystery of the Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival (399)
A Miracle in the History of World Water Conservancy – The Mystery of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (401)
The "Treasure" Shared by the World – The Mystery of the Fall of the National Seal (403)
A Debate in the Great Miracle – The Mystery of the Terracotta Army in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor (405)
A Night of Fire and Silver Flowers – The Mystery of the Origin of the Lantern Festival (407)
Phantom in the Desert – The Mystery of the Disappearance of Loulan (409)
The Empress Without Inscriptions in the Qianling Mausoleum – The Mystery of the "No-Word Stele" of Wu Zetian (411)
Lament Before Ma'wei – The Mystery of Yang Guifei's Life and Death (413)
Lilies Appearing on the Lotus Sea – The Mystery of the High Priest of Japan's Tripitaka Mountain (415)
The Story Told on Qixi Ridge – The Mystery of Yue Fei's Burial Place (417)
Legends on the Grassland – The Mystery of Genghis Khan's Tomb (419)
Questions in the Glow – The Mystery of the Fate of the Jianweng Emperor (421)
The Spirit on Jiugong Mountain – The Mystery of Li Zicheng's Death (423)
The Mystery in Changchun Garden – The Mystery of the Succession of the Yongzheng Emperor (426)
The Tall Mount Ararat – The Mystery of Noah's Ark (427)
The Treasure Trove of the First Prehistoric Wall Paintings in Europe – The Mystery of the Altamira Cave (430)
A Civilization at the Bottom of the Atlantic – The Mystery of the Lost Continent of Atlantis (432)
A Castle in the Mountains and Forests – The Mystery of the Maya Culture (434)
Strange Shadows Along the Colorado River – The Mystery of the Giant Earth Paintings (437)
The Secret of Jerusalem – The Mystery of the Golden Ark of Solomon (439)
Silent Statues – The Mystery of Easter Island (442)
A Silent Dead Sea – The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (444)
The Story on the Cross – The Mystery of Jesus' Death (446)
The Story in the Museum – The Mystery of the Crystal Skull (448)
A Jewel in the Tropics – The Mystery of the Angkor Culture (450)
The Smoke of Gunpowder on the Dover Strait – The Mystery of the Sinking of the Spanish "Invincible Fleet" (452)
The Dream of Marble – The Mystery of the Taj Mahal (455)
The Storm on St. Helena Island – The Mystery of Napoleon's Death (457)
A Ghostly Ship – The Mystery of the S.S. "Beauchamp" (459)
The Demon of the 20th Century – The Mystery of Hitler's Death (461)
It Sank in the Test – The Mystery of the Sinking of the U.S. "Shark" Nuclear Submarine (463)
The Greatest Mystery of the 20th Century – The Mystery of the Assassination of U.S. President Kennedy (465)
A Tragedy in the History of Human Space Exploration – The Mystery of the Explosion of the U.S. "Challenger" Space Shuttle (468)
The Confusion in the Discovery of Human Archaeology – The Mystery of Prehistoric Super civilizations (470)