Dark Matters

Africa’s wave of coups is reshaping geopolitics. From Mali to Gabon, are these military takeovers truly anti-imperialist revolts, or power grabs dressed in liberation rhetoric?

Russia and NATO are waging a hidden grey-zone war at sea, where sabotage, espionage, and undersea operations blur the lines between peace and conflict.

Discover the mystery of Nikola Tesla’s missing papers. After his death, the FBI seized his files, rumoured to contain secrets of a death ray.

The interesting story of Piltdown Man mystery which created controversy and embarrassment and was also seen as a matter of shame and fraud.

Jewish Doctors Secretly Documented the Effects of Nazi-Imposed Starvation in a book that has been discovered by a researcher at Tufts University near Boston.

Mystery of the Alien Hand Syndrome—where one hand acts on its own—and its unexpected connection to Cold War-era brain science and psychological experiments.

Story of Mary Mallon who unwittingly spread typhoid fever, causing deaths. Was she a victim or a killer? Explore the complexities in this fascinating article.

How China crushed the CIA’s spy network, executed assets, and left Washington blind, a chilling look at the new age of espionage.

Uncover the fascinating story of Mata Hari, the femme fatale of the espionage world, her espionage activities, and the controversies surrounding her trial and execution.

Russia’s Dead Hand, the Cold War doomsday machine designed to guarantee nuclear retaliation even if leaders were destroyed. Why it was built, and its chilling relevance today.

Story of a psychiatrist who was trying to control the minds of patients with unethical medical experiments with the help of the CIA which raised serious ethical concerns.

How a beautiful fashion model and writer, of the World War II-era, become a secret agent of the CIA mind-control program and claimed to be a victim of Project MKULTRA.