Mara Chen
Staff Writer
Mara Chen is a science journalist and investigative writer who specialises in anomalous phenomena, fringe physics, and the archaeology of the unexplained. She has contributed to publications across the science and culture beat.
Articles by Mara Chen
Tardigrades: Life That Refuses to Die
They survive the vacuum of space, temperatures near absolute zero, radiation doses that would kill a human a thousand times over, and a decade without water. Tardigrades are not just tough — they are rewriting our understanding of what life can be.
What the Antikythera Mechanism Really Computed
Pulled from a shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism sat misunderstood for decades. X-ray tomography has since revealed a device so complex it shouldn't have existed for another thousand years.
The Bermuda Triangle: How a Legend Gets Manufactured
The Bermuda Triangle was invented in 1964 by a writer for a pulp fiction magazine. This is the story of how a manufactured mystery became one of the twentieth century's most durable legends — and what the famous disappearances actually show.
The JFK Assassination: What the Physical Evidence Actually Shows
More than sixty years after Dealey Plaza, the physical evidence — film analysis, blood spatter patterns, acoustic recordings — continues to resist the single-shooter conclusion. Here is what the record actually contains.
The Bermuda Triangle: What the Numbers Actually Show
The Bermuda Triangle has swallowed hundreds of ships and aircraft in the popular imagination. The data tells a different story — one about the history of maritime insurance, selective reporting, and how a legend gets built from nothing.
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