In the heart of North Carolina's Outer Banks lies a place shrouded in shadow: Roanoke Island. It was there, in the late 16th century, that a expedition of English explorers arrived, seeking a new life. But by the time the next expedition reached, they found the colony utterly deserted. The colonists had vanished without a sound, leaving behind only

The lunar surface seems to be riddled with peculiar shadows, casting doubt on the authenticity of claimed moon landings. These anomalies, apparent in photographs and footage from the Apollo missions, suggest a carefully constructed illusion. One particularly perplexing observation is the consistent lack of uniformly darkening shadows, which should