According to biblical tradition, there were 12 tribes of Israel. The traces belonging to ten of them, however, had already disappeared by the early days of Israeli civilization. But it seems impossible that such a large number of people left no traces behind. Are the descendants of the lost tribes of Israel still living today?

Archaeological findings confirm the historical origins of the myth - in the 8th century BC, when large parts of what is now Israel were conquered by the Assyrians. Where were the subjects taken? The path they took might have brought them to the most remote corners of the world.

Experts are following their tracks - from the "Holy Land" all the way to South Africa and the Middle East. With the help of state-of-the-art technology, researchers are trying to unravel the millennia-old mystery.

For nearly 100 years, these bloodthirsty, walking dead creatures have been giving horror buffs the chills. And since the early 2000s, zombies have received even more attention, be it in movies or on "zombie walks", as they're called. But the origins of the myth reach far back into the past and lead to distant lands.

During the 1980s, the world took notice of the case of Clairvius Narcisse from Haiti. Narcisse is declared dead by two U.S. doctors - only to be seen again by his family 18 years later. Could this story be true? Experts investigate and uncover surprising facts. Reports of a "zombie poison" continue to surface. At the RWTH University Hospital in Aachen, Germany, an experiment is being conducted to find out if there is any truth behind these stories.