How we research, write, fact-check, and correct the stories on This Amazing World — and the promise behind every one of them.
How We Research & Source
Every article begins with real research, not memory. We build each story from primary and authoritative sources — peer-reviewed studies, universities and museums, and public-science institutions such as NASA, NOAA, the Smithsonian, and UNESCO. Where a claim rests on a specific finding, we name the researcher or institution and link the source so you can check it yourself.
We list the sources we actually used at the foot of each article. If we cannot verify a number, date, or quote, we do not invent one — we either leave it out or say plainly that it is uncertain or still debated.
Accuracy & Fact-Checking
Facts are checked against the original source before publication, not after. Numbers, dates, names, and mechanisms are verified; anything we cannot stand behind is removed or clearly flagged as uncertain. Honest uncertainty — “scientists still disagree,” “the leading theory is…” — is something we state openly rather than paper over.
Human Review & Accountability
Dmytro Kovalenko — Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Kassel, Germany. Every article is reviewed by a human editor before it is published, and the publisher is personally accountable for what appears on this site. Full legal details are in our Impressum; you can reach us any time via our Contact page.
Our Use of AI — Stated Plainly
This Amazing World is a small, independent publication. We use AI tools to help research and draft articles, and every article is then fact-checked and edited by a human before it goes live. The illustrations and hero images are AI-generated from factual research. We disclose this on every single article — no hidden automation, no pretending a machine is a person. We use these tools to publish more carefully-checked, genuinely useful stories, never to cut corners on accuracy.
Corrections Policy
We get things wrong sometimes, and when we do, we fix them. If you spot an error — a wrong date, a misattributed study, a claim that no longer holds — tell us through our Contact page and we will review it promptly and correct the article. Meaningful corrections are made openly.
Independence
We are independently published and editorially independent. We do not dress advertising or sponsorship up as fact, and our coverage is not for sale. Our only loyalty is to the reader and to getting the science right.