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Archaeologists Just Found Rare Roman Pipes Made Of Wood Beneath A City Street In Belgium

Archaeologists Just Found Rare Roman Pipes Made Of Wood Beneath A City Street In Belgium

The wooden pipes found in Leuven, Belgium, were installed between the first and third centuries C.E., but they were well-preserved thanks to the marshy soil in the area.
The Ornate Sword That Napoleon Commissioned In 1802 Is Set To Fetch $1 Million At Auction

The Ornate Sword That Napoleon Commissioned In 1802 Is Set To Fetch $1 Million At Auction

French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned this ornate sword in 1802 and ultimately gifted it to a close friend shortly before his historic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
London Museum Purchases Bizarre Renaissance Painting That Features A Drooling Dragon-Dog For $22 Million

London Museum Purchases Bizarre Renaissance Painting That Features A Drooling Dragon-Dog For $22 Million

Known as The Virgin and Child with Saints Louis and Margaret, this bizarre depiction of Jesus and Mary was painted by an anonymous artist and is believed to have been created circa 1510 in either the Netherlands or Belgium.
The ‘Lost’ Sanctuary Of Apollo Has Been Rediscovered In Cyprus — Along With New Artifacts

The ‘Lost’ Sanctuary Of Apollo Has Been Rediscovered In Cyprus — Along With New Artifacts

Originally discovered in 1885, the Sanctuary of Apollo in Cyprus was reburied and lost to the ages — until now.
Supernovas, Black Holes, And Newborn Stars: Explore 33 Beautiful Hubble Space Pictures

Supernovas, Black Holes, And Newborn Stars: Explore 33 Beautiful Hubble Space Pictures

Ever since the Hubble Space Telescope was first launched in 1990, it has captured countless celestial photos across our universe — these are some of the most breathtaking.
Divers In The Caribbean Just Identified Two Danish Slave Ships That Were Destroyed During A Mutiny In 1710

Divers In The Caribbean Just Identified Two Danish Slave Ships That Were Destroyed During A Mutiny In 1710

Though they were long thought to be pirate ships, recent analysis has confirmed that the sunken vessels near Cahuita National Park are the Danish slave ships Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, destroyed during a mutiny in 1710.
Workers Preparing To Construct An Apartment Building In Switzerland Just Uncovered An Ancient Roman Settlement Filled With Rare Artifacts

Workers Preparing To Construct An Apartment Building In Switzerland Just Uncovered An Ancient Roman Settlement Filled With Rare Artifacts

Along an ancient road that was lined with columns and stretched 13 feet across, archaeologists found the ruins of several houses as well as latrines, infant burials, and a bronze panther figurine.
The Ill-Fated Lives Of Marie Antoinette’s Four Children, From The Sickly Dauphin To The Exiled Daughter

The Ill-Fated Lives Of Marie Antoinette’s Four Children, From The Sickly Dauphin To The Exiled Daughter

Marie-Thérèse, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles, and Sophie were the four children of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI of France — but despite their initial wealth and power, only one of them survived to adulthood.
Researchers In Kentucky May Have Just Unearthed A Mass Grave Of Black Union Soldiers Massacred During The Civil War

Researchers In Kentucky May Have Just Unearthed A Mass Grave Of Black Union Soldiers Massacred During The Civil War

In January 1865, 22 Black Union soldiers were killed in the Simpsonville Massacre, and their mass grave may have finally been located in the field of a local soybean farmer.
Scientists Just Discovered A 113-Million-Year-Old Fossilized ‘Hell Ant’ — And It’s The Oldest Ant Fossil Ever Found

Scientists Just Discovered A 113-Million-Year-Old Fossilized ‘Hell Ant’ — And It’s The Oldest Ant Fossil Ever Found

The "hell ant" had "bizarre predatory adaptations," namely upward-facing, scythe-like jaws that would impale its prey before moving it like a forklift into its mouth.