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Doggerland: The Landmass That Connected Britain To Mainland Europe Before Sinking Into The North Sea

Doggerland: The Landmass That Connected Britain To Mainland Europe Before Sinking Into The North Sea

Just over 8,000 years ago, a region called Doggerland that was covered in verdant forests and marshy landscapes stretched from Great Britain to Germany and the Netherlands — but it was submerged as the North Sea rose at the end of the last Ice Age.
557 Rare Coins From The Middle Ages Dug Up By Amateur Metal Detectorists

557 Rare Coins From The Middle Ages Dug Up By Amateur Metal Detectorists

The haul is estimated to be worth more than $195,000 and could be the biggest of its kind in the United Kingdom in the last decade.
Listen To The Only Known Recording Of Frida Kahlo’s Voice, Uncovered Decades After Her Death

Listen To The Only Known Recording Of Frida Kahlo’s Voice, Uncovered Decades After Her Death

The audio recording features Mexican painter Frida Kahlo as she recites an essay she wrote dedicated to her husband and creative partner, muralist Diego Rivera.
The Mount Vesuvius Eruption Was So Hot That It Turned One Man’s Brain To ‘Glass’

The Mount Vesuvius Eruption Was So Hot That It Turned One Man’s Brain To ‘Glass’

When the volcano erupted in 79 A.D., it baked hundreds of people to death — and transformed at least one victim's brain matter into twisted, glassy fragments.
Remains Of 60 Mammoths Uncovered Near 15,000-Year-Old Human-Made Traps In Mexico

Remains Of 60 Mammoths Uncovered Near 15,000-Year-Old Human-Made Traps In Mexico

The discovery is "an unprecedented opportunity to delve into more than 30,000 years of history."
Perfectly Preserved 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Found In Siberian Permafrost

Perfectly Preserved 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Found In Siberian Permafrost

"This is a unique discovery of the first ever remains of a fully grown Pleistocene wolf with its tissue preserved."
Massive 1,100-Year-Old ‘Beer Hall’ For The Viking Elite Discovered In Scotland

Massive 1,100-Year-Old ‘Beer Hall’ For The Viking Elite Discovered In Scotland

Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during the 12th Century — and his high-ranking officers.
Scientists Find Previously Unknown Species Of Millipede Preserved In Burmese Amber For 99 Million Years

Scientists Find Previously Unknown Species Of Millipede Preserved In Burmese Amber For 99 Million Years

The finding has led scientists to rethink the entire evolution of millipedes which dates back 100 million years.
Remains Of Fierce Prehistoric Honey Badger Relative Uncovered In South Africa

Remains Of Fierce Prehistoric Honey Badger Relative Uncovered In South Africa

The Mellivora benfieldi was smaller in size but possessed many of the same traits as its modern relative.
Scientists Just Found The World’s Oldest Bed In A 200,000-Year-Old South African Cave Dwelling

Scientists Just Found The World’s Oldest Bed In A 200,000-Year-Old South African Cave Dwelling

Layers of sediment found inside the cave show remnants of burnt camphor leaves, likely used as a natural insect repellent.
Drought Reveals A Stunning Ancient Palace In A Dried-Up Water Reservoir In Iraq

Drought Reveals A Stunning Ancient Palace In A Dried-Up Water Reservoir In Iraq

Kemune Palace was part of the mysterious Mittani Empire that ruled Syria and northern Mesopotamia thousands of years ago.