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Archaeologists Just Found The First Evidence Proving That Roman Gladiators Fought Lions

Bite marks on the pelvis of an 1,800-year-old skeleton found in York, England just provided the first-ever direct evidence that ancient Roman gladiators were made to fight against great beasts like lions.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 25, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Found The First Evidence Proving That Roman Gladiators Fought Lions

Bite marks on the pelvis of an 1,800-year-old skeleton found in York, England just provided the first-ever direct evidence that ancient Roman gladiators were made to fight against great beasts like lions.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 25, 2025

A Live Colossal Squid Was Just Seen In The Deep Ocean For The First Time

Although the species was first identified 100 years ago, the colossal squid has remained elusive and has never been seen alive in its natural environment — until now.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 24, 2025

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A Live Colossal Squid Was Just Seen In The Deep Ocean For The First Time

Although the species was first identified 100 years ago, the colossal squid has remained elusive and has never been seen alive in its natural environment — until now.

By Austin Harvey • April 24, 2025

A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Horse Cemetery With More Than 100 Burials Was Just Discovered In Germany

While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, archaeologists uncovered an ancient horse cemetery that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 24, 2025

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A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Horse Cemetery With More Than 100 Burials Was Just Discovered In Germany

While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, archaeologists uncovered an ancient horse cemetery that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 24, 2025

An Angler In Texas Sets A New World Record By Catching A 153-Pound Alligator Gar

The alligator gar snagged by Art Weston and Captain Kirk Kirkland in Lake Livingston is the heaviest freshwater fish ever caught on a two-pound line.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 22, 2025

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An Angler In Texas Sets A New World Record By Catching A 153-Pound Alligator Gar

The alligator gar snagged by Art Weston and Captain Kirk Kirkland in Lake Livingston is the heaviest freshwater fish ever caught on a two-pound line.

By Austin Harvey • April 22, 2025

Rare Discovery Of Mummified Lion Cubs, Cobras, And Crocodiles Unveiled In Egypt

"People would make devotional offerings in the form of animals as mummies. This would have more potency as a blood sacrifice, compared to stone or wooden images."

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 18, 2025

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Rare Discovery Of Mummified Lion Cubs, Cobras, And Crocodiles Unveiled In Egypt

"People would make devotional offerings in the form of animals as mummies. This would have more potency as a blood sacrifice, compared to stone or wooden images."

By Marco Margaritoff • April 18, 2025

Scientists Uncover A Prehistoric Predator In Africa That Had Three Pairs Of Fangs

It was the size of a car and its teeth were the size of bananas.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 17, 2025

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Scientists Uncover A Prehistoric Predator In Africa That Had Three Pairs Of Fangs

It was the size of a car and its teeth were the size of bananas.

By Natasha Ishak • April 17, 2025

Scientists In Nebraska Investigate Fossils From Massive Herd Of Prehistoric Rhinos That Was Buried Under Volcanic Ash 12 Million Years Ago

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 11, 2025

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Scientists In Nebraska Investigate Fossils From Massive Herd Of Prehistoric Rhinos That Was Buried Under Volcanic Ash 12 Million Years Ago

Massive herds of prehistoric rhinos known as Teleoceras major once roamed the plains of present-day Nebraska — then many of them died out in dramatic fashion when the nearby Yellowstone volcano erupted and the region was blanketed in ash that piled up as much as a foot high.

By Amber Morgan • April 11, 2025

Iowa Teenager Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw While Walking Around Friend’s Farm

If the prehistoric mastodon fossil hadn't been found when it was, it might have dried out and crumbled.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 6, 2025

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Iowa Teenager Finds 34,000-Year-Old Mastodon Jaw While Walking Around Friend’s Farm

If the prehistoric mastodon fossil hadn't been found when it was, it might have dried out and crumbled.

By Natasha Ishak • April 6, 2025

Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England

Found at the Nescot archaeological site in 2015, these largely corgi-like canines were believed to have been ritually killed in various ceremonies, likely in honor of deities such as Pluto, god of the underworld, and Hecate, goddess of witchcraft and the Moon.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 31, 2025

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Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England

Found at the Nescot archaeological site in 2015, these largely corgi-like canines were believed to have been ritually killed in various ceremonies, likely in honor of deities such as Pluto, god of the underworld, and Hecate, goddess of witchcraft and the Moon.

By Austin Harvey • March 31, 2025

99-Million-Year-Old Parasitic Wasp With A ‘Venus Flytrap’ Abdomen Found Preserved In Amber

At first glance, Sirenobethylus charybdis may look like a wasp you'd see today — but a closer look reveals a horrifying "grasping apparatus."

By Austin Harvey • Mar 28, 2025

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99-Million-Year-Old Parasitic Wasp With A ‘Venus Flytrap’ Abdomen Found Preserved In Amber

At first glance, Sirenobethylus charybdis may look like a wasp you'd see today — but a closer look reveals a horrifying "grasping apparatus."

By Austin Harvey • March 28, 2025