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Researchers Just Identified This 430,000-Year-Old Stick From Greece As The Oldest Wooden Tool Ever Found

Discovered at the Marathousa 1 archaeological site, this 31-inch piece of alder wood may have been used to either dig through mud or butcher elephants, bones of which were found just nearby.

By Kaleena Fraga Jan 28, 2026

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Researchers Just Identified This 430,000-Year-Old Stick From Greece As The Oldest Wooden Tool Ever Found

Discovered at the Marathousa 1 archaeological site, this 31-inch piece of alder wood may have been used to either dig through mud or butcher elephants, bones of which were found just nearby.

By Kaleena Fraga January 28, 2026

New Research Suggests The T. Rex Had A Longer Lifespan Than Previously Believed — And Didn’t Reach Full Size Until 40 Years Old

Earlier studies suggested that the Tyrannosaurus rex died by age 30, but recent research into the growth rings in the leg bones of 17 T. rex specimens has revealed that the creatures continued to grow until they were at least 40.

By Austin Harvey Jan 27, 2026

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New Research Suggests The T. Rex Had A Longer Lifespan Than Previously Believed — And Didn’t Reach Full Size Until 40 Years Old

By Austin Harvey January 27, 2026

500,000-Year-Old Hammer Unearthed In England Proves To Be The Oldest Elephant Bone Tool Ever Found In Europe

Unearthed in the village of Boxgrove, this triangular hammer measuring four inches long and two inches wide was used to sharpen other tools in a process known as knapping.

By Kaleena Fraga Jan 27, 2026

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500,000-Year-Old Hammer Unearthed In England Proves To Be The Oldest Elephant Bone Tool Ever Found In Europe

Unearthed in the village of Boxgrove, this triangular hammer measuring four inches long and two inches wide was used to sharpen other tools in a process known as knapping.

By Kaleena Fraga January 27, 2026

Eilmer Of Malmesbury Alongside Halleys Comet Featured

Research Suggests That An 11th-Century Monk Discovered Halley’s Comet 600 Years Before Astronomer Edmond Halley

Halley's Comet is named after Edmond Halley, the British astronomer who first identified it as a periodic comet in the 18th century — but new research has revealed that a monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury actually discovered the comet's cyclical appearance 600 years earlier.

By Austin Harvey Jan 26, 2026

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Research Suggests That An 11th-Century Monk Discovered Halley’s Comet 600 Years Before Astronomer Edmond Halley

By Austin Harvey January 26, 2026

A Metal Detectorist In Germany Just Happened Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Cross Featuring Jesus Surrounded By A Wheel

Known as a "wheel cross," this type of totem was common when the region first began to embrace Christianity in the 10th and 11th centuries.

By Kaleena Fraga Jan 26, 2026

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A Metal Detectorist In Germany Just Happened Upon A 1,000-Year-Old Cross Featuring Jesus Surrounded By A Wheel

Known as a "wheel cross," this type of totem was common when the region first began to embrace Christianity in the 10th and 11th centuries.

By Kaleena Fraga January 26, 2026

Dwarves And Disabled People May Have Been Worshipped By Ancient People, Researchers Say

Time and time again, researchers have excavated the bodies of individuals who died of rare diseases and found that they were buried in culturally significant gravesites or among those held in high esteem by society.

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 26, 2026

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Dwarves And Disabled People May Have Been Worshipped By Ancient People, Researchers Say

By Marco Margaritoff January 26, 2026

Scientists May Have Identified A New Form Of Life That’s Neither Plant Nor Fungus

There are currently six accepted kingdoms of life, such as plants, animals, and fungi — and Prototaxites may have represented a seventh life form that's now extinct.

By Austin Harvey Jan 23, 2026

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Scientists May Have Identified A New Form Of Life That’s Neither Plant Nor Fungus

There are currently six accepted kingdoms of life, such as plants, animals, and fungi — and Prototaxites may have represented a seventh life form that's now extinct.

By Austin Harvey January 23, 2026

Archaeologists Preparing For Development In Eastern Rome Happened Upon Ancient Tombs And A Shrine To Hercules

Found in the Pietralata district's Parco delle Acacie, this site was continuously developed and occupied from the 5th century B.C.E. to the 3rd century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga Jan 23, 2026

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Archaeologists Preparing For Development In Eastern Rome Happened Upon Ancient Tombs And A Shrine To Hercules

Found in the Pietralata district's Parco delle Acacie, this site was continuously developed and occupied from the 5th century B.C.E. to the 3rd century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga January 23, 2026

Scientists Have Captured Jaguars ‘Meowing’ For The First Time Ever

Scientists have long believed that most big cats can't meow, but cameras in Brazil's Iguaçu National Park have now recorded mother jaguars and their cubs making "meow-like" vocalizations.

By Kaleena Fraga Jan 22, 2026

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Scientists Have Captured Jaguars ‘Meowing’ For The First Time Ever

Scientists have long believed that most big cats can't meow, but cameras in Brazil's Iguaçu National Park have now recorded mother jaguars and their cubs making "meow-like" vocalizations.

By Kaleena Fraga January 22, 2026