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Archaeologists Have Just Discovered An Ancient Trojan City In Greece

This is the first evidence discovered that proves the lost city of Tenea truly existed beyond ancient myth.

By Bernadette Deron • Feb 1, 2025

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Archaeologists Have Just Discovered An Ancient Trojan City In Greece

This is the first evidence discovered that proves the lost city of Tenea truly existed beyond ancient myth.

By Bernadette Deron • February 1, 2025

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.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 1, 2025

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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.

By Natasha Ishak • February 1, 2025

British Man Discovers Rare Collection Of Original ‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ Drawings And Manuscripts In His Late Father’s Attic

The trove of original sketches, drafts, and correspondence that once belonged to Winnie-the-Pooh creator A.A. Milne just sold for $118,000 at auction.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 31, 2025

British Man Discovers Rare Collection Of Original ‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ Drawings And Manuscripts In His Late Father’s Attic

The trove of original sketches, drafts, and correspondence that once belonged to Winnie-the-Pooh creator A.A. Milne just sold for $118,000 at auction.

By Amber Morgan • January 31, 2025

Researchers Just Concluded That A Painting Bought For $50 At A Minnesota Garage Sale Is A Lost Van Gogh Worth $15 Million

Titled Elimar, this rediscovered study of a fisherman is believed to have been created during Vincent van Gogh's one-year stay at a French asylum in 1889.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 31, 2025

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Researchers Just Concluded That A Painting Bought For $50 At A Minnesota Garage Sale Is A Lost Van Gogh Worth $15 Million

Titled Elimar, this rediscovered study of a fisherman is believed to have been created during Vincent van Gogh's one-year stay at a French asylum in 1889.

By Austin Harvey • January 31, 2025

Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Moving: Why It’s Happening And What It Means

Recent measurements of the shift in Earth's magnetic north pole show that it's moving toward Russia in an unprecedented way that scientists are calling "something that we have never observed before."

By Amber Morgan • Jan 30, 2025

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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Moving: Why It’s Happening And What It Means

Recent measurements of the shift in Earth's magnetic north pole show that it's moving toward Russia in an unprecedented way that scientists are calling "something that we have never observed before."

By Amber Morgan • January 30, 2025

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.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 30, 2025

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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.

By Natasha Ishak • January 30, 2025

Amateur Fossil Hunter Discovers 66-Million-Year-Old Fish Vomit On A Beach In Denmark

Experts believe the vomit came from a prehistoric shark or fish that dined on sea lilies before regurgitating the parts it couldn't digest.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 29, 2025

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Amateur Fossil Hunter Discovers 66-Million-Year-Old Fish Vomit On A Beach In Denmark

Experts believe the vomit came from a prehistoric shark or fish that dined on sea lilies before regurgitating the parts it couldn't digest.

By Amber Morgan • January 29, 2025

An Ancient Roman Lock Made Of Gold Was Just Discovered By A Metal Detectorist In Germany

Made of lustrous gold and measuring in at just over one centimeter across, this lock was likely made during the third or fourth century C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 29, 2025

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An Ancient Roman Lock Made Of Gold Was Just Discovered By A Metal Detectorist In Germany

Made of lustrous gold and measuring in at just over one centimeter across, this lock was likely made during the third or fourth century C.E.

By Austin Harvey • January 29, 2025

Archaeologists Just Uncovered A 650,000-Square-Foot Underground City Right Below An Historic Town In Central Iran

This enormous "subterranean settlement" was equipped with an aqueduct designed not only to store and transport water, but also to cool these underground chambers so they could serve as a refuge from the summer heat.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 28, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Uncovered A 650,000-Square-Foot Underground City Right Below An Historic Town In Central Iran

This enormous "subterranean settlement" was equipped with an aqueduct designed not only to store and transport water, but also to cool these underground chambers so they could serve as a refuge from the summer heat.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 28, 2025

A Pregnant Woman Sacrificed In Ecuador 1,200 Years Ago May Have Been Killed To Appease El Niño

The young woman was seven to nine months pregnant when she was killed, and researchers believe she may have been sacrificed due to her fertility.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 27, 2025

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A Pregnant Woman Sacrificed In Ecuador 1,200 Years Ago May Have Been Killed To Appease El Niño

The young woman was seven to nine months pregnant when she was killed, and researchers believe she may have been sacrificed due to her fertility.

By Amber Morgan • January 27, 2025

7,000-Year-Old Poison Arrowheads Found Embedded In An Antelope Bone Uncovered Inside A South African Cave

Perhaps the world's oldest weapons equipped with a multi-ingredient poison cocktail, these arrowheads were laced with deadly ricin as well as digitoxin and strophanthidin, which can stop the heart.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 27, 2025

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7,000-Year-Old Poison Arrowheads Found Embedded In An Antelope Bone Uncovered Inside A South African Cave

Perhaps the world's oldest weapons equipped with a multi-ingredient poison cocktail, these arrowheads were laced with deadly ricin as well as digitoxin and strophanthidin, which can stop the heart.

By Austin Harvey • January 27, 2025

Ice Age Fossils Of Bear And Wolf-Like Species Discovered In Underwater Cave Off The Coast Of Mexico

In the depths of the Hoyo Negro pit 180 feet below sea level, a diving team has successfully recovered the skulls, jaw bones, and other remains of two long-extinct Ice Age species.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 26, 2025

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Ice Age Fossils Of Bear And Wolf-Like Species Discovered In Underwater Cave Off The Coast Of Mexico

In the depths of the Hoyo Negro pit 180 feet below sea level, a diving team has successfully recovered the skulls, jaw bones, and other remains of two long-extinct Ice Age species.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 26, 2025