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Inside The Alien World Of Challenger Deep, The Deepest Point In The Entire Ocean

Challenger Deep lies 35,876 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean within the Mariana Trench, and the explorers who have ventured into its depths have spotted otherworldly landscapes, bizarre sea creatures, and even human trash.

By All That's Interesting • May 25, 2024

Inside The Alien World Of Challenger Deep, The Deepest Point In The Entire Ocean

Challenger Deep lies 35,876 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean within the Mariana Trench, and the explorers who have ventured into its depths have spotted otherworldly landscapes, bizarre sea creatures, and even human trash.

By All That's Interesting • May 25, 2024

Prehistoric Tools Found In Maryland Suggest Humans Came To America 7,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

Geologist Darrin Lowery published his findings from Parsons Island in a 260-page manuscript online, which has drawn criticism from academics who would have preferred Lowery publish in a peer-reviewed journal.

By Austin Harvey • May 24, 2024

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Prehistoric Tools Found In Maryland Suggest Humans Came To America 7,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

Geologist Darrin Lowery published his findings from Parsons Island in a 260-page manuscript online, which has drawn criticism from academics who would have preferred Lowery publish in a peer-reviewed journal.

By Austin Harvey • May 24, 2024

Explorers Discover The Wreckage Of World War 2 Ace Richard Bong’s Plane ‘Marge’ In A Papua New Guinea Jungle

The fighter plane, nicknamed "Marge" after Richard Bong's girlfriend, crashed into the jungle of Papua New Guinea in March 1944 after its engine failed.

By Amber Morgan • May 24, 2024

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Explorers Discover The Wreckage Of World War 2 Ace Richard Bong’s Plane ‘Marge’ In A Papua New Guinea Jungle

The fighter plane, nicknamed "Marge" after Richard Bong's girlfriend, crashed into the jungle of Papua New Guinea in March 1944 after its engine failed.

By Amber Morgan • May 24, 2024

Hundreds Of Bones From At Least Three Woolly Mammoths Found By An Austrian Man Renovating His Wine Cellar

The mammoth bones are between 30,000 and 40,000 years old and were well-preserved by the surrounding sediment.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 24, 2024

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Hundreds Of Bones From At Least Three Woolly Mammoths Found By An Austrian Man Renovating His Wine Cellar

The mammoth bones are between 30,000 and 40,000 years old and were well-preserved by the surrounding sediment.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 24, 2024

Mat-Making Workshop And Restaurant Discovered Among The Ruins Of Pompeii

A recent excavation in Pompeii has revealed the remains of a mat-making workshop near a restaurant that may have served elite diners.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 23, 2024

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Mat-Making Workshop And Restaurant Discovered Among The Ruins Of Pompeii

A recent excavation in Pompeii has revealed the remains of a mat-making workshop near a restaurant that may have served elite diners.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 23, 2024

Archaeologists In France Unearth American World War I Military Hospital

Massive military hospital complexes were set up across France during World War I — and now archaeologists have uncovered one near Savenay, along with a trove of items left behind by American soldiers.

By Austin Harvey • May 23, 2024

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Archaeologists In France Unearth American World War I Military Hospital

Massive military hospital complexes were set up across France during World War I — and now archaeologists have uncovered one near Savenay, along with a trove of items left behind by American soldiers.

By Austin Harvey • May 23, 2024

Maya Beekeeping Tools Used To Harvest Sacred Honey Centuries Ago Have Been Unearthed In The Yucatán

For centuries, Maya populations living in the jungles of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula harvested sacred honey that served as the backbone of much of their trade, medicine, and religious rituals.

By Amber Morgan • May 23, 2024

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Maya Beekeeping Tools Used To Harvest Sacred Honey Centuries Ago Have Been Unearthed In The Yucatán

For centuries, Maya populations living in the jungles of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula harvested sacred honey that served as the backbone of much of their trade, medicine, and religious rituals.

By Amber Morgan • May 23, 2024

Medieval Christians Supplied Pagans With Horses For Sacrifice, New Study Suggests

An analysis of 74 horses' teeth from pagan burials reveals that many of the animals originated from Christianized Scandinavia and traveled nearly 1,000 miles before being sacrificed.

By Austin Harvey • May 22, 2024

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Medieval Christians Supplied Pagans With Horses For Sacrifice, New Study Suggests

An analysis of 74 horses' teeth from pagan burials reveals that many of the animals originated from Christianized Scandinavia and traveled nearly 1,000 miles before being sacrificed.

By Austin Harvey • May 22, 2024

A 2,100-Year-Old Statue Head Of Hygieia, The Greek Goddess Of Health, Was Just Unearthed In Türkiye

Hygieia was the Greek goddess of health and cleanliness, and she lends her name to the word "hygiene."

By Amber Morgan • May 22, 2024

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A 2,100-Year-Old Statue Head Of Hygieia, The Greek Goddess Of Health, Was Just Unearthed In Türkiye

Hygieia was the Greek goddess of health and cleanliness, and she lends her name to the word "hygiene."

By Amber Morgan • May 22, 2024

A Beachgoer Just Happened Upon A Rare Pacific Footballfish That Washed Ashore In Oregon

Just 31 Pacific footballfish specimens have ever been recorded, leaving scientists largely baffled about these unusual deep-sea creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 22, 2024

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A Beachgoer Just Happened Upon A Rare Pacific Footballfish That Washed Ashore In Oregon

Just 31 Pacific footballfish specimens have ever been recorded, leaving scientists largely baffled about these unusual deep-sea creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 22, 2024