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Archaeologists Uncover A 5,000-Year-Old Jade Dragon Inside A Tomb In Northern China

Archaeologists excavating an ancient tomb in Chifeng, China have unearthed a dragon figurine made of jade that's linked to the Neolithic Hongshan culture.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 18, 2024

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Archaeologists Uncover A 5,000-Year-Old Jade Dragon Inside A Tomb In Northern China

Archaeologists excavating an ancient tomb in Chifeng, China have unearthed a dragon figurine made of jade that's linked to the Neolithic Hongshan culture.

By Amber Morgan • October 18, 2024

The Sahara Desert Has Flooded For The First Time In Nearly Half A Century

Over a two-day period in September 2024, parts of the Sahara Desert received nearly eight inches of rain, leading to flash floods and significant changes to the sandy landscape.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 17, 2024

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The Sahara Desert Has Flooded For The First Time In Nearly Half A Century

Over a two-day period in September 2024, parts of the Sahara Desert received nearly eight inches of rain, leading to flash floods and significant changes to the sandy landscape.

By Amber Morgan • October 17, 2024

Archaeologists Just Uncovered A Hidden Tomb Filled With Ancient Skeletons Right Beneath The Iconic Al-Khazneh Building In Petra

Archaeologists digging at Al-Khazneh, featured in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, uncovered an ancient tomb filled with 12 skeletons — and one of them was clutching a vessel that looks remarkably like the Holy Grail depicted in the film.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 17, 2024

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Archaeologists Just Uncovered A Hidden Tomb Filled With Ancient Skeletons Right Beneath The Iconic Al-Khazneh Building In Petra

Archaeologists digging at Al-Khazneh, featured in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, uncovered an ancient tomb filled with 12 skeletons — and one of them was clutching a vessel that looks remarkably like the Holy Grail depicted in the film.

By Austin Harvey • October 17, 2024

The Oldest-Known Archaeological Evidence Of Cat Kneading Was Just Uncovered In Jerusalem

A 1,200-year-old clay jug showed marks left by a cat, which had seemingly kneaded the pottery while it was drying before it was fired.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 16, 2024

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The Oldest-Known Archaeological Evidence Of Cat Kneading Was Just Uncovered In Jerusalem

A 1,200-year-old clay jug showed marks left by a cat, which had seemingly kneaded the pottery while it was drying before it was fired.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 16, 2024

DNA Analysis Just Revealed The Diet Of The Infamous Lions Known As The ‘Man-Eaters Of Tsavo’

Between March and December 1898, two lions known as the "Man-Eaters of Tsavo" killed dozens of railway workers in Kenya — and a new study has now revealed the macabre full story of their diets.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 16, 2024

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DNA Analysis Just Revealed The Diet Of The Infamous Lions Known As The ‘Man-Eaters Of Tsavo’

Between March and December 1898, two lions known as the "Man-Eaters of Tsavo" killed dozens of railway workers in Kenya — and a new study has now revealed the macabre full story of their diets.

By Amber Morgan • October 16, 2024

U.K. Doctor Disguised Himself As A Nurse To Poison His Mom’s Partner With A Fake COVID Shot

Thomas Kwan reportedly wanted to kill his mother's partner of 20 years, Patrick O'Hara, over an inheritance dispute — so he injected him with a toxin that caused him to develop necrotizing fasciitis.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 15, 2024

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U.K. Doctor Disguised Himself As A Nurse To Poison His Mom’s Partner With A Fake COVID Shot

Thomas Kwan reportedly wanted to kill his mother's partner of 20 years, Patrick O'Hara, over an inheritance dispute — so he injected him with a toxin that caused him to develop necrotizing fasciitis.

By Austin Harvey • October 15, 2024

This Ancient Skeleton Just Allowed Researchers To Finally Solve The Mystery Of How Japan’s Population Was Formed

Remains dating back 2,300 years suggest that the current genome of Japan started to form when immigrants from the Korean Peninsula mixed with the native Jomon population during the Yayoi period.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 15, 2024

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This Ancient Skeleton Just Allowed Researchers To Finally Solve The Mystery Of How Japan’s Population Was Formed

Remains dating back 2,300 years suggest that the current genome of Japan started to form when immigrants from the Korean Peninsula mixed with the native Jomon population during the Yayoi period.

By Amber Morgan • October 15, 2024

Christopher Columbus Wasn’t A Christian From Italy, But Instead A Sephardic Jew From Spain, New Study Says

New DNA research has confirmed that Christopher Columbus' remains lie in Seville Cathedral in Spain, solving a centuries-old mystery about his final resting place — while also uncovering that he may have been of Sephardic Jewish descent.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 14, 2024

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Christopher Columbus Wasn’t A Christian From Italy, But Instead A Sephardic Jew From Spain, New Study Says

New DNA research has confirmed that Christopher Columbus' remains lie in Seville Cathedral in Spain, solving a centuries-old mystery about his final resting place — while also uncovering that he may have been of Sephardic Jewish descent.

By Amber Morgan • October 14, 2024

Archaeologists Just Unearthed A 6,000-Year-Old Neolithic Longhouse In Poland

Archaeologists excavating a Neolithic site in southeastern Poland discovered artifacts spanning thousands of years, including a rare longhouse from the Linear Pottery culture that was constructed around 5000 B.C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Oct 11, 2024

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Archaeologists Just Unearthed A 6,000-Year-Old Neolithic Longhouse In Poland

Archaeologists excavating a Neolithic site in southeastern Poland discovered artifacts spanning thousands of years, including a rare longhouse from the Linear Pottery culture that was constructed around 5000 B.C.E.

By Amber Morgan • October 11, 2024

Astonishing 3D Images Reconstruct The Wreck Of The Endurance, The Doomed Ship That Sank In Antarctica In 1915

The wreck of the Endurance was found in 2022, and the 25,000 images captured at the scene have now been compiled into a detailed reconstruction of this historic ship.

By Austin Harvey • Oct 11, 2024

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Astonishing 3D Images Reconstruct The Wreck Of The Endurance, The Doomed Ship That Sank In Antarctica In 1915

The wreck of the Endurance was found in 2022, and the 25,000 images captured at the scene have now been compiled into a detailed reconstruction of this historic ship.

By Austin Harvey • October 11, 2024