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The Surprising Story Behind Antarctica’s Blood Falls, The Glacier That Seems To Be Gushing Blood

It took a century for scientists to figure out the reason for Blood Falls' crimson water — and how it flows out of the glacier.

By John Kuroski • Jun 1, 2025

The Surprising Story Behind Antarctica’s Blood Falls, The Glacier That Seems To Be Gushing Blood

It took a century for scientists to figure out the reason for Blood Falls' crimson water — and how it flows out of the glacier.

By John Kuroski • June 1, 2025

Dorothy Counts, The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Integrated A Charlotte High School In 1957

Dorothy Counts became the first Black student at Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, but she had to withdraw after just a week due to the vicious racism she faced.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 28, 2025

Dorothy Counts, The 15-Year-Old Girl Who Integrated A Charlotte High School In 1957

Dorothy Counts became the first Black student at Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, but she had to withdraw after just a week due to the vicious racism she faced.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 28, 2025

The Tooth Of A Prehistoric Giant Ground Sloth Was Just Found During The Construction Of A Road In Texas

Large prehistoric animals like the giant ground sloth were commonly found in the area that's now Texas during the Ice Age, which ended 11,700 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 23, 2025

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The Tooth Of A Prehistoric Giant Ground Sloth Was Just Found During The Construction Of A Road In Texas

Large prehistoric animals like the giant ground sloth were commonly found in the area that's now Texas during the Ice Age, which ended 11,700 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 23, 2025

How Võ Thị Thắng Became A Symbol Of The Revolutionary Women Who Fought In The Vietnam War

Captured by South Vietnamese forces in 1968 and punished with 20 years of hard labor, Võ Thị Thắng was famously joyful at her sentencing — confident that South Vietnam would fall long before her sentence was over.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2025

How Võ Thị Thắng Became A Symbol Of The Revolutionary Women Who Fought In The Vietnam War

Captured by South Vietnamese forces in 1968 and punished with 20 years of hard labor, Võ Thị Thắng was famously joyful at her sentencing — confident that South Vietnam would fall long before her sentence was over.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2025

Archaeologists Have Discovered Six Centuries-Old Shipwrecks During Construction On Sweden’s Coast

The shipwrecks span from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, but not much is known about why they all sank off the coast of Varberg, Sweden.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2025

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Archaeologists Have Discovered Six Centuries-Old Shipwrecks During Construction On Sweden’s Coast

The shipwrecks span from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, but not much is known about why they all sank off the coast of Varberg, Sweden.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2025

Archaeologists Find ‘Very Rare’ African Figurines In A 1,500-Year-Old Burial In Israel’s Negev Desert

Made from valuable ebony and carved with "African facial features," the figurines found in graves in Israel seem to have been worn as pendants around the sixth or seventh century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 19, 2025

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Archaeologists Find ‘Very Rare’ African Figurines In A 1,500-Year-Old Burial In Israel’s Negev Desert

Made from valuable ebony and carved with "African facial features," the figurines found in graves in Israel seem to have been worn as pendants around the sixth or seventh century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 19, 2025

Inside Whittier, The Bizarre Alaskan Town Where Almost All The Residents Live In The Same Building

About 60 miles away from Anchorage, at the head of the Passage Canal, lies Whittier, a town where nearly the entire population lives in a single building called Begich Towers.

By John Kuroski • May 18, 2025

Inside Whittier, The Bizarre Alaskan Town Where Almost All The Residents Live In The Same Building

About 60 miles away from Anchorage, at the head of the Passage Canal, lies Whittier, a town where nearly the entire population lives in a single building called Begich Towers.

By John Kuroski • May 18, 2025

Greek Tomb Once Believed To Hold Alexander The Great’s Father Actually Contains A Young Man, A Woman, And Six Babies

Though Tomb I at Vergina in northern Greece was long thought to hold the remains of King Philip II of Macedon, new analysis shows that it may actually be the burial site of a separate, unknown Macedonian king.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 14, 2025

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Greek Tomb Once Believed To Hold Alexander The Great’s Father Actually Contains A Young Man, A Woman, And Six Babies

Though Tomb I at Vergina in northern Greece was long thought to hold the remains of King Philip II of Macedon, new analysis shows that it may actually be the burial site of a separate, unknown Macedonian king.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 14, 2025

New Study Suggests That Humans Arrived In Sicily At Least 16,500 Years Ago — Much Earlier Than Once Thought

New research at San Teodoro cave near the town of Acquedolci suggests that prehistoric humans arrived in Sicily by boat during the last Ice Age.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 13, 2025

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New Study Suggests That Humans Arrived In Sicily At Least 16,500 Years Ago — Much Earlier Than Once Thought

New research at San Teodoro cave near the town of Acquedolci suggests that prehistoric humans arrived in Sicily by boat during the last Ice Age.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 13, 2025

Colonia Dignidad, The Disturbing German Cult In Chile That Was Founded By Nazis And Child Abusers

Beginning in 1961, Nazi fugitives and followers of minister Paul Schäfer flocked to Colonia Dignidad, a sprawling compound in Chile where cult members were separated from their families and forced to perform physical labor.

By All That's Interesting • May 11, 2025

Colonia Dignidad, The Disturbing German Cult In Chile That Was Founded By Nazis And Child Abusers

Beginning in 1961, Nazi fugitives and followers of minister Paul Schäfer flocked to Colonia Dignidad, a sprawling compound in Chile where cult members were separated from their families and forced to perform physical labor.

By All That's Interesting • May 11, 2025