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Dentist Finds What May Be A Prehistoric Human Jawbone Embedded In His Parents’ New Floor

Ancient fossils — of both humans and animals — are more common in limestone than people may think.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 24, 2024

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Dentist Finds What May Be A Prehistoric Human Jawbone Embedded In His Parents’ New Floor

Ancient fossils — of both humans and animals — are more common in limestone than people may think.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 24, 2024

The Controversial History Of Ley Lines, From The Theory’s Origin To Its New Age Connection To UFOs

When Alfred Watkins first put forth the idea that straight lines connect landmarks across Britain in 1921, he didn't believe that these pathways had any mystical significance — then subsequent theorists transformed ley lines into something paranormal.

By Katie Serena • Apr 23, 2024

The Controversial History Of Ley Lines, From The Theory’s Origin To Its New Age Connection To UFOs

When Alfred Watkins first put forth the idea that straight lines connect landmarks across Britain in 1921, he didn't believe that these pathways had any mystical significance — then subsequent theorists transformed ley lines into something paranormal.

By Katie Serena • April 23, 2024

Scientists Discover Mount Vesuvius Boiled The Blood And Exploded The Brains Of Its Victims

A team of researchers put forward a theory of "sudden body fluid vaporization" for the victims' cause of death, and it is just as horrific as it sounds.

By Caroline Redmond • Apr 20, 2024

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Scientists Discover Mount Vesuvius Boiled The Blood And Exploded The Brains Of Its Victims

A team of researchers put forward a theory of "sudden body fluid vaporization" for the victims' cause of death, and it is just as horrific as it sounds.

By Caroline Redmond • April 20, 2024

Ichthyosaur Fossils Found By 11-Year-Old Girl In The U.K. May Belong To The Largest Marine Reptile Ever Discovered

Researchers who examined the fossils believe that they belong to a new species of prehistoric ocean giant, Ichthyotitan severnensis, which reached 82 feet in length.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 19, 2024

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Ichthyosaur Fossils Found By 11-Year-Old Girl In The U.K. May Belong To The Largest Marine Reptile Ever Discovered

Researchers who examined the fossils believe that they belong to a new species of prehistoric ocean giant, Ichthyotitan severnensis, which reached 82 feet in length.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 19, 2024

Scientists Just Discovered 100 New Species In An Oceanic Rift Off Of New Zealand’s Coast

Over the course of a three-week expedition, Ocean Census collected nearly 1,800 samples and discovered more than 100 new species.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 18, 2024

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Scientists Just Discovered 100 New Species In An Oceanic Rift Off Of New Zealand’s Coast

Over the course of a three-week expedition, Ocean Census collected nearly 1,800 samples and discovered more than 100 new species.

By Austin Harvey • April 18, 2024

Who Was Jack The Ripper? Inside The Century-Old Mystery And The Leading Theories Today

An unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five women in London in 1888, Jack the Ripper's identity remains one of history's most infamous unsolved mysteries.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 5, 2024

Who Was Jack The Ripper? Inside The Century-Old Mystery And The Leading Theories Today

An unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five women in London in 1888, Jack the Ripper's identity remains one of history's most infamous unsolved mysteries.

By Austin Harvey • April 5, 2024

Researchers Locate The 1886 Shipwreck Of The Steamship Milwaukee On The Bottom Of Lake Michigan Using Newspaper Articles

The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association found the wreckage of the steamship Milwaukee in June 2023, 137 years after it sank following a collision with the C. Hickox.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 2, 2024

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Researchers Locate The 1886 Shipwreck Of The Steamship Milwaukee On The Bottom Of Lake Michigan Using Newspaper Articles

The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association found the wreckage of the steamship Milwaukee in June 2023, 137 years after it sank following a collision with the C. Hickox.

By Austin Harvey • April 2, 2024

Edward Mordrake, The Man Who Allegedly Had One Head And Two Faces

Also known as Edward Mordake, Edward Mordrake was a 19th-century Englishman born with an extra face on the back of his head — or so the legends claim.

By Gina Dimuro • Mar 29, 2024

Edward Mordrake, The Man Who Allegedly Had One Head And Two Faces

Also known as Edward Mordake, Edward Mordrake was a 19th-century Englishman born with an extra face on the back of his head — or so the legends claim.

By Gina Dimuro • March 29, 2024

Researchers Have Traced The Ancestral Homeland Of Modern Humans To Botswana

"We've known for a long time that modern humans originated in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago... but what we hadn't known until the study was where exactly this homeland was."

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 29, 2024

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Researchers Have Traced The Ancestral Homeland Of Modern Humans To Botswana

"We've known for a long time that modern humans originated in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago... but what we hadn't known until the study was where exactly this homeland was."

By Natasha Ishak • March 29, 2024

115,000-Year-Old Bones Found In Poland Reveal Neanderthal Child Was Eaten By Gigantic Prehistoric Bird

Researchers realized the bones were so porous because they'd passed through the digestive system of an enormous bird.

By Caroline Redmond • Mar 27, 2024

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115,000-Year-Old Bones Found In Poland Reveal Neanderthal Child Was Eaten By Gigantic Prehistoric Bird

Researchers realized the bones were so porous because they'd passed through the digestive system of an enormous bird.

By Caroline Redmond • March 27, 2024