Archaeologists Discover 5000-Yr-Old Extraordinary Megalithic Stone Tomb Aligned With the Summer Solstice
The human remains inside the tomb show that the tomb had undergone burials over generations—a duration period of more than a thousand years.
Feb 3, 2025
Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Fascinating Cosmic Occurrence 'Blue Lurker' Star System 2,800 Light-Years From Earth
While most Sun-like stars take around 30 days to complete one rotation, this cosmic nomad completes its rotation in only four days.
Feb 3, 2025
Researchers Believe the First Stellar Explosions Might Have Released Water to Set Stage for Life After the Big Bang
This finding is a significant revision in the way we understand cosmic evolution and the possibility of life beyond Earth.
Feb 3, 2025
Ancient Greek Vase Depicting Mother Aphrodite Disciplining Her Unruly Child With a Sandal Awes Researchers
Eros, though primarily identified with the Greek god of love and sexual desire, takes on many various roles throughout Greek mythology.
Feb 3, 2025
Archaeologists Find 5th Century Game Pieces Made of Bones, Hinted at Roman Military Strategy
A four-armed symbol and an eight-armed pattern, both precisely struck, show how complex Roman entertainment was.
Feb 1, 2025
Study Reveals Ancient Flightless Birds Helped Spreading Colorful Native Fungi, Highlights Ecological Balance
The colorful, native fungi, which once were evolutionarily perfect for pollination by the Moa, stand-alone today as "ecological anachronisms."
Feb 1, 2025
Archaeologists Unearth Rare Neolithic Settlement, Sheds Light on Civilization and Agricultural Practice
What was supposed to be a parking lot construction site has now turned into a treasure of historical importance.
Feb 1, 2025
Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt
Alongside the lion cubs, researchers uncovered three other large cat mummies whose species remain unidentified.
Jan 28, 2025
Archaeologists Use Radar Mapping and Sound Tests to Locate an Ancient Inca Underground Tunnel in Peru
This find is the validation of rumors and historical texts recorded centuries ago regarding these subterranean passages.
Jan 28, 2025
Archaeologists Discover a 1300-Yr-Old Sandstone Rook Piece, Say It May Be the 'Oldest' Chess Piece Ever Found
Unlike modern chess rooks shaped like towers, early Islamic chess pieces featured rooks as horse-drawn chariots, reflecting their design style.
Jan 28, 2025
Researchers Unearth Fossil of Crocodile-Sized Creature, Say its Hammer-Shaped Skull Helped it to Feed on Underwater Plants
Imagine a marine reptile scraping algae off underwater rocks—a feeding strategy that was incredibly rare in prehistoric times.
Jan 27, 2025
Study Suggests the Atlantic Ocean Is Expanding by a Couple of Inches Every Year Due to a Massive Upwelling
The findings explain the mysterious forces causing North and South America to drift further away from Europe and Africa.
Jan 27, 2025
Archaeologists Unearth 12,000-Yr-Old Burial of a Woman, Believed to Have Been Shaman With a Spiritual Connection to Wild Animals
The woman lay on her right side, facing west, with her grave uniquely sealed by a large block of limestone—an uncommon practice for that time.
Jan 27, 2025
Experts Solve the Mystery Behind 24 Severed Feet Washing up on Shores, the First Was Found by a 12-Year-Old Girl
Grim discoveries along the British Columbia and Washington coasts sparked wild theories from aliens to a foot-fetish serial killer.
Jan 27, 2025
Paleontologists Discover a Rare 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Marine Reptile, Provide an Insight Into Its Evolution
Plesiosaurs were ancient sea reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs, roaming Earth's oceans for over 100 million years until their extinction.
Jan 27, 2025
Research Reveals Whales Evolved in Three Rapid Phases, Their Ancestors Crawled Out of the Sea 400 Million Years Ago
Free from ecological constraints, these early whales could experiment and quickly adapt to their new lifestyle in the water.
Jan 26, 2025
Archaeologists Unearth Bones from More than 10 Human Skeletons Inside a Cave, Shed Light on Prehistoric Migration Patterns and Cultures
Advanced genetic analysis of those remains has produced genetic diversity quite contrary to the surprise and previous archaeological assertions.
Jan 26, 2025
Archaeologists Stunned to Discover a Bronze Age Tomb With Two Bodies Locked In Embrace, Say They Died at the Same Time
The most striking finds included a faience flask, a luxury import from the Syrian-Mesopotamian borderlands.
Jan 25, 2025
Scientists Discover Remains of a Baby With a Nearly Complete Skull, It's 150,000 Years Older Than the Lucy Specimen
The discovery has left researchers astounded because of its exceptional preservation.
Jan 25, 2025
7000-Yr-Old Clay Seal Impression With Geometric Shapes Discovered, Likely Used to Stamp Deliveries
Unlike the later seals of the First Temple period in Jerusalem, which include names and biblical figures, this ancient impression predates writing.
Jan 25, 2025