A Comet Explosion 1,500 Years Ago Destroyed Ancient Settlements Across North America
Approximately 1,500 years ago, a comet exploded over Northern America causing great destruction in a vast region covering three states in which many settlements belonging to the Ohio…
For the first time, humanity has glimpsed a black hole. For those who have drawn them for decades, it’s a big moment.
Thanks to a deep dive into our archives, and some help from space artists, we compiled a collection of the many ways artists have illustrated black holes across…
Venus’ “Squishy” Outer Shell May Be Resurfacing the Planet, According to a Research
This illustration of the large Quetzalpetlatl Corona located in Venus’ southern hemisphere depicts active volcanism and a subduction zone, where the foreground crust plunges into the planet’s interior….
3,500-Year-Old Failed Attempt at Brain Surgery Uncovered in Israel
An individual buried in a Bronze Age grave in Tel Megiddo, Israel. (Kalisher et al., PLoS One, 2023) A Late Bronze Age grave in the archaeological site of Meggido,…
Israeli Archaeologists Find 500,000-Year-Old Tusk of Straight-Tusked Elephant
The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant that lived throughout Europe and Asia between 1.5 million and 100,000 years ago. The animal stood up to 4 m…
Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation
Reaching the culmination of a search that has been going on for the past several years, a team of archaeologists affiliated with the British Museum has finally unearthed…
The truth behind the 300-year-old ‘Mermaid mummy’ ‘caught in the Pacific Ocean’ and worshipped for its immortality-giving powers
Medical tests performed on a mummified mermaid corpse on display at a temple in Japan have been exposed as a hoax. The so-called “mermaid mummy” is actually a…
An Egyptian king was brutally killed on the battlefield using swords, axes, and spears, according to new scans.
NEW analysis of the remains of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has revealed he may have been brutally murdered on the battlefield. A recent CT scan of the mummy…
£15BILLION of treasure on ‘holy grail’ shipwreck found after 300 years
THE sunken treasures of a vessel dubbed the “holy grail” of shipwrecks have been uncovered in extraordinary underwater footage. The £15billion spoils of the legendary San Jose Galleon have survived over…
CELTIC WOMAN FOUND BURIED INSIDE A TREE ‘WEARING FANCY CLOTHES AND JEWELLERY’ AFTER 2,200 YEARS
Celtic woman found buried inside a TREE ‘wearing fancy clothes and jewellery’ after 2,200 years The ancient corpse of a woman buried in a hollowed-out tree in…
3600 Year Old Pits Full Of Giant Hands Discovered In Egypt Archaeologists Discovered
An astonishing discovery occurred in the fall of 2011 when a team of archaeologists working in the palace of ancient Avaris, Egypt, found the remains of 16 human…
Cutting Open the 2,000-Year-Old Box Tomb
An ancient burial mound excavated in Siberia was found to contain 50 bodies and numerous bronze tools and artifacts. This exciting discovery belongs to an as-yet unidentified culture….