Paleontologists ‘Discover’ Fossil of Giant Extinct Eagle That Dwarfed Modern Raptors, Could Kill Kangaroo
Fossil hunters Down Under have pieced together the story of a colossal prehistoric raptor—a bird so huge its talons could have killed a kangaroo. The bones of a giant avian ...
04-1-2023
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Family Finds Sapphires Stashed ‘in Socks’ in Late Grandma’s House That Sell for Fortune—Here’s How Much
Sapphires discovered hidden in a Derbyshire house have sold for 17,800 pounds at a Lichfield auction house in the UK on Monday, March 27. Yet the vivid blue ...
03-30-2023
Treasure Hunter Unearths 3.29-Carat Diamond as Large as an ‘English Pea’ at State Park, Plans on Selling It
A seasoned gem hunter has unearthed a 3.29-carat diamond at an Arkansas state park, the stone being the largest found at the site since September 2021. David Anderson ...
03-25-2023
Dutch Metal Detectorist Finds 1,000-Year-Old Golden Treasure From High Middle Ages
A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf, and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National ...
03-23-2023
5 Planets and Moon Set to Align to Form ‘Planet Parade’ Late March—Here’s What You Need to Know
The saga of the planetary parade now rolls into spring. As we cross the threshold from winter into bloom season 2023, five planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Mars—plus ...
03-20-2023
Chest-Bursting Wasps Among 600 New Species Discovered in Australia
‘Salsa dancing’ spiders, tiny crabs dressed in sea sponge, and chest-bursting wasps are among some of the 626 new Australian species scientists discovered in the past 12 months. ...
03-20-2023
Alberta Storm Chaser Captures Unreal ‘Light Pillars’ Beaming Into Night Sky—But What Are They?
It was a cold December night when Darlene Tanner looked out her car window and spotted the unworldly sight of "light pillars" in the sky. The Canadian hobby ...
03-16-2023
Pine Needles: An Ancient Ally for Human Health
Humans have long held a fascination with pine trees and their roles in the natural world around us. They are mysterious, beautiful, and ancient trees that can live ...
03-14-2023
Couple Clear Out Storage Unit, Stumble On Collection of 1,000 Vintage Cameras Worth $200,000
Kristen's boss had said there were some cameras in the self-storage when he asked her to clear out its contents last December. That was quite the understatement, she found ...
03-14-2023
Giant Flying Insect Found on Walmart in Arkansas Turns Out to Be Surviving Jurassic-Era Relic
A bug expert found a huge winged insect—misidentified as your average dragonfly—on the side of an Arkansas Walmart building years ago. The flying bug was, actually, far from average and ...
03-13-2023
This Western ‘Cliff Palace’ in America Was Built 750 Years Ago—Here’s Why They Were Probably Built
Imagine entering a grand sandstone palace, erected high up in the alcove of a cliff in the western U.S. This dream-like place really does exist. Built way back ...
03-10-2023
Researchers Reveal Hidden Corridor Inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza—It Was Used for This Purpose
A hidden corridor 30 feet (approx. 9 meters) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza and this could lead ...
03-7-2023
Metal Detectorist Uncovers Hoard of Gold, Jewels, Silver Coins Buried in Viking Gravesite 800 Years Ago
The traveler deposited the stash of gold, jewels, and silver coins near the Viking burial mounds in Haithabu some 800 years ago. Whoever that traveler was, and for ...
03-6-2023
Explorers Set Foot in Unreal Cave Hitherto Unseen Deep in Jungles of Vietnam: ‘A Different World’
The unsavvy adventurer might easily miss the treasures hidden in the remote, mountainous jungles located deep in central Vietnam. Yet, if you know where to look, just meters ...
03-5-2023
Never-Before-Seen Video of Sunken Titanic Released, Marks First Time Humans Feast Eyes on Wreck
The crew of HOV Alvin drank in the spectacle of a shipwreck’s haunting bow, recording the historic moment with their vehicle’s underwater video camera. The three researchers were ...
03-4-2023
Cave Sweet Cave? Why Does Half of This Modern Town in Australia Live Underground—With Own Church, Casino?
Deep in the South Australian outback, there lies a town where some fifty percent of its people live underground. The reason? It's not due to some nuclear catastrophe or ...
03-1-2023
Man Spends 24 Hours With an 88-Year-Old, the Last Man Living Alone in Hidden Forest Village
A man who hiked for hours to spend a day with an elderly man, living alone in a remote Japanese mountain village, has shared his unique experience to ...
02-28-2023
This Perfectly Preserved Praying Mantis Trapped in Fossilized Amber Is 30 Million Years Old
A praying mantis, encased in amber and frozen in time since Earth’s ancient Paleogene Period, sparked a flurry of bids amongst collectors after its modern discovery in the ...
02-27-2023
Amazon River Dolphin Wins Underwater Photographer of the Year—Beside Sea Jungles and Shipwrecks
We humans may fancy our dry-land abode a pretty fine place, yet nature has furnished a whole universe full of jaw-dropping scenes underwater. And it's just waiting for landbound photographers to ...
02-25-2023
Maritime Archeologists Find Skeletal Remains of Ship From 1800s Emerging From Sands on Shore of Nantucket
When the bones of a wrecked wooden boat emerged from sands on the south shore of Nantucket, researchers from the Egan Maritime Institute knew they had something extraordinary ...
02-24-2023
PHOTOS: This Magnificent Monastic Library in Germany Is One of the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
An elaborate two-story rococo hall inside an 11th-century abbey is so ornate that it is considered one of the world's most beautiful libraries. Wiblingen Abbey is a grand ...
02-20-2023
Researchers Unearth Ancient ‘Tavern’ in Iraq—With 5,000-Year-Old Fridge, Oven, Containers With Food
The Mesopotamian ancients might have done as many modern folk do, dropping into their local pub on the way home to cap off their daily grind, evidence now ...
02-18-2023
Hoard of 600 Medieval Coins Found by Detectorists Declared Treasure—Valued at 150,000 Pounds
A "150,000-pound" hoard of over 600 medieval coins found by amateur metal detectorists has been declared a treasure. Seven men found the coins on the Culden Faw Estate ...
02-16-2023