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Germany’s “Stonehenge” Reveals Evidence of Human Sacrifice
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of 10 women and children who may have been sacrificed at the Pömmelte enclosure, a 4,300-year-old Neolithic circle
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Kadibil, who died at the age of 95, had her incredible odyssey recounted in the acclaimed 2002 film ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
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Study Suggests There’s No Limit on Longevity, But Getting Super Old Is Still Tough
After the age of 105, the odds of dying plateau, meaning it’s possible to live beyond the current record of 123 years
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The Man Who Believed Nudity Should Be a Civil Right
Turner V. Stokes, who died on Saturday at the age of 90, advocated for nudists’ ability to go about sans clothing
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New Evidence Smashes Assumptions of Crushing Death for Pompeii Skeleton
Researchers found the intact skull of the skeleton that made headlines for being pinned beneath a giant stone block
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How Inca Mummies Helped a Soccer Player Who Was Banned from the World Cup
Paolo Guerrero failed a drug test, but insists he never took cocaine. Three ancient mummies are lending credence to his case
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How the Belize Barrier Reef Beat the Endangered List
An oil drilling moratorium, development restrictions and fishing reform has helped the 200-mile-reef come off Unesco’s endangered world heritage sites list
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Our Galaxy Is Really Greasy and Smells Like Moth Balls
A new study estimates that a quarter to half the carbon in interstellar space is in the form of greasy aliphatic carbon
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Newly Discovered Footage Offers Rare Glimpse of FDR Walking
Stricken with polio at the age of 39, Roosevelt did not like to be photographed as he struggled to walk
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Now That the Smog Has Lifted, Astronomy Returns to London’s Royal Observatory
A new telescope that filters out light pollution and interference will watch the stars from the site constructed in 1675
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A Nesting Bird Nearly Derailed a Canadian Music Festival
The brooding killdeer laid its eggs on a patch of cobblestone where the main stage of Ottawa’s Bluesfest was supposed to be set up
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Restorationist Botches 16th-Century Spanish Statue of Saint
Reports indicate a local priest hired an art teacher to restore the polychromatic wooden statue, with cartoonish results
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David Goldblatt, the South African Photographer Who Documented Life Under Apartheid, Has Died at 87
He did not rush to the frontlines of violent events, but instead photographed everyday scenes of racial discrimination
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Flight Attendants May Face Increased Risk for Many Cancers, Study Finds
Flight attendants are exposed to a number of possible or probable cancer-causing factors
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Route 66 and 10 Other Sites That Made the 2018 “Most Endangered Historic Places” List
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list is out
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Is This Painted Tile Da Vinci’s Earliest Known Work?
Two Italian scholars believe the tile was painted by the Renaissance master in 1471, but other experts are not convinced
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Australian Feral Cats Eat More Than a Million Reptiles Per Day
A new study shows cats snack on 258 reptile species, and could push some to the brink of extinction
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Why the Skeleton of the “Irish Giant” Could Be Buried at Sea
Activists want the bones of Charles Byrne to be buried according to his wishes
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Mosquito-Borne Keystone Virus Has Been Found in Humans for the First Time
But the virus may have been infecting people for much longer than scientists realized
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The Physics Behind a Leaky Faucet’s Maddening ‘Plink’
Microphones and high-speed cameras show that what happens when a water droplet hits water is surprisingly complicated
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