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Dig to Find Fabled Nazi Gold Train Begins
Explorers believe the Nazis stashed an armored train full of gold and weapons in tunnels in Poland’s Owl Mountains
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Journey to the Center of Earth
This 340-Million-Year-Old Ocean Crust Could Date Back to Pangaea
Researchers believe they’ve found the world’s oldest ocean crust
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The So-Called “Superhenge” Was Made of Wood, Not Stone
New research shows that the ancient structure was also taken down in a hurry
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Adorable Stubby Squid Found Off the Coast of Southern California
Researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus happened across a particularly cute stubby squid
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Eerie Video Shows How Coral Bleaches
Time-lapse video captures the coral’s convulsions while it expels the algae that give it color
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Highest Peak in South Dakota Renamed for Oglala Lakota Medicine Man
A federal board has officially changed South Dakota’s Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak
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Finland’s Hot New Karaoke Bar Is a Public Library
Don’t stop believin’ in the power of music
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Part of Your Suntan Comes From Photons That Are Billions of Years Old
Thank bodies from beyond the galaxy for a bit of that golden glow
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This Deadly Plant Virus Attracts Bees
The cucumber mosaic virus alters the scent of tomato plants to attract more bees to their ailing hosts
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Did the Ancient Greeks Engage in Human Sacrifice?
The remains uncovered at an altar to Zeus on Mount Lykaion may confirm legends about human sacrifice at the shrine
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There’s a Price to Pay for Saving Spots at Italian Beaches
Be careful where you lay your towel
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Tourists in Hawaii Accidentally Discovered Ancient Petroglyphs
A stroke of luck on the beach
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The Rules About How to Address the U.S. Flag Came About Because No One Wanted to Look Like a Nazi
During the National Anthem, Americans are asked to put their right hands over their hearts. But why?
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First Humans Entered the Americas Along the Coast, Not Through the Ice
Evidence mounts against the traditional story of early human migration through an ice corridor
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Fertility Problems for Man’s Best Friend Could Spell Trouble for Man
Dog sperm quality has decreased likely from household chemical exposure
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Ancient Hominids Used These 250,000-Year-Old Tools for Butchery
Traces of blood on the prehistoric tools, suggest our ancestors had a much more varied diet than once thought
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World’s Oldest Gold Object May Have Just Been Unearthed in Bulgaria
A small gold bead shows that Copper Age people in the Balkans were processing gold 6,500 years ago
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The Robe Volante, the First Comfortable Dress in France, Sells for $150,000
The sweatpants of its day for courtiers, the style was a rebellion against the elaborate, corseted dresses of Louis XIV’s court
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