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530 Years Later, Richard III Gets a Royal Reburial
The king’s remains, which were found buried beneath a Leicester parking lot, will be reinterred this week
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American Bugs Almost Wiped Out France’s Wine Industry
When the Great French Wine Blight hit in the mid 1800s, the culprit turned out to be a pest from the New World that would forever alter wine production
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The Oldest Known Ancient Roman Fort Has Been Discovered in Italy
Researchers use laser scanners to identify a Roman military camp that may have initiated the settlement of the modern Italian city of Trieste
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People Ate Pork in the Middle East Until 1,000 B.C.—What Changed?
A new study investigates the historical factors leading up to the emergence of pork prohibition
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How an Early 19th Century Journalist Took Lincoln to Task for Travel Reimbursement
Lincoln was a congress member at the time but not the only one charging too much for travel
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Did Stonehenge Hold Up a Giant Stage?
A new theory poses that the prehistoric structure could have been something like an “ancient Mecca on stilts”
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Did a Recent Expedition Really Discover a “Lost City” in Honduras?
Controversy surrounds the recent announcement of a re-discovered ancient settlement in the jungles of Central America
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Neanderthal Jewelry Is Just as Fiercely Cool as You’d Imagine
A re-examination of a cave find indicates that the early human species sported eagle talons like some kind of prehistoric punk rockers
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When Breathtaking Rock Billboards Dominated the Sunset Strip
A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip’s “rock ‘n’ roll billboards”
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Sorry, ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake…No Circus Maximus for You
Rome blocks the remake from filming at the historic stadium
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We Now Have a Toll of All the Whales Killed by Hunting in the Last Century
The whaling industry killed nearly 3 million for their oil, researchers estimate. But the true total is likely higher.
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Saving the World’s Oldest Mummies From Rot in a Warmer, Wetter World
Why are the ancient bodies of the Chinchorro people stored in a Chilean museum rapidly degrading into black ooze?
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How Dick Tracy Invented the Smartwatch
The detective’s two-way wrist radio paved the way for the Apple Watch and other wearables
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UN: Destroying the Ancient City of Nimrud Was a “War Crime”
Global outcry after ISIS razes 3,000-year-old archaeological site with bulldozers
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St. Barts Is Like the Galapagos for Linguistic Diversity
Beyond the glitz of tourism, St. Barts natives speak in unique varieties of French
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Who’s Inside the Lead Coffin Found Near Richard III?
The mysterious identity of a female skeleton discovered in a coffin-within-a-coffin stumps archeologists
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Microsoft Billionaire Finds Enormous Sunken Japanese Battleship
Paul Allen used his megayacht to locate the long-lost ship, which has been missing since World War II
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The Real Smokey Bear Has A New Biography
It’s officially licensed by the Forest Service and written from Smokey’s point of view
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Amazing Ruins of a Long Lost City Discovered in Honduras
A scientific expedition into the depths of the Honduran rain forest discovered a lost city
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