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Discovery of Porpoise Bones at Medieval Site Mystifies Archaeologists
The remains were found inside a grave at a religious retreat once occupied by monks
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Researchers Want to Revive These 30 Antique English Words
The public can vote on their favorite from a list including hugger-mugger, rouzy-bouzy, nickum and sillytonian
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Scotland’s Oldest Remaining Snow Patch Expected to Soon Disappear
Known as ‘The Sphinx,’ the icy spot on the mountain Braeriach hasn’t completely melted for 11 years
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Look Into the Creepy-Cute Eyes of This Reconstructed, 500-Million-Year-Old Creature
The depictions of Agnostus pisiformis are part of comprehensive review of the Cambrian-era arthropod
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Two Rare White Giraffes Filmed in Kenya
The leucistic mother and baby were filmed by local rangers in August
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Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall
The newly discovered artifacts are the latest discovery at Vindolanda, once a remote outpost of the Roman empire
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Researchers Find 98-Million-Year-Old Horned Vampire Ant Encased in Amber
A newly described species of Hell Ant impaled its tiny victims on its reinforced horn and may have slurped up their bug blood
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New Kingdom Goldsmith’s Tomb Discovered in Egypt
The tomb of Amenemhat and his wife Amenhotep includes a statue of the couple, mummies, statues and funerary masks
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How a “Snowman” Lasted the Entire Summer In Chicago
The icy Fischli/Weiss art installation on top of the Art Institute survived the swelter of the Windy City and will go on display next in San Francisco
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Amateur Archaeologists Find ‘Most Exciting’ Roman Mosaic in Britain
The mosaic tells the story of Bellerophon, a mythical hero who defeats the fearsome Chimera
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Two Centuries of Dinosaur Art Come Alive in This Gorgeous New Book
Paleoart traces historic depictions of T. rex, mastodons and other ancient creatures through an artistic lens
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Now You Can Read the Earliest-Known Latin Commentary on the Gospels in English
The commentary of Italian bishop Fortunatianus of Aquileia was lost for 1,500 years before it was rediscovered in 2012
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New Book Unearths the Earliest Sketch of Winnie-the-Pooh
The rotund little drawing, based on E.H. Shepard’s son’s teddy bear Growler, was found in a pile of the artist’s ‘rubbish’
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2.8 Million Stars Sparkle in This Incredible Image of the Milky Way
The Gaia star surveyor captured a densely packed area near the center of the galaxy
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Taiwan’s Yehliu Geopark Is Like Disneyland for Rock Lovers
These mushroom-like mounds are some of the country’s greatest geological treasures
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Astronomers Detect 15 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From a Distant Galaxy
The new cosmic blasts may help researchers finally figure out what’s producing the energy in space
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Colorado Construction Crew Unearths 66-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Fossil
While Thornton’s new Public Safety Facility, the crew happened upon a rare find
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The Grave of “China’s Shakespeare” Has Been Found
One of 42 Ming-era graves unearthed in Fuzhou is believed to belong to Tang Xianzu, who penned ‘The Peony Pavilion’
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A Triplet of Corpse Flowers Will Soon Release Their Stench in D.C.
If you can’t make it to D.C., you can still catch the action (smell free) via live stream
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It May Rain Diamonds Inside Neptune and Uranus
Scientists have finally simulated the long-proposed shower of gems
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