Mysteries
Is This Landscape a Long-Lost Vincent van Gogh Painting?
A controversial art collector claims that a depiction of wheat fields in Auvers is the work of the famed Impressionist
Watch Newly Resurfaced Footage of the Hindenburg Disaster
A PBS documentary investigates the cause of the infamous 1937 explosion that tanked the airship industry
What Mysterious Illness Plagued Polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton?
The Antarctic adventurer was initially diagnosed with scurvy, but new research suggests he actually suffered from beriberi
Runes Found on Seventh-Century Cow Bone Could Change Slavic History
The Germanic writing suggests Slavs used an alphabet more than 200 years earlier than previously believed
'Dracula's Castle' Is Now Offering Visitors Free Covid-19 Vaccinations
Bran Castle's connections to the vampire may be as mythic as the monster himself, but the site remains a popular Romanian attraction
Rare Owl With Bright Orange Eyes Seen for the First Time in More Than 125 Years
The elusive Bornean Rajah scops owl is inspiring scientists and researchers after its brief rediscovery
Scholars Are One Step Closer to Solving the Mystery of an Enormous Chalk Figure
A new analysis of the 180-foot-tall Cerne Abbas Giant dates the English landmark to between 700 and 1100 A.D.
Thirteenth-Century Angkor Was Home to More People Than Modern Boston
New research tracks the famed southeast Asian city's growth over hundreds of years
Descendant's DNA Helps Identify Remains of Doomed Franklin Expedition Engineer
New research marks the first time scholars have confirmed the identity of bones associated with the fateful Arctic voyage
The Enduring Mystery of H.H. Holmes, America's 'First' Serial Killer
The infamous "devil in the White City" remains mired in myth 125 years after his execution
Presumed Portrait of Catherine Howard May Actually Depict Anne of Cleves
A Hans Holbein miniature long thought to depict Henry VIII's fifth queen may instead portray the Tudor king's fourth wife
African Europeans, Jewish Commandos of WWII and Other New Books to Read
These May releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics
World's Only Known Pregnant Egyptian Mummy Revealed
The unprecedented discovery opens up new pathways into the study of maternal health in the ancient world
Did a Neolithic Cattle Cult Build These Sprawling Structures in Saudi Arabia?
The roughly 7,000-year-old mustatils, or rectangular monuments, predate both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids
Whale Wax Helps Scholars Solve Mystery of Supposed Leonardo da Vinci Sculpture
Radiocarbon dating places the bust's creation centuries after the Renaissance artist's death in 1519
Why Did This Picasso Painting Deteriorate Faster Than Its Peers?
Study examines how animal glue, canvases, layers of paint and chemicals interacted to produce cracks in one work but not in others
Pottery Shard May Be 'Missing Link' in the Alphabet's Development
An inscription found on a 3,500-year-old vessel suggests that a standardized script arrived in Canaan earlier than previously thought
Why Did Cahokia, One of North America's Largest Pre-Hispanic Cities, Collapse?
A new study challenges the theory that resource exploitation led to the Mississippian metropolis' demise
Why Were These Ancient Adults Buried in Jars on the Island of Corsica?
Researchers are unsure of the unusual funerary practice's purpose but point out that such burials were typically reserved for children
Were These Ancient Mesoamerican Cities Friends Before They Became Foes?
Ruins found in the Maya metropolis of Tikal appear to be an outpost of the distant Teotihuacán
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