Sunken wreck of WWII ‘hell ship’ used to transport POWs discovered after more than 80 years
Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of the Hōfuku Maru — the final resting place of 1,000 British and Dutch POWs captured in Singapore during …
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New discovery may have been Stonehenge prototype
A 5,000-year-old structure discovered in southwest England may have been a prototype for the development of Stonehenge, according to archaeologists.
Oldest known evidence of plague reveals the disease’s deadly impact 5,500 years ago
Hunter-gatherer communities, especially young children, were hit hard by an early strain of plague 5,500 years ago.
Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died
Scientists believe the 1,200-year-old Major Oak, the legendary hideout of Robin Hood, has died after it failed to produce any new leaves this spring,
The Milky Way’s black hole is eerily quiet. Scientists have now found evidence of its missing wind
Scientists have searched for wind coming from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for 50 years. Now, researchers believe they have captured evid…
A submersible ride revealed a vast whale graveyard. And it holds more than just bones
Researchers found a huge whale graveyard dating back millions of years, with fossils, modern carcasses and deep-sea scavengers, some of which may be n…
The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat
Scientists describe a baseball bat-size scorpion — the world’s largest — and suggest that the 400 million-year-old creature was also amphibious.
Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver
More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea when he had an encounter tha…
NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon
NASA announced the four astronauts that will join the next Artemis mission — a test flight vital to putting astronauts back on the surface of the mo…
Ötzi the Iceman is long dead, but some of his ancient microbes are still alive
The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research finds.
