The Baalbek Ruins in Lebanon: an extraordinary UNESCO site
On my recent trip to Lebanon, I was just blown away by the Baalbek ruins: a magnificent set of Roman temples in the Beq’aa Valley and a…
The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal
The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal was a child born in 1783 in the village of Mundul Gait in West Bengal with a rare parasitic twin condition called craniopagus…
Al Naslaa rock: Saudi Arabia’s enigmatic sandstone block that’s split perfectly down the middle
The Al Naslaa Rock Formation is a landmark in the Saudi Arabian desert formed of two big blocks of sandstone separated by a mysterious, pencil-thin gap. The…
Where the West Actually Meets the East—The Tarim Mummies
Ancient Rome and China were on opposite sides of the world as far as both civilizations were concerned. Although both cultures were aware of each other’s existence…
ScienceSH๏τ: Ancient Painting Reveals How Egyptians Lugged Statues Across the Desert
Culture used a trick of physics unknown to modern scientists Inspired by a 4000-year-old painting, physicists have figured out how ancient Egyptians may have dragged heavy statues across…
Scientists who found hidden ‘city’ beneath Egypt’s Giza pyramids reveal data that PROVES the find
As the debate over what lies beneath Egypt’s Giza pyramids continues, the scientists at the center of the dispute have shared new details they believe will silence critics. The…
Archaeologists Unearth Huge Wall Painting of Dionysian Rituals in Pompeii
Archaeologists have found a large wall painting in Pompeii that portrays scenes from the ancient Dionysian mystery cults that were popular in the classical world. This life-sized…
The Eurypterid “Eurypterus remipes” is the Official Fossil of the State of New York: Part I – Evolution, Phylogeny, Morphology and Tectonics
Based upon the array of appendages that emanate from its peculiar catfish-like carapace, Dr. S.L. Mitchill in 1818 mistakenly thought he had discovered a fossil fish of the genus Silurus. Correctly recognizing…
If you saw one of these you’d leg it! Millipedes ‘as big as CARS’ once roamed Northern England as huge 8.9ft-long fossilised creepy crawly dating back 326 million years is uncovered near Newcastle
The largest fossil of a giant millipede ever discovered — at 8.9 feet from head to tail, as long as a car — has been unearthed in the north…
Map shows world’s largest iceberg is on the move after being stuck for 30 years
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, dubbed the “iceberg that refuses to die”, is on the move after being stuck for 30 years and scientists are clueless about its…