History Why India and Pakistan keep fighting over Kashmir — the history of the Kashmir conflict March 8, 2019 - Updated on May 5, 2023
History Ancient tool pushes history of tattooing in the western US by over a thousand years March 4, 2019
Animals Bronze-age Iberians included domesticated foxes and dogs in their burial practices February 25, 2019 - Updated on April 20, 2023
Geology Earth’s inner core became solid just in time to save the planet January 28, 2019 - Updated on October 16, 2023
Biology “Prehistoric Pompeii” answers the question of when animals first moved on land December 14, 2018
History Ancient Vesuvius eruption was so intense it cracked Roman skulls and boiled Roman brains October 10, 2018
History Galileo Galilei faked his own letter 400 years ago to avoid the Inquisition September 26, 2018
Anthropology Painted rock points to higher cognitive function in humans 73,000 years ago September 13, 2018
Archaeology European drought reveals cautionary “Hunger Stones” in Czech river August 29, 2018 - Updated on May 5, 2020
Archaeology In ancient Rome, political discourse was sometimes like an internet fight August 24, 2018
Archaeology The earliest monument in east Africa was built without anyone being ‘the boss’ August 22, 2018
Archaeology Vikings may have used crystals to navigate during cloudy weather April 4, 2018 - Updated on February 12, 2024
Animals Mass extinctions don’t come out of the blue — and we’re seeing some of the signs today March 29, 2018
Environment Humanity has contended with rising seas before — and it didn’t go well for us March 23, 2018
Archaeology Paper strips recovered from Blackbeard’s ship reveals pirates liked voyage stories — at least, stuffed in their guns January 15, 2018
Archaeology New archaeological findings show that Vikings “imported” from the Celts December 13, 2017
Archaeology Ancient tomb filled with stunning, pillaged bronze vessels, found in China December 12, 2017
Archaeology What was the Indus Valley Civilization: the forgotten superpower of the ancient world November 29, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Archaeology UK archaeologists unearth “nationally important” collection of Iron Age artifacts November 28, 2017 - Updated on December 4, 2017
Anthropology Neandethals in Spain outlived their kin by thousands of years thanks to a big river and an Italian volcano November 20, 2017
Archaeology Huge treasure of medieval silver and gold unearthed at the Cluny Abbey, France November 17, 2017
Archaeology 4,000 year-old clay prenup mentions surrogate mothers and divorce taxes November 16, 2017
Archaeology London put its most important Roman ruins back underground to make an innovative museum November 14, 2017
History Earliest recorded solar eclipse in 1207 BC helps researchers date Egyptian pharaohs October 31, 2017
History Who really discovered America? (Spoiler: it’s not Columbus) October 24, 2017 - Updated on January 31, 2024
Bizarre Stories In Medieval times, people would pay Sin Eaters to carry their sins October 24, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Anthropology Newfoundland settled multiple times by unrelated groups of people in the last 7,700 years, study reveals October 16, 2017
Archaeology Ornamented, stone-age rod found in Poland hints at inter-group collaboration, possibly trade October 12, 2017 - Updated on May 5, 2020
History Obscure 3,200-year-old stone inscription finally gets deciphered — tells of Troy prince conquests and ‘Sea People’ October 10, 2017
Anthropology Virtual reconstruction shows what the first modern humans to reach Europe looked like October 9, 2017 - Updated on October 10, 2017
Discoveries Divers solve 93-year-old mystery by discovering shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron October 5, 2017
Archaeology Ever dreamt of being a medieval castle builder? You’ll love Château de Guédelon October 4, 2017 - Updated on May 4, 2023
