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Coins worth over $1 million recovered from 1715 Spanish treasure shipwrecks in Florida
Authorities in Florida have recovered 37 coins worth over $1 million stolen from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck.
'Stunning' discovery reveals how the Maya rose up 4,000 years ago
The discovery of complex fish trapping networks from 4,000 years ago hint at how the Maya rose up as a civilization in Central America and what is now southern Mexico.
No, scientists didn't find Amelia Earhart's 'missing plane' — here's what they did find
Sonar images released in January 2024 were proposed as the final resting place of the famous aviator's missing aircraft. But further inspection has revealed a simpler explanation.
'Treated as something dangerous and vicious': See stunning reconstruction of 'vampire' buried with a blade over her neck
A new reconstruction of a woman from a 17th-century "vampire" burial reveals a young-but-sickly woman whom villagers feared so much they buried her under a blade and padlock.
From 'Lucy' to the 'Hobbits': The most famous fossils of human relatives
Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our evolutionary history.
Ancient Egypt quiz: Test your smarts about pyramids, hieroglyphs and King Tut
For over 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations on Earth, with an empire stretching across half a dozen modern-day countries. How much do you know about this iconic culture? Take our quiz to find out.
'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from Vasco da Gama's final voyage
Researchers think the wreck was part of a flotilla that accompanied the Portuguese explorer's final voyage.
What really happened at the 1st Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, but it didn't happen the way you were likely taught in school.
