Original 'Stonehenge' discovered, echoing a legend of the wizard Merlin By Tom Metcalfe The earliest megalithic circle at Stonehenge, now in the southwest of England, was first built in the west of Wales more than 5,000 years ago.
Ancient graves and mysterious enclosure discovered at Stonehenge ahead of tunnel construction By Tom Metcalfe
Scientists narrow down the 'weight' of dark matter trillions of trillions of times By Tom Metcalfe Scientists are finally figuring out how much dark matter — the almost imperceptible material said to tug on everything, yet emit no light — really weighs.
Hundreds of graves reveal Spanish town’s secret Muslim history By Tom Metcalfe An archaeological site in northeast Spain holds one of the oldest-known Muslim cemeteries in the country, with the discovery of 433 graves.
Lost islands beneath the North Sea survived a mega-tsunami 8,000 years ago By Tom Metcalfe Some ancient islands now submerged beneath the North Sea survived a devastating tsunami about 8,000 years ago and may have played a key part in Britain's human prehistory.
Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped out By Tom Metcalfe The critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct.
Mushroom hunter unearths gorgeous Bronze Age sword By Tom Metcalfe A man searching for mushrooms in a forest in the Czech Republic uncovered an ancient sword and bronze axe, both thought to date from around 3,300 years ago.
Mass grave of Tulsa race massacre victims possibly unearthed in Oklahoma cemetery By Tom Metcalfe Excavation crews have unearthed at least 12 unmarked coffins in a Tulsa, Oklahoma graveyard that archaeologists think holds victims of the infamous 1921 race massacre in the city.
Were these nails used to crucify Jesus? New evidence revives controversial idea. By Tom Metcalfe A new study has reignited a heated dispute about two corroded Roman-era iron nails some suggest were used to crucify Jesus.
Who lies in the tomb of the 'Six-Headed Chief'? DNA reveals clues. By Tom Metcalfe A strange grave in the Scottish Highlands is starting to make more sense to scientists, with DNA analysis showing that several members of the same family were buried in the same place.
Anglo-Saxon warlord unearthed by metal detector hobbyists By Tom Metcalfe Archaeologists have unearthed the rich burial of a sixth-century man thought to be an Anglo-Saxon warlord in southern England, after it was first discovered by metal detectorists.
1,200-year-old pagan temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway By Tom Metcalfe The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered in Norway.
Divers discover lost WWII submarine wreck off Southeast Asia By Tom Metcalfe Divers in Southeast Asia have located the lost wreck of what's thought to be a U.S. Navy submarine that sank in 1943 after it was attacked by Japanese aircraft.
Study casts doubt on 'sky disk' thought to be oldest representation of the heavens By Tom Metcalfe Fierce debate over the Nebra Sky Disk has been reignited by a new study that suggests it is at least 1,000 years younger than previously thought.
Wreck of WWII warship with Nazi symbol discovered off Norway By Tom Metcalfe The wreck of a German warship torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine in 1940 has been discovered in deep water off the North Sea coast of southern Norway.
'Spinal Tap'-size Stonehenge reveals how the ancient monument really sounded By Tom Metcalfe It took 9 months to build the perfectly scaled model.
Britain's oldest artwork may depict mammoths from a drowned land By Tom Metcalfe Britain's oldest artworks have been unearthed on the Channel Island of Jersey, showing what apperar to be Ice Age scenes of mammoths in ancient lands now drowned by the sea.
2 captive beluga whales finally freed to a seawater sanctuary in Iceland By Tom Metcalfe Two young beluga whales that were on show in an aquarium in Shanghai have now arrived at a seawater sanctuary off Iceland. This is the first time they've seen the sea in more than a decade.
Returned chunk of Stonehenge solves long-standing monument mystery By Tom Metcalfe A restoration worker kept a chunk of Stonehenge more than 60 years ago. He returned it last year and now the stone has solved a long-standing mystery.
