Photos: Hidden Ruins of an Old Scottish Whisky Distillery By Tom Metcalfe These ruined stone buildings hidden in the forest in the Scottish Highlands would have been an ideal site for making illicit whisky.
Hidden Scottish Ruins May Have Been Illegal Whisky Stills, Says Archaeologist By Tom Metcalfe Mystery surrounds a group of ruined stone buildings hidden in a remote forest in the Scottish Highlands, with an archaeologist suggesting they were once an illegal whisky distillery.
Grave of Romani Baby Taken Prisoner During WWII Discovered at Former Nazi Camp By Tom Metcalfe The find shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Nazis used the Czech camp to imprison Roma people.
Captain Cook's 'Endeavour' Shipwreck Possibly Discovered Off Rhode Island By Tom Metcalfe It sailed around the world in the 1700s and is considered one of the most famous research ships.
Loch Ness Contains No 'Monster' DNA, Say Scientists By Tom Metcalfe A scientific survey of the waters of Loch Ness found it contains no traces of "monster" DNA at all, adding weight to the already-likely prospect that "Nessie" doesn't really exist.
A Massive Icebreaker Ship Will Trap Itself in Arctic Sea Ice on Purpose. Here's Why. By Tom Metcalfe Here's why they're doing it.
'Terminator' Android Preaches Buddhist Wisdom at Ancient Japanese Temple By Tom Metcalfe This android preaches Buddhist wisdom from the heart.
'Lost Village' Found at Site of Most Infamous Clan Massacre in Scotland By Tom Metcalfe Archaeologists excavating the scene of the most infamous clan massacre in Scottish history have unearthed parts of a 'lost village' in the Highlands valley of Glencoe.
Thief Steals 'Cursed' Medieval Bell from 'Harry Potter' Island in Scotland By Tom Metcalfe The bronze bell is a religious relic that may be 1,000 years old.
In Photos: Biblical 'Church of the Apostles' Discovered By Tom Metcalfe Jesus is said to have healed a blind man at the site, located along the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
Early Christian 'Church of the Apostles' Possibly Unearthed Near Sea of Galilee By Tom Metcalfe Jesus is said to have healed a blind man and split bread at this holy site.
Mysterious Radiation Cloud Over Europe Traced to Secret Russian Nuclear Accident By Tom Metcalfe The cloud held up to 100 times the level of radiation released after the Fukushima accident in Japan in 2011.
Rare Lake of Bubbling Lava Discovered on Remote Antarctic Island By Tom Metcalfe A huge lake of sizzling hot lava has been discovered in a volcano on a remote sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
'Ghost Base' Perched on a Growing Ice Chasm in Antarctica Is Running on Its Own By Tom Metcalfe A remote science station in Antarctica forced to close over the polar winter by a dangerous ice chasm is completely empty of human life.
4,000-Year-Old Burial Revealed on Britain's 'Island of Druids' By Tom Metcalfe The island is most famous today for its supposed links to the Druids, who were described by the Roman general Julius Caesar
In Photos: Island of the Druids By Tom Metcalfe The island of Anglesey, overlooking the Irish Sea, has been linked for centuries with ancient and magical mysteries. The island has been linked with the magical order of priests called the Druids.
Back to the Stone Age: 17 Key Milestones in Paleolithic Life By Tom Metcalfe The Stone Age may not have been "The Flintstones," but there were definitely caveman qualities to it.
Did Van Gogh Shoot Himself? Auction of Pistol Reignites Debate. By Tom Metcalfe Did Van Gogh commit suicide, or was he shot by someone else?
Wartime Story Leads Divers to Underwater WWII Wreck of Missing US Pilot By Tom Metcalfe The identity of a U.S. warplane pilot, missing in action for almost 75 years, has been revealed after a diving expedition to the wreck of his aircraft.
Canada Makes a Claim to the North Pole By Tom Metcalfe Now, three northern nations are vying to stake their claim to part of the Arctic seafloor, a region chock-full of fossil fuels that lies under thousands of miles of water and ice.
Scientists Find Possible Traces of 'Lost' Stone Age Settlement Beneath the North Sea By Tom Metcalfe Doggerland once covered thousands of square miles between what is now the east coast of England and the European mainland.
10-Foot-Tall Stone Jars 'Made by Giants' Stored Human Bodies in Ancient Laos By Tom Metcalfe The carved "jars of the dead" are scattered across miles of the rugged, tiger-haunted Xiangkhouang province.
In Photos: Exploring the Mysterious Plain of Jars Site By Tom Metcalfe The mysterious Plain of Jars is an archaeological site in central Laos that has thousands of stone vessels scattered across the ground.
A Once-Missing Piece of Stonehenge Could Reveal Where Iconic Standing Stones Were Quarried By Tom Metcalfe A circular "core" of stone, drilled out of one of the giant Neolithic standing stones at Stonehenge in southwest England, has been returned after being taken as a souvenir more than 60 years ago.
Ancient Guatemalan Sculptors Knowingly Crafted Magnetic 'Potbelly' Statues By Tom Metcalfe The giant heads and distorted bodies are magnetized in particular spots.
