Margaret Thatcher: Facts about the controversial prime minister in 'The Crown' By David J. Williamson Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first woman prime minister, and one of the country's most controversial figures.
Pinwheel Cave rock art in California may depict hallucinogenic 'trance flower' By Laura Geggel Starting about 400 years ago, Indigenous people in California had hallucinogenic ceremonies in a cave by Santa Barbara.
Rebuilding Notre Dame will be incredibly hard By Stephanie Pappas A new documentary from NOVA shows the delicate and difficult work of restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral after the April 2019 fire that destroyed its roof.
Newfound corpses at Pompeii were a master and servant who died together By Stephanie Pappas Two victims were fleeing a suburban villa when hot ash swept in and buried them.
Happy birthday to Benoit Mandelbrot, the discoverer of fractals By Yasemin Saplakoglu He is known as the "father of fractals" for having discovered one of the most important patterns in nature.
Hidden world of bacteria and fungi discovered on Leonardo da Vinci's drawings By Rafi Letzter Researchers examining Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings found a microbiome — a hidden biological signature of their travels across centuries.
Scientists are recreating the smell of 16th-century Europe By Yasemin Saplakoglu Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers and museums for a unique project.
Prohibition-era gangster may have buried $150 million in treasure By Mindy Weisberger Infamous mobster Dutch Schultz allegedly buried millions somewhere in upstate New York, and treasure hunting teams are hot on the trail.
Ancient Egyptian temple reveals previously unknown star constellations By Laura Geggel The ancient Egyptian temple was covered with soot, dirt and bird droppings.
Medieval soldier found with sword and knives at the bottom of a Lithuanian lake By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists recently discovered the skeleton of a medieval soldier and his weapons at the bottom of a lake, the first such find in Lithuania.
The true story behind Princess Diana's fairytale wedding in 'The Crown' By Melanie Clegg Prince Charles and Diana's engagement and wedding captured the world's attention, but it wasn't as perfect as it appeared.
Mummy count continues to grow at ancient Egypt burial site By Owen Jarus The number of mummy-filled coffins found in a series of burial shafts at Saqqara in Egypt keeps growing, archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reported.
Why is November the 11th month, not the 9th month? By Benjamin Plackett It was either because New Year's Day used to be March 1 or because the Romans used to have a 10-month calendar.
1st instance of microevolution in early human relative discovered By Laura Geggel Changes previously thought to be sex differences in a human relative are actually due to microevolution, a new study finds.
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.
200 more copies of Newton's 'Principia' masterpiece found in Europe by scholar sleuths By Mindy Weisberger A new census tracked down hundreds more copies from the first printing of Newton's pioneering science book "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica," or the "Principia."
Horned figures from cult of a Mesopotamian moon god discovered in biblical-era fort By Stephanie Pappas
31,000-year-old burial holds world's oldest known identical twins By Laura Geggel About 31,000 years ago, identical twin boys died, but not at the same time, a new analysis of their remains shows.
Botched restoration leaves Spanish statue looking like a confused potato head By Yasemin Saplakoglu This is not the only statue that has been restored to cringe-worthy new looks.
Ancient gold stash found in jug in Jerusalem By Stephanie Pappas A jug of four gold coins was found during the construction of an elevator in Israel.
