Oldest and largest Maya structure on record discovered in southern Mexico By Laura Geggel A previously unknown Maya site in Tabasco, Mexico is the civilization's largest and oldest monumental structure on record.
13 significant protests that changed the course of history By Heather Whipps, Brandon Specktor The George Floyd protests against police brutality and systemic racism follow on the heels of many other significant protests that have changed the course of history.
Ancient DNA could reveal full stories on the Dead Sea Scrolls By Yasemin Saplakoglu Tiny traces of ancient DNA in Dead Sea Scrolls could help scientists piece the fragments together.
The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality By Clare Corbould
Nazi diary reveals secret location of WWII treasure under a palace in Poland By Mindy Weisberger A long-hidden diary written by a Nazi officer may point to the location of a treasure stash that includes more than 30 tons of buried gold.
Ancient people in the Kingdom of Judah may have gotten high off weed By Laura Geggel This is the oldest known evidence of marijuana from the Kingdom of Judah.
Salvagers may cut open the Titanic and pull out its 'voice', judge rules By Brandon Specktor RMS Titanic Inc., an official salvager of the Titanic shipwreck, will now be allowed to cut open the ship and remove its telegraph.
A giant mammoth graveyard was just discovered outside Mexico City By Laura Geggel Excavators have already found the remains of about 60 mammoths and 15 pre-Hispanic indigenous people.
The world's oldest temple was built along a grand geometric plan By Yasemin Saplakoglu The construction of Göbekli Tepe was "a deviation from the hunting and gathering way of life."
Death mask of King Henry VII is brought to astonishing life in a digital restoration By Mindy Weisberger A highly detailed digital replica of the face of England's King Henry VII offers a glimpse of how the monarch may have looked in life.
Hidden underground chambers unearthed near Israel's Western Wall By Yasemin Saplakoglu It's not clear why ancient people dug up these chambers, but evidence suggests they used them in everyday life.
Plague doctors: Separating medical myths from facts By Winston Black, All About History These spooky costumes may have been worn by some early modern physicians to ward off infection, but the history of plague medicine goes back much further.
'Blank' Dead Sea Scrolls have hidden letters on them By Laura Geggel These Dead Sea Scroll fragments appeared blank to the naked eye.
When the Romans turned Jerusalem into a pagan city, Jews revolted and minted this coin By Laura Geggel A newly discovered coin was minted during a failed Jewish revolt against Rome.
Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trail By Mindy Weisberger Melting ice revealed a long-lost trail in Norway that was strewn with objects dating to the Viking Age.
Fungus is destroying a buried Viking ship. Here's how Norway plans to save it. By Laura Geggel Archaeologists in Norway are racing to save a buried Viking ship from fungus.
Walter Raleigh's bloody quest for El Dorado By All About History, Mathew Lyons The Tudor explorer risked everything in his obsessive hunt for gold and glory.
Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones By Laura Geggel A sinkhole that opened in front of the Pantheon in Rome has revealed 2,000-year-old stone pavers.
