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.
Marie Curie: Facts & Biography By Mary Bagley Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist and a pioneer in the study of radiation.
'Lost' Caravaggio Painting Worth $170 Million Bought Before Auction — But Is It Authentic? By Mindy Weisberger Experts doubt this version of a bloody biblical beheading is genuine.
Exclusive: Controversial King Tut Statue Has Sketchy Origins. Now Christie's Is Selling it. By Owen Jarus A Live Science investigation reveals more about the sketchy origins of a statue that has led to a diplomatic dispute between Egypt, the U.K. and the auction house Christie's.
Nazis Dosed Soldiers with Performance-Boosting 'Superdrug' By Mindy Weisberger The remarkable endurance of German and Allied soldiers during World War II had a secret ingredient.
Scientists Find Scurvy in Mouth of Long-Dead, Failed Crusader King By Rafi Letzter One of the last crusader kings had scurvy when he died, a new forensic analysis finds — contradicting old narratives that he died of plague or dysentery.
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.
Europe's Oldest Mosque May Be Buried Underground in This Visigothic City By Megan Gannon Hidden buildings in a 1,400-year-old Visigothic city were revealed in a new survey.
First Neolithic City Was So Overcrowded People Started Trying to Kill Each Other By Mindy Weisberger The transition from foraging to living close together took an ugly turn.
Chernobyl: Facts About the Nuclear Disaster By Marc Lallanilla The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion resulted in the most horrific nuclear disaster in the world.
Sack-Like Creatures Held Seafloor 'Dinner Parties' Half a Billion Years Ago By Mindy Weisberger By gathering in groups, these organisms shaped water flows that fed them.
Mysterious Etchings in Peruvian Desert Prove to Be Foreign Birds. What Did They Mean to the Pre-Incans? By Stephanie Pappas Archaeologists have identified three of the birds depicted in the mysterious Nazca Lines, and they aren't local species.
Samurai Text Tells Secrets of Sword-Fighters' 'Supernatural Powers' By Owen Jarus Dating back to the 17th century, the text contains knowledge passed down from a samurai who fought and won 33 duels in Japan.
Ruins of a Lost Colonial Tavern (and Maybe Brothel) Were Just Uncovered in North Carolina By Brandon Specktor This colonial tavern (and maybe brothel) burned down years before the rest of Brunswick Town was razed by British soldiers in 1766.
Neolithic People Made Fake Islands More Than 5,600 Years Ago By Laura Geggel Hundreds of tiny islands around Scotland didn't arise naturally. They're fakes that were constructed out of boulders, clay and timbers by Neolithic people about 5,600 years ago, a new study finds.
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?
Massive Sphinx of Ramses II Sees Daylight for First Time in Nearly 100 Years By Mindy Weisberger An ancient and massive statue gets a lift from modern technology.
'God Plays Dice with the Universe,' Einstein Writes in Letter About His Qualms with Quantum Theory By Mindy Weisberger Three letters written by Einstein are up for auction, and they offer an intriguing view of his thoughts on quantum physics.
