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The Temple of Saturn is located in the Roman Forum.

Ancient Rome: From city to empire in 600 years

By Owen Jarus published

Rome built an empire that stretched from northern England to the Middle East over a period of six centuries.

The Stela of Amenophis III, shown here at the Cairo Museum, Egypt. This enormous stela, hewn out of black granite, bears the earliest mention of Israel of any of the exhibits in the National Museum of Egypt.

Ancient Israel: History of the kingdoms and dynasties formed by ancient Jewish people

By Owen Jarus published

To reconstruct the history of ancient Israel, scholars turn to archaeological excavations, the Hebrew Bible and other discovered texts.

Oscar Nilsson, a forensic artist based in Sweden, spent 350 hours reconstructing the Stone Age woman's likeness.

See a stunning, life-like reconstruction of a Stone Age woman

By Laura Geggel published

A full-body reconstruction of a Neolithic woman who lived 4,000 years ago is now on display at a museum in Sweden.

Illustration of the mummification process.

World's oldest mummy found in Portugal

By Tom Metcalfe published

Photographs on undeveloped film of archaeological excavations in Portugal 60 years ago have revealed 8,000-year-old signs of mummification — the earliest evidence found anywhere in the world.

A depiction of the Library of Alexandria made in 1876

The rise and fall of the Great Library of Alexandria

By Tom Garlinghouse published

Reference The Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt was the most important repository of knowledge in the ancient world.

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The USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941.

Pearl Harbor: Surprise attack that brought US into World War II

By Michael E. Haskew, Jonathan Gordon published

Reference The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii devastated US naval power in the Pacific and precipitated America’s entry into World War II.

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The Great Pyramid of Khufu

New cosmic-ray scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could reveal hidden burial chamber

By Owen Jarus published

The ultra-powerful scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could reveal the 4,500-year-old secrets of two mysterious voids inside.

An iron arrowhead discovered at Sandgrovskaret, Norway in 2018.

Melting glaciers reveal 1,700-year-old weapons used by reindeer hunters

By Laura Geggel published

Archaeologists in Norway have found a handful of weapons and hunting blinds used by people more than 1,000 years ago.

This squat lobster seems to be the star of the Endurance shipwreck.

Shackleton's Endurance shipwreck teeming with extreme creatures

By Tom Metcalfe published

The newly-found wreck of the Endurance was found to be inhabited by some equally extraordinary creatures.

The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima following the detonation of the atomic bomb

The first atomic bombs: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Marc Lallanilla published

Reference On August 6 and 9, 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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George Washington

George Washington: Commander, Founding Father and president

By David Smith published

Reference George Washington was a key figure in the founding of the United States of America, helping to secure independence from Britain and was its first president.

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One of the Antarctic expeditions ‘Endurance’ pictured trapped and frozen in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea shortly after the return of the sun after the long Antarctic winter

8 famous Antarctic expeditions

By Patrick Pester published

REFERENCE Antarctic expeditions add to the allure of Antarctica, with tales of achievement, tragedy and against-all-odds survival.

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Ivy Mike was the first "true" hydrogen bomb tested by the United States. This 10.4 megaton explosion obliterated Elugelab, the island it was detonated on in the Eniwetok Atoll.

The 9 most powerful nuclear weapon explosions

By Owen Jarus published

REFERENCE Here's a look at the most powerful nuclear weapons ever detonated — specifically explosions that exceeded 10 megatons.

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One of the biggest protests, Earth Day 1970

10 biggest protests in history

By June Woolerton published

Reference Some of the biggest protests in history have toppled governments and won civil rights campaigns.

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The ‘Endurance’ expedition pictured trapped and frozen in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea shortly after the return of the sun after the long Antarctic winter

Endurance Expedition: Shackleton's Antarctic survival story

By Tom Garner published

Reference The Endurance Expedition was a failed mission to cross the Antarctic on foot, leaving 28 explorers stranded.

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The taffrail and ship’s wheel.

Shackleton's lost Endurance ship discovered beneath Antarctic sea

By Tom Metcalfe published

Ernest Shackleton's lost ice ship Endurance, which famously sank in 1915, has been rediscovered by searchers under Antarctica's Weddell Sea.

Women's suffrage

Women's suffrage timeline: How American women won the vote

By Ailsa Harvey published

Reference Over 100 years ago, and after decades of protest, women's suffrage was granted in the U.S.

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Men waiting outside a soup kitchen owned by the notorious Al Capone following the 1929 crash

The 5 worst financial disasters and recessions in history (and what they taught us)

By Callum McKelvie published

Reference What lessons can we learn from the world's worst financial disasters as the cost of living rises?

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A photo of a model pirate ship at night in fog.

The 8 most notorious pirates in history

By Patrick Pester, Heather Whipps published

The most notorious pirates in history terrorized the high seas from the Caribbean to China. Here are 8 famous pirates from the Golden Age of Piracy.

A funerary bundle of a recently found child mummy from the Cajamarquilla Archaeological Complex in Peru. The discovery was presented by archaeologists at the Royal College of the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM).

Remains of ancient child sacrifice victims found near 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru

By Owen Jarus published

Archaeologists have found 20 additional mummies near a previously discovered mummified man in Peru.