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Albert Einstein stands with a student, circa 1945. The theoretical physicist was known to correspond with random people who wrote to him, according to researchers of a new study describing a letter he wrote to an engineer in the British Royal Navy.

Albert Einstein's lost letter to British engineer suggests 'unknown physics' in animal behavior

By Tom Metcalfe

In a newly discovered letter written by Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist suggested there could be a link between the migrations of birds and "unknown" physical processes.

Human hand stencils, discovered in caves hidden in a remote mountainous area on the Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Peninsula are seen in East Kalimantan, Indonesia on November 08, 2018 in Kalimantan.

World's oldest cave art, including famous hand stencils, being erased by climate change

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Some of the world's earliest cave art is degenerating at an "alarming rate" due to climate change, according to a new study.

The silver shilling coin portrays Charles I, who was the King of England at the time when it was struck in the 1630s

Rare silver coin portraying King Charles I discovered in a field in Maryland

By Tom Metcalfe

The 2000-year-old oil lamp is shaped like half a human face.

Grotesque 'good luck' lamp from Roman Jerusalem is missing half its face

By Brandon Specktor

The 2,000-year-old oil lamp may have been buried below an ancient building as a 'good luck' charm.

A congregant holds the King James Bible during a church service in South London in 2013.

Why is the King James Bible so popular?

By Daryl Austin

Why do people still use the King James Bible, which was translated in the early 1600s?

A Bedouin man on a camel by the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure at the Giza Necropolis in Egypt.

Who built the Egyptian pyramids?

By Owen Jarus

Ancient text on papyri is shedding light on the lives of the pyramid builders.

After the Greeks triumphed over the Carthaginians at the First Battle of Himera in 480 B.C., the Greeks had the Temple of Victory at Himera (shown here) built.

Herodotus lied about famous Greek battle against Carthage, new study finds

By Laura Geggel

The ancient Greeks used mercenaries in a key battle, contrary to what the famed historian Herodotus said.

At the ancient necropolis in Corsica, archaeologists found some of the human remains had been buried in amphora pots.

40 tombs with humans buried in pots discovered in Corsica

By Owen Jarus

An ancient necropolis with 40 tombs, including cylindrical jars filled with human remains, has been discovered on the French island of Corsica.

This iron sword was folded in a ritual "killing" before it was buried with a soldier about 1,600 years ago.

'Folded' iron sword found in a Roman soldier's grave was part of a pagan ritual

By Laura Geggel

A "killed," or folded iron sword was discovered in the grave of a Roman mercenary who had been buried in an early Christian basilica.

Leonardo da Vinci's "Head of a Bear" sketch will go up for auction in July.

Da Vinci ‘Head of a Bear’ could sell for over $16 million at upcoming auction

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

A small sketch of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci may sell for up to $16.9 million at an upcoming Christie's auction in London.

Carved crosses on one of the walls of the staircase descending to the Chapel of St. Helena.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre's mysterious 'graffiti' crosses may not be what they seem

By Laura Geggel

Who carved the thousands of crosses into the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem?

The 3D photogrammetric scan of the wrecked submarine matches the dimensions of HMS Urge and shows where the bow of the vessel broke off as it plunged into the seafloor.

Wartime submarine 'HMS Urge' identified, quashing conspiracy theories of sub's secret mission

By Tom Metcalfe

Divers have confirmed the identity of the wreck of a British submarine called HMS Urge, quashing controversial claims that it was sunk by Italian warplanes during a secret mission.

A facial reconstruction of John Gregory, the first explorer from the disastrous 1845 Franklin expedition to have his remains identified.

First remains from doomed 19th-century Arctic expedition identified

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

In a first, researchers have matched the DNA of a living descendent to the remains of one of the doomed explorers.

The hoard's contents included this large hook with spirals, as well as this neck ring.

Stunning hoard of Bronze Age jewelry discovered by local hiker in Sweden

By Laura Geggel

A hiker discovered one of the largest Bronze Age hoards in Sweden.

The infant's grave at the Panga ya Saidi cave is about 78,000 years old, making it the the oldest Homo sapiens burial in Africa.

Oldest deliberate burial of a human in Africa discovered

By Tom Metcalfe

A tiny grave holding the remains of a 3-year-old child is now the oldest deliberate burial of a Homo sapiens individual in Africa.

Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback located at Napoleon Square in Cherbourg-Octeville, France. The statue is the work of Armand Le Veel.

Who Was Napoleon Bonaparte?

By Owen Jarus

The chaos of the French Revolution allowed Bonaparte to use his military prowess to become ruler of much of Europe.

The Queen of Sheba before King Solomon, shown in this miniature artwork from the 15th-century Grimani Breviary manuscript.

King Solomon's mines in Spain? Not likely, experts say.

By Owen Jarus

A maritime archaeologist has put forward a bold theory — that King Solomon financed Phoenician mining expeditions to Spain. Other experts are highly skeptical of the claim.

An illustration of a dwarf elephant, a resident on islands in the Mediterrnean Sea until modern humans arrived and it went extinct. For scale, the living male fallow deer is pictured next to the elephant, which is 40 inches tall (1 meter) at the shoulders.

Hobbits and other early humans not 'destructive agents' of extinction, scientists find

By Laura Geggel

Modern humans are largely responsible for countless extinctions, but early humans weren't as bad, new research shows.

The human remains, with detail of a fabric roll around the ankle.

Misplaced Viking noble's bones vanished decades ago, finally found in museum collection

By Mindy Weisberger

Archaeologists recently located the remains of the elite Viking that were excavated in 1868 and have been missing for nearly a century.

Photo of the colosseum from the stands looking toward the center

Rome's Colosseum, site of violent gladiator battles, to get new high-tech floor

By Nicoletta Lanese

The project will be completed in 2023.