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Dragons: A Brief History of the Mythical, Fire-Breathing Beasts
April 11, 2019 | ReferenceWe've known for a very long time that dragons aren't real, but we're still enamored by them.
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The First Cave Art from the Balkans May Date Back 30,000 Years
April 11, 2019 | ArticleIn a first, archaeologists have discovered Upper Paleolithic cave paintings in the Balkans.
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New Species of Early Human Is Even Smaller Than the 'Hobbit'
April 10, 2019 | ArticleThe ancient bones and teeth of a previously unknown human relative — one that was even smaller than the so-called Hobbit — have been discovered deep in a cave on an island in the Philippines.
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Photos: Newfound Ancient Human Relative Discovered in Philippines
April 10, 2019 | Image AlbumThe newfound hominin Homo luzonensis lived about 67,000 years ago in what is now the Philippines.
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Cherokee Wrote Backward Messages in Cave to Speak to the Spirit World
April 10, 2019 | ArticleNearly 200 years ago, Cherokee gathered inside a cave in Alabama and, using their newly minted alphabet, wrote ceremonial messages onto the walls and ceiling, a new study finds.
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Stone Circles Ringed House That May Have Belonged to the Neolithic 'One Percent'
April 10, 2019 | ArticleThe ancient stone circles around Stonehenge and Avebury in England may have all started with the commemoration of a single Neolithic house.
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Dozens of Mummified Mice and Birds Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb
April 10, 2019 | ArticleThe well-preserved burial chamber was vividly painted with funerary scenes.
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The Old English Verse 'Beowulf' Was Likely Written by a Single Author
April 09, 2019 | Article"The sword sweat blood, while the warrior rejoiced."
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Was This Famous Revolutionary War Hero Intersex?
April 09, 2019 | ArticleRemains in General Pulaski's tomb tell an unexpected and intriguing tale.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Physicist Who Escaped Nazi Germany
April 05, 2019 | ArticleToday's Google Doodle celebrates the 132nd birthday of physicist Hedwig Kohn, who escaped Nazi Germany and is known for, among other things, her work on flame spectroscopy, a technique that allows scientists to chemically analyze elements by burning them.
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