SMART NEWSCool FindsVolunteers Uncover Rare, 4,800-Year-Old Stone Circle in EnglandGround scans at Castilly Henge revealed seven pits where ancient stones once stood The Neolithic-Era henge was completely obscured by overgrown vegetation.Heritage EnglandR...
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A group of American scientists, led by Professor Neil Theise of New York University, discovered a new organ in the human body which is cancer spreading organ. Its detection had been hampered with the limitations of the standard technique.Related: Science ...
SMART NEWSUkrainian Soldiers Uncover Fourth-Century Urns While Digging Defense TrenchesThe amphorae are the latest archaeological find in a country whose cultural treasures are threatened by war Soldiers transported the amphorae, which were in excellent c...
When German businessman Heinrich Schliemann discovered a cache of ancient artifacts in the place now known as Hisarlik, Turkey, in 1873, he was quick to identify the gold jewelry, silver vases and other precious objects as the treasure of Priam, the legen...
The ancient history of Egypt is filled with abundant discoveries that have not been explained. One such discovery was made by the archaeologist Zakaria Goneim in the mid-1950s. Goneim’s find was so unique that scientists are still arguing about what...
SMART NEWSCool FindsConstruction Workers Uncover Massive 800-Year-Old Aztec Dwelling in Mexico CityThe accidental discovery has a long, layered history An electrical works project led archaeologists to uncover this Aztec-era dwelling.Mexico's Nationa...
Ancient Egypt is a bottomless well. Swarms of diggers, scanning equipment, and studies fail to exhaust this rich but lost culture. New discoveries range from foreign kings who once ruled Egypt to history-changing trips made by her citizens.There are also ...
We live in an age of mind-blowing medical breakthroughs. Modern doctors can make the blind see, regrow, or attach totally dismembered organs, or even rouse patients whove been in a coma for a long time. However, every now and then, seasoned medical practi...
Exploration has always been part of our history, whether across land, sea, or space. Amazing things have been found throughout the ages, but sometimes, those findings werent actually real. These discoveries may have been based on truth, but they became mo...
Much of human history is not written on paper but in our genes. Some genes show the true, unexpected origins of cultures and the desperate evolution to survive pandemics while others have remained unchanged for thousands of years. Ancient DNA also dispels...
If you have watched The Big Bang Theory and seen the guys make fun of Bert the geologist, you may think that geology is the science of boring people staring at boring rocks. Nothing could be further from the truth.Geology is the history of our Earth writt...
SMART NEWSCool FindsAncient Rock Art Depicting Divine Procession Discovered in Secret Chamber Beneath Turkish HouseIt may have been created as a way for Neo-Assyrian officials to curry favor with local residents This Assyrian rock art discovered under a h...
SMART NEWSRemembering the Unsung Egyptians Who Helped Discover King Tut’s TombA exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the archaeological find by spotlighting the overlooked workers who made it possibleBritish archaeologist Howard Carter and...
The Ishtar Gate was the most famous part of the walls of Babylon. They were built by the order of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II around 605-562 BC. The gate was located in the northern part of the city and was the main entrance of the city. It was ...
One of the best examples of seeing a legend becoming a reality is the Sunken City of Heracleion. For centuries, the city of Heracleion of Ancient Egypt was shrouded in myths. The city, visited by Paris and Helen of Troy and mentioned by ancient historians...
SMART NEWSSix New Miniature Frog Species Discovered in MexicoThe amphibians are found under leaf litter and hatch fully grown Genetically, each species were different, but the team also found differences in the skull shapes, the levels of bone formation i...
Russians never landed on Moon but they were first to touch outer space. As for the first man and woman in space and the first satellite, the Russians explored space before the Americans. During the Soviet rule, Russian developed several advanced machines ...
New Yorker Covers are illustrations or paintings featured on the front page of The New Yorkeran American Magazine in print since 1925. It publishes articles relating to popular culture, social issues and includes fiction in the form of short stories. Beca...
The mythology of vampires is well-known throughout the world. Most countries have some variation on the vampire legend. Remarkably similar, too, are the ways in which vampires can be dispatched, or at least prevented from rising from the grave to plague t...
SMART NEWSNew ResearchAfter Centuries of Searching, Scientists Finally Find the Mysterious Giant Shipworm AliveThe three-foot long creature has long eluded scientists, but they finally got a closer lookThe giant shipworm, out of its tubeMarvin AltamiaThe ...
