The wreck of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship seized by pirates in 1721, has been identified near ...

Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

Ball's Pyramid, located between New Zealand and Australia in the Pacific Ocean, is the tallest volcanic sea stack in the world.

After surviving the Nazis, Liviu Librescu became a renowned engineering professor and gave his life to save students during the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting.

A 700-year-old gold ring found by a treasure hunter at Pustý hrad castle in Zvolen, Slovakia features a sapphire from Sri Lanka.

Archaeologists in Turkey have announced the discovery of a massive library in the ancient city of Stratonikeia. Excavations have been ongoing for the past five years, and now researchers have mapped ...

Utility workers in Lima stumbled upon this millennia-old mummy, believed to be from the Chancay culture, while digging trenches for a gas pipeline.

Today, the town of Vergina is a quiet, unassuming place, despite the remarkable ancient monuments scattered nearby. Tucked into a quiet region of Greece, it has a population of just over 1,000 people.

Beer is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in the world, and it has been consumed by people across the globe for millennia. But who invented beer? That question isn’t as simple as it may seem.

Unearthed in December 2022, this Neolithic Venus figurine was found by a farmer in a field in Kołobrzeg, Poland.

Rome is home to some of the world’s most incredible archaeological treasures. And archaeologists in the center of the city have just stumbled upon yet another one: a colossal statue head made of ...

Go inside the incredible triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies of Golden Age Hollywood's most iconic actresses — pictured in stunning color.