Underwater archaeologists near the Sava River recover dozens of Iron Age bars that could explain shifts in local populations. A team from the Museum of the Franciscan Monastery of Tolisa has recovered a set of bipyramidal metal ingots from the Sava River in Bosnia, submerged for more than two millennia. Experts call it the country’s … Read more
A student from Orlando, Florida, studying at Newcastle University uncovered a small medieval gold object during her first dig in Northumberland, close to the Roman road known as Dere Street. Researchers say the early medieval piece could have had a ceremonial or religious use, and it will be examined through the U.K.’s Portable Antiquities Scheme. … Read more
A 3.5-kilogram stone that propped a door in Colti for decades is valued around €1 million ($1.1 million) and now listed as a national treasure. They say one person’s trash can be another’s treasure. An elderly woman found a 3.5-kilogram (7.7-pound) amber nugget in a stream bed in southeast Romania and took it home as … Read more
An enormous lithium find at the McDermitt Caldera is stirring hopes for domestic battery production—and anxiety over wildlife, water, and sacred lands. The McDermitt Caldera on Oregon’s border is drawing national attention for a lithium trove that some estimates value near $1.5 trillion. Early assessments suggest ancient volcanic clays here may hold 20-40 million metric … Read more
Clearing an overgrown homestead in the Appalachian Mountains led a Northern California family to a shipping container stuffed with surprises — and a TikTok audience that can’t look away. The couple, Anna Miller and Brook, purchased a 120‑year‑old cabin in West Virginia to restore and eventually pass down to their children. Posting progress on @pineyforkhomestead, … Read more
An anonymous buyer’s garage-sale find in New Haven heads to Sotheby’s with a six-figure estimate. A small white porcelain bowl painted in cobalt blue—snapped up last year at a garage sale in New Haven, Connecticut for $35—has been identified as a 15th-century Ming Dynasty piece. Sotheby’s in New York plans to auction the “lotus bowl” … Read more
Tiny invaders picked up more than ten times the allowable radiation levels, but officials say no people or environment were harmed. The Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed that a wasp colony discovered on July 3 inside the Savannah River Site (SRS) carried radioactive contamination exceeding federal limits by more than a factor of ten. … Read more
Tiny radiation-fuelled organisms discovered in Cold War-era waste pools hold surprising promise for medicine and space exploration. Scientists from the University of Idaho have confirmed colonies of photosynthetic microbes flourishing in lakes once written off as lifeless nuclear relics. These single-cell pioneers behave much like the famed Chernobyl fungi, absorbing gamma rays with dark melanin … Read more
Tiny Asturian village stuns geologists and tourists with glittering riverbeds rich in natural gold. Nalvegas, Asturias — Imagine dipping a pan into a mountain stream and watching specks of real gold swirl in the water. That is no fantasy for the 200 residents of Nalvegas, where experts have confirmed one of the largest placer‑gold deposits … Read more
Tiny treasures suggest the Decapolis hub was flush with cash when, according to the Gospels, Jesus preached nearby. Archaeologists digging at Israel’s Sussita (Hippos) National Park have uncovered a child‑sized gold ring and a matching pair of earrings dating to the 1st–3rd centuries CE. The find, announced Thursday by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, offers … Read more
Archaeologists stumble on a 2,200‑year‑old trading center near Hradec Králové, revealing hundreds of coins, fine pottery and clues to Europe’s Iron Age economy. The discovery of a sprawling Iron Age settlement in the Bohemia region has stunned researchers and history buffs alike. Spread across roughly 62 acres—about the size of 47 U.S. football fields—the site held several … Read more
University of Houston archaeologists have located the long‑lost burial of warrior king Te K’ab Chaak, offering the first royal tomb ever found at the vast Maya city of Caracol. The team broke through a sealed chamber beneath the site’s Northeast Acropolis this spring and immediately realized they had reached something extraordinary. Inside lay a toothless skull, scattered bones … Read more
Home‑and‑garden specialists say a humble pantry staple may be the quickest way to stop tiny intruders before they cross the threshold. Sunshine brings barbecues, open windows—and a marching line of ants looking for crumbs. If you would rather redirect those six‑legged visitors than harm them, the team at GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk has a refreshingly simple tip: spray … Read more
Air taxis are now operational, reaching speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour. For years, we’ve imagined flying cars as part of futuristic sci-fi movies. Now, that vision is becoming a reality in China. Partnering with EHang, a Chinese company, the country has completed its first air taxi takeoffs, making waves worldwide and showing … Read more
They say that everything comes back around, and it seems that even classroom gossip refuses to disappear. While plumbers were tearing up floors in a dilapidated building dating back to 1806, they came across something more interesting than dust and rusty nails: a large bundle of notes, drawings, and doodles that students had hidden two … Read more
After an 18‑day shutdown blamed on staffing shortages, Arches National Park will again issue self‑guided Fiery Furnace permits for visits beginning April 15. Daily ranger‑led tours are slated to resume May 4, just in time for the spring rush. Park lovers who scrambled to adjust their itineraries can breathe easier: the labyrinth of narrow sandstone passages known … Read more
A frozen “lost world” preserved since long before glaciers arrived offers scientists a rare window into our planet’s deep past. The icy white of East Antarctica has concealed a secret for eons—an ancient river‑carved landscape about the size of Wales, sealed off under nearly two kilometers of ice. Now, a Durham University–led team using Canada’s … Read more
The $2 million purchase of an aging coal pit has morphed into a potential $36 billion windfall, positioning rural Wyoming at the heart of America’s clean‑tech race. Former banker–turned–miner Randall Atkins thought he was buying a bargain coal operation. Instead, his Ramaco Resources crews struck an underground trove of neodymium, dysprosium and terbium—the magnetic metals that make electric … Read more
An ordinary search for shark teeth ends with a 12,000‑year‑old surprise. Daniel Sawyer’s weekend hobby of beachcombing near High Island delivered more than sea glass. The Texas visitor spotted a stone shard in the shell beds beside the famed “Lonely House,” three hours from his home. Within minutes social‑media sleuths were calling it the broken … Read more
Scientists track a 35‑mile fissure and a vast underground water cache that could forever change our view of the planet. East Africa’s slowly stretching crust could one day give the planet a brand‑new body of water—an idea that reshapes how we view oceans, earthquakes, and even the deep water hidden beneath our feet. A 35‑mile … Read more