2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (170+ words) The Bom Jesus set sail in March 1533, but it wrecked before it could return with its riches. Those riches took almost 500 years to resurface. “When I started, the artifacts were just sitting there collecting dust. They were deteriorating at a…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (206+ words) Long before it dried out, what’s now Egypt was a tropical Cretaceous sea. “[Phosphates drove] intense primary productivity that sustained a diverse trophic web,” the researchers wrote in their study. “This could be supported by the presence of small fishes,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (144+ words) A rare bodily phenomenon may explain how the mummification process preserved her expression of agony for eternity. Her embalmers moved quickly enough to preserve her final spasm before it could fade—and in doing so, preserved a mystery that CT…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) The human brain sometimes avoids decay for millennia while the rest of the body turns to bones. The human brain is made mostly of water, protein, carbohydrates, and fat—lots of fat. In fact, roughly 60 percent of the brain is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (195+ words) The creation of Lake Mead in the 1930s flooded an old western town. Now, due to extreme drought, it’s slowly rising from the man-made lake. Of course, the entire purpose of the dam was to create an artificial lake in its…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Ramesses II is whole again. Many treasures of the region’s illustrious past were known to be buried in the surrounding desert, and while Roeder’s discovery proved remarkable, the rest of the enormous statue he found remained lost to time…for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) Ancient artists in China used human blood to create images, but no violence was involved. “Our study indicates that red clay rich in nano-hematite was used as the pigment, and a composite mortar made from lime and blood served as…...