Discoveries

Painted wall of Tutankhamun's burial chamber showing rows of seated baboons above a sarcophagus glass case

The Step Under the Workmen's Huts That Led to Tutankhamun's Tomb

Daniel Okafor · November 4, 2026

A tall beige BBN Interface Message Processor cabinet with rows of switches and a nameplate on its front panel

October 29, 1969: The First Message on the Internet Was Just 'LO'

Daniel Okafor · October 29, 2026

Black and white photo of the curved edge of the Earth with clouds below and the black sky of space above, taken from a V-2 rocket in 1946

October 24, 1946: The Grainy Photo That First Showed Earth From Space

Daniel Okafor · October 24, 2026

Ice caps melting in the sea. The ice has a lot of gaps between them.

Melting Polar Ice Caps Are Changing How Earth Rotates, and Changing Time Itself

Beth Moreton · April 15, 2024

A large piece of cinnabar is pictured on display/A piece of torbernite is pictured, showing off its green color

These Are the Most Toxic Minerals on Earth

Ben Campbell · April 10, 2024

An image that depicts how far Point Nemo is from various places in the ocean

This Is the Most Remote Place on Earth

Ben Campbell · April 9, 2024

An image depicting a sizeable golden vessel from the Sumerian city of Ur/A small golden vessel that resembles an ostrich egg

These Are Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur

Ben Campbell · April 8, 2024

An image of a man walking along a beach with a metal detector in Britain/An image of an Anglo-Saxon coin from the hoard discovered by Powell and Davies

Amateur Treasure Hunters Stole Nearly $4 Million of King Alfred's Hoard

Ben Campbell · April 5, 2024

A black and white image of a skull with a rock in the mouth.

A 'Vampire' Buried in the 16th Century Has Been Reconstructed by Science

Beth Moreton · April 5, 2024

An image from early on in the excavation at Must Farm showing some of the wood mass

A City Frozen in Time Discovered and Dubbed 'Britain's Pompeii'

Lauren Folkas · April 4, 2024

Arching church windows with a cross on top of it

Closing Churches May Not Be Terrible and Can Still Be Good

Amanda Kusumowidagdo · April 4, 2024

Close up of Hiro's Nugget

A Man Finds England's Largest Gold Nugget with a Broken Detector

Sam Watanuki · April 1, 2024

Image of a 4,000-Year-Old Lipstick vial

This Vial Contains 4,000-Year-Old Lipstick

Sam Watanuki · March 31, 2024

Jan Gunnar Fugelsnes told officials from Norway's Møre og Romsdal County Municipality that he and his brother found ancient coins on a "treasure hunt" when they were children.

Kids Found Treasure — But Didn't Know Until 60 Years Later

Beth Moreton · March 28, 2024

Ancient Chinese coin discovered in North America/A portrait of Chinese emperor Kangxi in a court dress

300-Year-Old Chinese Coin Somehow Ends Up in Alaska

Ben Campbell · March 28, 2024

The Treasure of Villena. There are various gold bowls, bracelets, and other artifacts all piled together.

Scientists Have Found Extraterrestrial Metal in These Spanish Ornaments

Beth Moreton · March 28, 2024

Rajendra Gupta, a physics professor, is pictured seated at a table alongside a colleague/An image taken of the universe by the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field telescope

New Research Suggests the Universe Doesn't Have Dark Matter

Ben Campbell · March 28, 2024

Student Accidentally Discovers New Species While Studying Dinosaur Fossils

Chris Gorrie · March 26, 2024

A man with a helmet and light stands with large gypsum crystals in the Naica Crystal Mines.

Miraculous Mine in Mexico is Covered in Crystals

Chris Gorrie · March 26, 2024

Forest Fenn. He is wearing a beige cowboy hat and is talking to someone off-camera.

How the 10-Year Hunt for Forrest Fenn's Treasure Hunt Led to Five Deaths

Beth Moreton · March 22, 2024

Woolly mammoth model Royal BC Museum in Victoria

Startup Company Says It Is Very Close to Bringing the Woolly Mammoth Back to Life Using Elephant Cells

Lauren Folkas · March 21, 2024

Satellite image of the continent of Africa/People walking through the brush of Africa

New Research Indicates That We Were Wrong About the Birthplace of Humanity

Lauren Folkas · March 21, 2024

A CGI animation of a man with short white hair and a red cap against a black background

Experts Reveal What the Face of the Man Who Created Hell Looks Like After 700 Years

Alyssa Miller · March 20, 2024

Aerial view of Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal

Ancient Lost Forest Was Recently Discovered

Lauren Folkas · March 20, 2024