Historians Studying an ‘Ancient’ Scottish Stone Circle Learn It Was Built in the 1990sScientists' suspicions were outweighed by the excitement of finding another recumbent stone circle.
Remains of Late 19th-Century Shipwreck Found on Jersey ShoreThe sea delivers a surprise for beach-goers this holiday season.
Dozens of Cat Mummies, Plus 100 Cat Statues, Discovered in 4500-Year-Old Egyptian TombAnother nearby tomb remains sealed.
Wreckage of a World War II Nazi 'Flying Bomb' Found in English ForestIt was shot down by a Polish pilot in 1944.
A 2400-Year-Old Ship Seen Only in Ancient Greek Art Was Found at the Bottom of the Black SeaIt's believed to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck.
Scientists Find Fossil of 150-Million-Year-Old Flesh-Eating Fish—Plus a Few of Its PreyIt has razor-sharp teeth like a piranha's.
A 2.63-Carat Diamond Was Unearthed by a Grandmother at an Arkansas State ParkShe thought she had dug up a piece of glass.
Fossilized Fat Shows 550-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature May Have Been the World's First AnimalOrganisms called 'Dickinsonia' defied classification for decades.
Endeavour, Captain Cook's Lost Ship, Might Have Been Found—Solving a Centuries-Old MysteryBut only a full excavation will prove its identity for sure.
There Could Be Hundreds of Frozen Corpses Buried Beneath Antarctica's Snow and IceMummified penguins occasionally turn up, too.
Fishermen Caught a 10,500-Year-Old Giant Irish Elk Skull—Antlers and AllThe species has long been extinct.
The Long-Buried 16th-Century Theater Where Shakespeare's Earliest Plays Were Performed Will ReopenIt hasn't been seen by the public in more than 400 years.
A Pocket Watch From the Titanic Surfaces and Sells for $57,500The watch belonged to a Russian immigrant who planned to settle in the Bronx and become a dentist. He didn't make it.
Hunger Stones Bearing Ominous Messages Have Resurfaced in Drought-Stricken EuropeOne contains the eerie inscription: "When you see me, weep."
Homo Erectus Might Have Been Really 'Lazy'All that stood between them and better stone tools was a little hill. And yet.
Intriguing New Theory Might Explain the Fate of Easter Island's CivilizationIt's calling into question what we thought we knew about the mysterious culture.
The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archaeologists for CenturiesThey've been discovered at Roman-era sites, but no one knows what they're for.
German Court Awards Farmer $1 Million for 2000-Year-Old Bronzed Horse Head Found in His WellHe was originally paid $55,946.
Teen Archaeologist Finds a Tooth That's More Than 500,000 Years OldIt belonged to a human sub-species.