Sisyphus appears in several Greek myths, though today he is often associated with just one. In the famous legend, he is punished by Zeus for cheating death and condemned to endlessly push a boulder up ...

On a cold yet sunny afternoon in 2019, Mark Sell decided to go for a walk with his metal detector. A retired firefighter, Sell was sweeping his device across the ground when it started to faintly beep ...

Archaeologists searching the Judean Desert in hopes of finding additional Dead Sea Scrolls recently made an unexpected discovery of an ancient pyramid structure. Located 72 miles south of Jerusalem, ...

Beneath a stone foundation in Velzeke, Belgium, researchers recently made an astounding discovery: the well-preserved remains of an ancient Roman dog. This find was one of more than 700 relics dating ...

Imagine you’re walking down the street, and a car swerves and hits you. You die. Yet, in another reality, you may narrowly avoid the collision. The theory of quantum immortality suggests that your ...

Perched on the Northumberland coastline, Bamburgh Castle looks as though it has been plucked straight from the pages of a medieval fantasy. Indeed, it is the fabled site of Joyous Gard, the fortress ...

History is rife with tragic love stories, but few have the lasting impact of the story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. While their relationship carried political weight, it was also romantic — and much ...

A team of researchers in New Zealand that was recently conducting tests on sharks never expected to make history — and capture the first recordings of shark sounds ever made. While examining various ...

The rise of industrialism in the decades following the Civil War brought untold wealth to the United States. But beneath the lavish lifestyles of the robber barons, millions of Americans were living ...

The 19th century was the golden age for con men. Quacks could ride into town and promise that a swig of their medicine could cure any ailment. These charlatans became known as snake oil salesmen. But ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of a 555-million-year-old worm-like creature in Australia. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, experts believe this is the first ancestor of all animals — including ...

During the frigid winters of Scandinavia, it’s no wonder that ancient people looked to a goddess who embodied the harsh beauty of the frozen landscape. Skadi (Skaði), the formidable deity of winter, ...