For thousands of years, the stone faces of Easter Island have looked out into the Pacific, their bodies hidden in the ground, fueling rumors and unfettered speculation. Were they toppled by war, swallowed by disaster, or buried by design? The mystery has been the subject of
Some people enter a thrift shop in search of a bargain vase or perhaps a vintage jacket. Art lover Laura Young entered a Goodwill in Austin with little in the form of hopes or dreams. What she did take home, though, was something simply incredible.
Near Indonesia's Madura Street in the ocean researchers have discovered a city submerged which dates back around 140,000 years. This incredible discovery has had a ripple effect through the anthropological and archaeological communities around the world. They found this submerged city between the islands of
Every now and again, nature peels back its layers and dares us to look closer. Along the Mississippi River, mother nature is doing just that as its landscape is being stripped bare due to unprecedented droughts. As the world's fourth longest river, the muddy, churning body
Every country has its own unique customs, but some of America’s everyday habits stand out as particularly unusual to outsiders. Whether it’s the overwhelming display of patriotism, the deeply ingrained tipping culture, or the sheer size of food portions, these cultural quirks often leave visitors
The Boston Tea Party was a pivotal event that ignited the flames of the American Revolution. Tensions were brewing between Great Britain and its colonies in America; many were sick and tired of taxation without representation and other grievous issues. A dramatic confrontation was inevitable. The
Our history books are full of vivid lives Hollywood still hasn't told. For every Churchill or Cleopatra on film, there are scores of life-changing figures whose names have disappeared from textbooks, hidden in footnotes, going unnoticed. Yet these stories are movie gold: action, genius, revolution, passion,
America's earliest inhabitants had a history of changing sands and shattered assumptions. Textbooks once told it briefly: small bands of hunters walking across the Bering Land Bridge expanded slowly over a wilderness continent. But with each new archaeological discovery, this old narrative is being turned on
In human history, the impact of this day is frequently overlooked. On October 31, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 launched and with it a crew bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Many say that this brought a new dawn of continuous human presence in space.
It’s not often that history literally emerges the ground. In 2020 a peaceful backyard in Munford, Alabama, became the site of an astonishing discovery: the remains of a Confederate soldier, buried and long forgotten for 155 years. The discovery ultimately reveal a story of loss,perserverance and
