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May 23, 2017

Experts discover 'Christopher Columbus' anchor at Caribbean shipwreck site

Experts have used a “space treasure map” to make a remarkable discovery in the Caribbean - a centuries-old anchor believed to be from one of Christopher Columbus’ ships.

May 23, 2017

After 'real detective work,' a theory on Goya's mysterious illness

In 1793, when acclaimed Spanish painter Francisco Goya was 46, he was bedridden for months with a mysterious illness that brought on headaches, dizziness, hallucinations, and even vision and hearing problems.

May 11, 2017

Amid protests, Jefferson Davis statue comes down in New Orleans

Workers Thursday morning removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, the second of four Confederate monuments slated for removal in a contentious, months-long process that has sparked protests on both sides.

May 10, 2017

Evidence of World War I battle found in Israel

Students of the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program who were part of an archaeological dig found rifle cartridges and shell fragments from World War I in an Israeli city.

April 28, 2017

Hundreds of Civil War-era cannonballs found at Pennsylvania construction site

Crews have unearthed more than 300 cannonballs at a construction site in Pittsburgh, a public safety official told Fox News.

April 27, 2017

Frozen in time: DNA may ID sailors looking for Northwest Passage in 1845

Scientists have extracted DNA from the skeletal remains of several 19th-century sailors who died during the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, whose goal was to navigate the fabled Northwest Passage.

April 25, 2017

Earliest dental fillings discovered in 13,000-year-old skeleton

You might wince at the sight of your dentist holding an electric drill over your mouth.

April 24, 2017

Declaration of Independence discovery stuns experts

Harvard researchers were initially skeptical when a database project indicated that an extremely rare parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence was in a small records office in Southern England.

April 21, 2017

17th-century smart lock was really smart

Think cool technology is only a recent thing? A 340-year old smart lock may change your mind.

April 21, 2017

'Lost city' discovery: Kansas site sheds new light on Native American history

Archaeologists have found incredible evidence of a huge Wichita Indian town in Kansas that was once home to 20,000 people.