Civil War Artifacts Unearthed from Former Confederate PrisonIn what archaeologists are calling the most important Civil War find in decades, rare artifacts have emerged from a former Confederate prison site in Georgia.Read more
Mexico City Subway Dig Yields Aztec Remains and ArtifactsExcavations for a new Mexico City subway line have unearthed a number of important finds, including the remains of 50 Aztec children.Read more
Lincoln Documents Accompanied Donner Party on Its Grim JourneyResearchers have uncovered an unlikely connection between a young Abraham Lincoln and the ill‑fated Donner Party.Read more
Obama Fires McChrystal: Echoes of Truman‑MacArthur?In the wake of General Stanley McChrystal’s dismissal, comparisons have been made to Truman’s 1951 removal of Gen. MacArthur as commander of U.S. forces in Korea.Read more
Plants Plot New Pharaoh TimelineResearchers have used plant materials to establish a more accurate chronology of Egypt’s pharaohs.Read more
Life on Mars?Three and a half billion years ago, Mars was home to a vast ocean fed by scores of rivers and lakes, according to one study.Read more
