Neanderthals Mated With Other Human Ancestors in Siberian Love ShackNeanderthals and Denisovans lived together in a Siberian cave for nearly 100,000 years.Read more
A Famous Explorer’s Missing Body Was Just Found Behind a London Train StationCaptain Matthew Flinders put the continent of Australia on European maps.Read more
Neanderthals Were Much Better at Spear‑Throwing Than We KnewThe design of Neanderthal spears allows them to be thrown up to 65 feet, new research shows.Read more
The Scathing Reaction to the Last Oscars With No HostHomophobia may have tinged Hollywood’s extreme reaction to the 1989 Academy Awards.Read more
Nixon’s Personal Lawyer Paid Hush Money to Watergate BurglarsHerbert Kalmbach went to prison for handling secret payments for the president.Read more
Mysterious Decapitated Skeletons Found in Roman GraveThe skeletons were beheaded after death, possibly for ceremonial reasons.Read more
Why Priceless Lapis Lazuli Was Found in a Medieval Nun’s MouthThe answer could rewrite the history of religious manuscripts.Read more
Seen a UFO? In the ‘50s, You Could Report It In This Easy Questionnaire“Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects.”Read more
Viking Men Buried Themselves With Stallions and Ate the MaresNone of the horses in these Icelandic graves died of natural causes.Read more
Pirate Shipwreck Discovered With Early Version of Hand GrenadesWhen one broke open, it revealed gunpowder inside.Read more
85 ‘Incredibly Detailed’ Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in EnglandThe newly revealed dinosaur tracks represent at least seven different species.Read more
