Mozart and His Starling: A Remarkable Friendship in Music
Mozart and His Starling: A Remarkable Friendship in Music In the spring of 1784, while walking through the bustling streets of Vienna, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart …
What Happened to the ‘Sunken City’ of Cuba?
Now two decades ago, a team of explorers were working on an exploration and survey mission off the western coast of Cuba when their sonar …
Unearthing Secrets Beneath the Soil: The Potential Medieval Castle at Soulton Hall
Across the pond in Shropshire, western England, a seemingly innocuous mound on the historic Soulton Hall estate is whispering tales from centuries past. What was …
The One and Only Platypus: An Egg-Laying, Venomous, Fluorescent Mammal with Electroreception—And No Stomach!
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an animal that doesn’t quite fit into any category. When European naturalists first saw one in the late 18th century, …
A Jewel from the Past: Unearthing the Remarkable Roman Gold Ring of Aebutia Quarta
Imagine holding a piece of history in your hand, an object crafted nearly two millennia ago, imbued with personal sentiment and showcasing an astonishing level …
Happy birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder! 15 things we learned from Little House on the Prairie
The Little House on the Prairie novels, which were inspired by author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s pioneer childhood in the 1870s and 1880s, have sold more than 60 …
Long-Lost Ship Found in the Desert Laden With Gold
The discovery of a ship, missing for five centuries, in a southwest African desert, filled with gold coins, is one of the most thrilling archaeological …
Underwater crop circle-building pufferfish officially described as Torquigener albomaculosus
Pufferfish seem to make headlines for all kinds of interesting behaviors from chasing lasers, apparently mourning the loss of a friend, and especially for helping …
42,000-Year-Old Liquid Blood Found in Siberian Permafrost: A Breakthrough for Cloning and Ancient Species Restoration
A groundbreaking discovery in Siberia has stunned the scientific world. Scientists have found liquid blood preserved in the frozen remains of a 42,000-year-old foal, an …
Spectacular Image of Mount Vesuvius Captured by ISS Astronaut
An astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a spectacular photo of Mount Vesuvius—one of the world’s most famous volcanoes—from an altitude of …