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Photograph of the treasures and the letter Nathan Headden included in his time capsule from 1994

Homeowner Finds a 1994 Time Capsule in His Home and Decides to Find the Owner

Lauren Fokas · March 3, 2024

A depiction of a mythical hunting scene in prehistoric rock art from Zimbabwe.

Researchers Find Link to ADHD That Might Have Started Thousands of Years Ago in Ancient Humans

Lauren Fokas · March 3, 2024

A portrait photo of Noor Inayat Khan in 1943.

This WW2 Princess Spy Was Instrumental In Winning the War Against the Nazis

Julia Mehalko · March 2, 2024

An artist’s impression of SpaceX’s batch of 60 Starlink communication satellites in low-Earth orbit. The satellites are not to-scale and are enlarged.

The 30,000 Pieces of Space Debris in Our Orbit Are Causing Multiple Problems

Chris Gorrie · March 2, 2024

One of Bianchini’s trigonometric tables from Tabulae primi mobilis B, showing his use of decimal points.

Turns Out Historians Were Wrong About This Major Mathematical Progression

Chris Gorrie · March 2, 2024

Two ships on a violent sea in the 1600s Cornelis Pietersz. de Mooy painting

Treasure Valued at $1 Billion Discovered in 400-Year-Old Shipwreck Now on Display in New York

Julia Mehalko · March 1, 2024

Distant galaxies scattered all over the field of view of the James Webb Space Telescope

This Newly Discovered Ancient Galaxy Could Change How We Understand Our Galaxy

Alyssa Miller · March 1, 2024

A statue of William Wallace.

What Do We Know About the Real ‘Braveheart’ William Wallace?

Georgia McKoy · February 29, 2024

A photo taken underwater of a marble statue in the shape of a prancing horse.

Group of Volunteers in Sicily Finds Temple of Olympian Zeus Horse Frieze

Talia Sankari · February 29, 2024

A grayscale image of a multiple men working on a nuclear reactor

These Events Could Have Changed WWII and All of Modern History

Alyssa Miller · February 28, 2024

An illuminated manuscript illustration depicting two scenes with medieval nobles and dogs. On the left, three men in blue robes, one wearing a crown, appear to be in conversation. On the right, two armored knights are accompanied by three dogs, one of which is interacting with a knight

The Unique Role Dogs Played in the Middle Ages

Georgia McKoy · February 28, 2024

Black-and-white photo of Vladimir Lenin speaking to a large crowd in Moscow from a large wooden podium on May 5, 1920. A red line leads to a red circle around an enlarged portrait photo of Lenin’s head.

Modern Day Russia Has Forgotten About the USSR's Founder

Chris Gorrie · February 28, 2024

Diana Serra Cary, Judy Garland, and Shirley Temple in black-and-white photographs in a row.

Uncovering Hollywood's Greatest Child Stars Who Lost All Their Money Before They Could Even Spend It

Julia Mehalko · February 28, 2024

Icebergs are seen from NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) research aircraft on September 7, 2021, near Upernavik, Greenland

Greenland is Turning Green Again for the First Time Since the Dark Ages

Lauren Fokas · February 27, 2024

1,700 year old egg from the Roman era found in Aylesbury, England

Roman Egg Found Almost Perfectly Intact with Contents Still Inside

Lauren Fokas · February 27, 2024

The Neanderthal woman was re-created and built by Dutch artists Andrie and Alfons Kennis, alongside a depiction of a homo sapien woman

Human Bones Found in a German Cave Could Rewrite History

Lauren Fokas · February 27, 2024

The Pan statue from Belvedere Park, recovered after being missing for 30 years

Statue of Greek God Pan Recovered After Missing for 30 Years

Lauren Fokas · February 26, 2024

Illustration of Pliny the Elder from the 1st century/Depiction of one of Pliny the Elder’s villas on the water

Researchers Uncover a 2,000-Year-Old Home that They Believe Belonged to Pliny the Elder

Lauren Fokas · February 26, 2024

Illustration of the what the prehistoric wall found below the Baltic Sea would have looked like when it was built

Stone Wall Uncovered in the Baltic Sea May be the Largest Stone Age Megastructure in Europe

Lauren Fokas · February 25, 2024

The moon rises in the sky before an iceberg located near Antarctica.

700 Million Year Ice Age Mystery Finally Solved

Past Chronicles Staff · February 25, 2024

Flora Steel holds up her brooch. Only her hand and the brooch are visible. They are blurred in the background. A red line leads to a red circle that encompasses a clarified image of the brooch.

Woman Buys an Old Brooch for $25, Little Did She Know it Was Worth $19,000

Chris Gorrie · February 25, 2024

Two people stand above the Darvaza Crater on an outcropping, admiring the inferno.

Gas Crater "Door to Hell" Has Been on Fire Since 1971- Scientists are Starting to Worry

Alex Trent · February 25, 2024

A Knight Templar holding a flag with a red cross while ridding a horse into battle

What Happened to the Knights Templar?

Alyssa Miller · February 25, 2024

A photo taken of members of the Long Range Desert Group.

Explore the Facts Behind This Critical Unit from World War II

Alec Donaldson · February 25, 2024