Scientists Are Creating a 3D Model of an 18th-Century ‘Vampire Witch’ Who Was Tortured to Death
Archaeologists plan to use the 3D model to find out exactly what the woman’s face looked like, warts and all.
Archaeologists plan to use the 3D model to find out exactly what the woman’s face looked like, warts and all.
Harrison Duran, a dinosaur fanatic since childhood, discovered the partial triceratops skull on a dig in the Badlands of North Dakota.
A pair of Dutch shipwrecks that have been on the ocean floor for decades were stolen. Scrap metal thieves are to blame.
Construction workers were digging near Denver, Colorado when they discovered the bones of the three-horned dinosaur.
The man who inspired 'Dracula' was known for using his fangs and otherworldly powers to conquer his victims. But he apparently liked to have a few cannonballs by his side as well (just in case).
The number of travelers to Rapa Nui has exploded in recent decades, and the island is feeling the pressure.
The Chauvet Cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old and depict iconic animals that are now extinct. Even Werner Herzog was impressed.
The village of Plougastel-Daoulas in Brittany, France is home to a stone with a mysterious message that could date back centuries.
Three 3-foot stone cores were extracted from Stonehenge in the 1950s, and for 60 years, a former diamond-cutter held onto one of them.
Avery Fauth was looking for shark teeth at North Topsail Beach in North Carolina when she found a Megalodon fossil the length of her palm.
There are many mysteries surrounding Stonehenge, but we thought we knew who built it. Now, a study suggests that the 5000-year-old structure was the work of Aegean immigrants and their decedents rather than native Britons.
The wreckage dates back to the 5th century B.C.E. but wasn't discovered until the 1990s. The site is the first underwater museum of its kind in Greece.
One of the mysteries of Easter Island's moai statues is why islanders dragged them to the coast. Now, scientists think they may be markers for hidden water sources.
The inmates at Alcatraz Prison had lived above a network of potential escape routes leftover from the island's days as a military fortification.
Archaeologists aren't sure how ancient people moved the rocks used to make Stonehenge 4000 years ago. But now, part of the mystery has been solved.
It might not bite or jump, but this long-dead spider is unsettling for another reason: Its eyes still appear to be illuminated.
Archaeologists think the sword's owner may have been defeated in battle during the power struggles and strife that marked the medieval era.
Scientists' suspicions were outweighed by the excitement of finding another recumbent stone circle.
The sea delivers a surprise for beach-goers this holiday season.
The expensive delicacy has ancient origins.
Another nearby tomb remains sealed.
It was shot down by a Polish pilot in 1944.
It's believed to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck.
It has razor-sharp teeth like a piranha's.