This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. While the map is famous for its early depiction of the Americas, a new wave of academic ...

Kunyu Wanguo Quantu and maritime artefacts prove China explored the world earlier than Eurocentric accounts suggest, scholar ...

This video reconstructs Pangaea, the supercontinent that existed around 200 million years ago when all modern continents were ...

For over six centuries, the Shroud of Turin has been a cherished Christian artifact. Millions have gazed upon this faint image of a crucified man, seeing the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, while ...

Another mysterious "seated burial" skeleton has been discovered in Dijon, France, and archaeologists are unable to explain it ...

Experts investigate the Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang county, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, in October 2025. Photos: ...

Sunday Nobody, a 31-year-old Seattle meme artist, recently dropped a bronze statue of a "SpongeBob" character off the coast ...

A visit to this Harper Woods landmark feels like discovering a small piece of Russia in Michigan, thanks to its striking ...

There’s a rock in Minnesota that’s caused more arguments than a family debate about whether hot dish counts as real cuisine, and it’s been stirring up trouble since the late 1800s. Alexandria, ...

There’s something very “old New York” about horseback riding through these forests, like you’re in a period drama but with ...

Dragon’s Back Hike is one of the most popular hiking trails in Hong Kong, and it’s also one of the most spectacular. Best ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...