Discover the “Beast of Arsenoe” who is large, thick-skinned, and competes with heavy rival males
Arsinoitherium is an extinct paenungulate mammal which lived approximately 35 to 30 million years ago during the Late Eocene through the Early Oligocene Periods. It was first…
Largest carnivorous dinosaur in Europe unearthed on the Isle of Wight
The largest meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Europe once prowled the beaches of what is now the Isle of Wight. The fragmentary fossils of the theropod dinosaur…
Atlantis Unearthed – Do Surprising Underwater Scans Show Lost Architecture on the Sea Floor?
In his poems of the Iliad, the Greek Philosopher Homer introduces us to the mythical city of Troy, which remained a curiosity to many until the late…
Battle of Gaugamela: Alexander the Great Thrashes the Achaemenids
No name in world history rings more familiar than that of Alexander the Great. A man that managed extraordinary feats, conquering huge swaths of the world and…
Early crocodile ancestor fossils shows how the reptiles became feared aquatic predators
Amphicotylus milesi was one of the first crocodile ancestors that looked like its modern descendents. Image © Masato Hattori An ancient relative of modern crocodiles and alligators…
Emerald Tablet May Hint at the Secret to Making Gold
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary object that contains cryptic inscriptions. Deep within the hidden meaning of the text lies a method of creating transmutation, the change…
Discovering fossils of extinct “giant spiders” that existed in the Jurassic period surprised archaeologists
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Evidence of magic in Viking societies
Is magic real? Well, it certainly was for many peoples in Viking societies. Even though we, sitting from our comfortable and smug 21st century CE perspective, know…
The Disturbing True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin
When, lo! as they reached the mountain-side, A wondrous portal opened wide, As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed; And the Piper advanced and the children followed,…
The Legendary Kraken: The Real Animal Behind the Monster
According to Scandinavian mythology, the Kraken is a horrifying giant sea creature said to be one mile long. Stories generally describe it as a terrifyingly enormous octopus…