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The site of Gadachrili Gora.
ancient

Found: Biomolecular Evidence of the World's First Wine

Neolithic jars from Georgia contain residue of a tasting 8,000 years ago.
Vittoria Traverso November 14, 2017
The ROV that captured footage of the wreck of <em>SS Itata</em>, 650 feet down.
disasters

Found: The Wreck of Chile's 'Titanic'

After decades of searching, the site where 400 lost their lives has been identified.
Vittoria Traverso November 13, 2017
A cuneiform tablet with a marriage contract from Kültepe-Kaneshe, Turkey.
cultures and civilizations

Found: A Cuneiform Marriage Contract That Addresses Infertility and Surrogacy

They had two years to procreate, or a hierodule would be hired.
Vittoria Traverso November 10, 2017
The sundial celebrating Marcus Novius Tubula's electoral victory.
sundials

Found: A Celebratory Roman Sundial, Two Millennia Old

A tribune of the people is still celebrating his electoral victory.
Natasha Frost November 8, 2017
The carved seal, at just 1.4 inches, is a remarkable achievement.
art

Found: A Rare Carved Stone That Could Rewrite Art History

A miniature masterpiece from the Greek tomb of the "Griffin Warrior."
Vittoria Traverso November 7, 2017
The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field image shows just how many galaxies are out there (in a near-empty patch of sky). None are as old as G09 83808.
telescopes

Found: One of the Oldest Things in the Universe

A newly observed galaxy formed just after the Big Bang.
Vittoria Traverso November 6, 2017
English skipper Annie Gilbert found a basketball that had been out to sea for quite a while.
sports

Found: A Barnacle-Covered Basketball Lost at Sea

Spalding, did you see Wilson out there?
Vittoria Traverso November 3, 2017
The Grand Gallery.
pyramids

Found: A Large 'Void' Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza

The tools of particle physics hint that there's still more to discover about one of the world's most famous monuments.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2017
The discovery of gas giant NGTS-1b orbiting around a red dwarf star defies accepted theories about planet formation.
news

Found: A Giant Planet Orbiting a Tiny Star

NGTS-1b defies what we thought we knew about how planets form.
Vittoria Traverso November 1, 2017
The orange stem belongs to the original mushroom; the grey head to the bodysnatching parasite.
parks

Found: A Rare Bodysnatching Fungus

The Powdercap Strangler is no joke.
Sarah Laskow October 31, 2017
Titanium dioxide on Earth.
mines

Found: A Planet Where It Snows Sunscreen's Active Ingredient

Only on the planet's dark side, though.
Sarah Laskow October 30, 2017
An X-ray of Adrian Vanson’s Sir John Maitland, showing the portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots.
art

A Ghostly Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, Was Hidden for Centuries

An X-ray revealed the lost portrait.
Sarah Laskow October 27, 2017
A note from mother.
news

Found: A Schoolgirl's Autograph Book From the 1930s

After finding the book at a yard sale, Keith Maynard tracked down the original owner's family.
Sarah Laskow October 27, 2017
An illustration of a comet passing close to the sun.
telescopes

Found: A Comet on a Weird, Wild Swoop Around the Sun

It may be the first interstellar comet ever observed.
Sarah Laskow October 26, 2017
A bearded seal, sprawled on the runway of the Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport.
news

Found: A Bearded Seal Lounging on an Alaskan Airport Runway

This 450-pound dude decided to take a breather at the Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport.
Cara Giaimo October 25, 2017
A scan of the world's oldest astrolabe.
shipwrecks

Found: The Oldest Astrolabe Ever Discovered

It sank with a Portuguese ship in 1503.
Sarah Laskow October 25, 2017
Machaeropterus eckelberryi
science

Found: A Bird That Could Be Distinguished Only by Its Song

It looked almost identical to another species.
Sarah Laskow October 24, 2017
One of the notes.
albert einstein

Found: Handwritten Notes With Einstein's Thoughts on a Good Life

The famous scientist gave two notes to a courier in lieu of a tip.
Sarah Laskow October 23, 2017