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monuments

Poland To Take Down 500 Soviet-Era Monuments

The country has steadily been eliminating remnants of its Cold War past.
Erik Shilling April 1, 2016
news

Newly-Released Satellite Images Show Shocking Destruction of Palmyra

Photos from space show ISIS damage that researchers had not expected.
Megan Gannon April 1, 2016
disasters

Japan Activates Massive Ice Wall to Halt Radioactive Leaks

It's been over five years since the Fukushima meltdown.
Erik Shilling April 1, 2016
news

29-Year-Old American Becomes Japan's First Paid Foreign Full-Time Ninja

Meet Chris O'Neill. He has skills.
Erik Shilling April 1, 2016
The crane works side by side with a rice farmer.
animals

Lost Siberian Crane Wins Taiwan's Heart While Improving Its Food Supply

"He is like my son," says one local rice farmer.
Cara Giaimo April 1, 2016
vikings

Found: A Second North American Settlement That Was Likely Vikings

Satellite imagery led archeologists to a site that shows Viking-like activity.
Sarah Laskow April 1, 2016
submarines

Did a Self-Identified Spy Hunter Leak an NSA Secret on LinkedIn?

The American government built underwater drones in the 1990s to tap into fiber-optics cables, he claims.
Erik Shilling March 31, 2016
cults

2,500-Year-Old Rock Could Be Key To Understanding Ancient Religious Cult

Not much is known about the Etruscan civilization or its unique language.
Erik Shilling March 31, 2016
tombs

Did Egypt Really Discover Hidden Chambers In King Tut's Tomb?

Experts are doubting the country's claim.
Erik Shilling March 31, 2016
A good-sized Salsola ryanii, in the bed of researcher Shana Welles's truck. (Photo: UC Riverside)
news

Enormous Tumbleweeds Spotted In San Francisco For The First Time

A relatively recent hybrid has invaded much of California.
Cara Giaimo March 31, 2016
food

Found: Ancient Non-Stick Pans

A pottery dump at Cumae reveals that red-slip pottery is the best to cook chicken in.
Sarah Laskow March 31, 2016
monkeys

Brothers Arrested in Attempted Smuggling of 61 Monkeys From Tanzania

One of them owned an "exotic park."
Erik Shilling March 30, 2016
tombs

Egypt Just Found a 3,400-Year-Old Necropolis

There are dozens of previously undiscovered tombs.
Erik Shilling March 30, 2016
spiders

Presenting the Closest Relative to Modern Spiders Ever Found

The fossil is 305 million years old.
Erik Shilling March 30, 2016
A monk examines a newly digitized manuscript.
manuscripts

The Ancient Thai Manuscripts Now Available To Read Online

Thousands of works of literature, law, and history have been brought out of their temple homes.
Cara Giaimo March 30, 2016
nuclear

Found: Faulty Bolts at a Nuclear Plant

An inspection at Indian Point revealed 220 faulty bolts.
Sarah Laskow March 30, 2016
space exploration

Watch An Unknown Object Hit Jupiter

It was probably a small asteroid.
Erik Shilling March 29, 2016
farms

Why a Saudi Company is Buying Thousands of Acres of Parched Farmland in California

Saudis are fleeing their drought for America's drought to feed 170,000 cows.
Erik Shilling March 29, 2016