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February 18, 2026

Man With a Metal Detector Discovers Exceptionally Rare Tudor Pendant in England

In 2019, amateur metal detectorist and café owner Charlie Clarke was searching for treasure in a field in Warwickshire, England. He ultimately unearthed what he calls his “once in a lifetime—no, one in 30 lifetimes” find: a heart-shaped pendant celebrating the royal marriage between Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

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February 6, 2026

How Fascist Dictators Used Art and Design To Evoke a Sense of Power and Authority

During the 20th century, several countries around the world grappled with fascism and its eventual ramifications.

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January 25, 2026

This Rare Vintage Globe Was Only Accurate for Six Months in 1939

The 20th century was a tumultuous time in history. Two World Wars happened, among many other conflicts.

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January 6, 2026

Linguists Are Creating the First-Ever Complete Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages

In an age when technology is used to resurrect forgotten worlds from fragments of data, a team of linguists is turning the clock back nearly 2,500 years to do something equally ambitious: piece together the scattered remains of ancient Celtic speech into the first comprehensive dictionary of the Celtic languages spoken in Britain and Ireland. Led by Dr.

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January 1, 2026

How People in the Victorian Era Enjoyed Animation Before Its Modern History

Before Walt Disney, the internet, and entertainment as we know it today, Victorian-era children had the phenakistoscope.

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January 1, 2026

Titanic Museum Exhibit Invites Visitors To Feel How Cold the Water Was When the Ship Sank

Although more than a century has passed since the sinking of the Titanic, the tragedy continues to rattle new generations...

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December 31, 2025

Here’s the Story of Yaoya Oshichi, a Japanese Teenager Who Lost Her Life for Love and Inspired Folklore

Many cultures have stories of unrequited love and tragedy, but perhaps one of the more famous ones comes from Japan, where Yaoya Oshichi has become a household name. The teenage daughter of a greengrocer, she was swept up in controversy and paid for it with her life. Today, her story is known throughout Japan and is the subject of plays in traditional puppet theater.

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December 31, 2025

Rock Art in South Texas Reflects the 6,000-Year-Old Worldview of Indigenous Americans

The Lower Pecos Canyonlands in Texas are home to one of the most alluring mysteries in the world of anthropology.

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December 30, 2025

What Pompeii Looked Like Just Hours Before Mt. Vesuvius’ Eruption Destroyed It

In the final hours before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, Pompeii was not a city bracing for disaster.

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December 19, 2025

Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Statues Finally Restored After Surviving an Earthquake 2,000 Years Ago

More than 1,200 years after they were damaged by an earthquake, the two alabaster statues of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III—known as the Colossi of Memnon—have been partially restored. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently unveiled the newly conserved, 30-feet-tall monuments at the entrance to the ancient king’s 86-acre burial site near Luxor. King Amenhotep III ruled Egypt from around 1388 to 1349 BCE, during one of the civilization’s most prosperous and influential periods.

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