- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 28th, 2015
Neanderthals Made Their Own Hot Water for Indoor Use, Study Finds
Researchers believe they used burnt rocks to heat water
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 28th, 2015
560,000-Year-Old Human Tooth Unearthed by Archeology Students
The tooth was discovered at a site in southern France
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Flies Were Buzzing Around 105 Million Years Ago
Researchers find ancient flies trapped in amber
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
Archaeologists Are Investigating a 430,000-Year-Old Murder Case
The victim's skull was bashed in, evidence indicates
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 9th, 2015
40,000-Year-Old Bracelet Reflects Sunlight, Turns Green Near Flames
The ancient bracelet is made of a mineral called chlorite, was recovered from a cave in Siberia's Altai region
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 8th, 2015
6,000-Year-Old Spooning Couple Unearthed in Greece Baffles Researchers
Researchers are having trouble figuring out why the bodies were laid cuddled up and with their legs intertwined
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 6th, 2015
Neanderthal DNA Samples Recovered from Millennia-Old Calcified Skeleton
The skeleton, known as the Altamura Man to anthropologists, is believed to be between 128,000 and 187,000 years old
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 24th, 2015
Canned Air from Yeti's Cave Promises to Spice Up People's Love Life
The air, sold by a group of entrepreneurs in Siberia for $3 (roughly €2.7) a can, supposedly boosts stamina
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 11th, 2014
Watch: How You Can Drown on Land in Mexico's Giant Crystal Cave
The cave is home to crystals measuring as much as 12 meters (39 feet) in length and 4 meters (13 feet) in diameter
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2014
World's Oldest Cave Art Was Created over 40,000 Years Ago
Paintings discovered in a cave in Indonesia appear to predate art thus far documented in European caves
- Web Blog
- By Alexandra Arici
- July 10th, 2014
Google Street View Lets You Take a Tour of Mythbuster Adam Savage’s Tech Sanctuary
Google Street View cameras show you the magical world of the “Cave”
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 7th, 2014
Roman and Iron Age Coins Found in Cave in the UK
Historians estimate the gold and silver coins are over 2,000 years old
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 23rd, 2014
Cave Sporting 36,000-Year-old Drawings Listed as a World Heritage Site
The prehistoric cave is dubbed Grotte Chauvet, is located in France's Ardeche region
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 7th, 2013
Astronauts Complete Mock Space Mission in Italian Cave
The “cavenauts” spent nearly a week in the underground, lived in extreme conditions
- Science Blog
- By Cristina Macari
- December 6th, 2012
Cavemen Better at Drawing Animals than Modern Artists
Paleolithic people's strong connection to nature gave them an extreme artistic accuracy
- History
- By Cristina Macari
- November 29th, 2012
Neolithic Cave Might Have Inspired Myth of Hades
Giant cathedral-like Greek cave entices scientists for decades
- Science Blog
- By Cristina Macari
- November 26th, 2012
Mars Cave Explorations: a Growing Temptation for Scientists
Martian caves could be a precious source of information on the planet's history