• History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 28th, 2015
Neanderthals Made Their Own Hot Water for Indoor Use, Study Finds

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

560,000-Year-Old Human Tooth Unearthed by Archeology Students

The tooth was discovered at a site in southern France

Flies Were Buzzing Around 105 Million Years Ago

Flies Were Buzzing Around 105 Million Years Ago

Researchers find ancient flies trapped in amber

Archaeologists Are Investigating a 430,000-Year-Old Murder Case

Archaeologists Are Investigating a 430,000-Year-Old Murder Case

The victim's skull was bashed in, evidence indicates

40,000-Year-Old Bracelet Reflects Sunlight, Turns Green Near Flames

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

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

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

Canned Air from Yeti's Cave Promises to Spice Up People's Love Life

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

Watch: How You Can Drown on Land in Mexico's Giant Crystal Cave

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

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

Google Street View Lets You Take a Tour of Mythbuster Adam Savage’s Tech Sanctuary

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”

Roman and Iron Age Coins Found in Cave in the UK

Roman and Iron Age Coins Found in Cave in the UK

Historians estimate the gold and silver coins are over 2,000 years old

Cave Sporting 36,000-Year-old Drawings Listed as a World Heritage Site

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

Astronauts Complete Mock Space Mission in Italian Cave

The “cavenauts” spent nearly a week in the underground, lived in extreme conditions

Cavemen Better at Drawing Animals than Modern Artists

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

Neolithic Cave Might Have Inspired Myth of Hades

Giant cathedral-like Greek cave entices scientists for decades

Mars Cave Explorations: a Growing Temptation for Scientists

Mars Cave Explorations: a Growing Temptation for Scientists

Martian caves could be a precious source of information on the planet's history

 
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