Cool Finds
14th-Century Steam Bath Found in Mexico City
The discovery has helped archaeologists pinpoint the location of the ancient neighborhood of Temazcaltitlan
Florida’s Weather Forecast? Cold, With a Chance of Iguanas
Stunned by chilly weather, the invasive lizards were dropping out of trees in the Sunshine State
Watch First-Ever Footage of Atoms Forming and Breaking Bonds
The team used transmission electron microscopy to film the atoms dancing down a carbon nanotube
Australian Bushfires Reveal Hidden Sections of Ancient Aquaculture System
The eel-farming system of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is older than both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids
Stray Dogs May Understand Human Signals, Too
A new study has found that strays in India, when presented with two covered food bowls, were more likely to approach the one an experimenter pointed toward
Astronomers Spot First Asteroid Nearer to the Sun Than Venus
Such “intervenusian” rocks are both rare and difficult to detect
Five Old Master Paintings Recovered 40 Years After German Heist
Authorities suspect the artworks were smuggled into West Germany during the 1980s
Painting Found Inside Walls of Italian Gallery Authenticated as Stolen Klimt
"Portrait of a Lady" went missing from the Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery in February 1997
Watch Wolf Puppies Play Fetch
New research suggests canines' love for chasing and returning tossed balls wasn't purely a product of domestication
Human Body Temperature Is Getting Cooler, Study Finds
Our average normal temperature may no longer be 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
This Inca Idol Survived the Spanish Conquest. 500 Years Later, Archaeologists Are Unveiling Its History
A new analysis suggests the Pachacamac Idol, once thought destroyed, is probably older—and less bloody—than once believed
Medieval Padlock Hints at Prosperity of Scotland's Pictish Farmers
Archaeologists uncovered a thriving farming community whose members wanted to keep their valuables safe
Cows Communicate With Unique Moos
A new study has found that the animals use distinct vocalizations across a range of emotional contexts
Like Humans, Grasshoppers Grapple With Gravity's Effects on Blood Pressure
After putting the insects into a linear accelerator, researchers got some surprisingly weighty results
Spanish Conquistadors Stole This Gold Bar From Aztec Emperor Moctezuma's Trove
Forces led by Hernán Cortés dropped the looted treasure during a hasty retreat from the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in June 1520
Artwork Discovered in Vienna Cathedral's Gift Shop May Be the Work of German Renaissance Master Albrecht Dürer
The find is particularly intriguing because it represents the first evidence that Dürer visited the Austrian city
Vulture Poop Has Compromised a Customs and Border Protection Radio Tower in Texas
Officials are scrambling for a solution to the fecal fiasco
Artists Reconstruct Centuries-Old Faces of Early Edinburgh Residents
Skulls uncovered beneath St. Giles' Cathedral gave faces to a 12th-century man and a 16th-century woman
14th-Century Illustration of Venice Is the Oldest Found Yet
The drawing accompanied one friar's first-person account of a trip from Venice to Jerusalem and Egypt
Skeletons Unearthed in Connecticut May Belong to Revolutionary War Soldiers
If confirmed, the bones would be the first remains recovered from Revolutionary War soldiers in the Constitution State
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