Cool Finds
Diver Found Possible Inactive 1950 Nuke Off the Coast of British Columbia
The purported bomb was discovered by a man searching for sea cucumbers
Explore the Flickering, Forgotten Past of African-Americans in Silent Film
An estimated 80 percent of silent movies with all-black casts are thought to be lost, but a new project is making sure the people who made them aren't
Major Renaissance Painting Restored 50 Years After It Was Covered in Flood Waters
Giorgio Vasari's "Last Supper" was heavily damaged during Florence's 1966 flood. Conservationists finally figured out how to save it
R.I.P., Dave the U.K.'s Largest Earthworm
Measuring 16 inches long and weighing an ounce, the worm pulled from a Cheshire garden has become a prized specimen at the Natural History Museum
A “Cursed” English Well Has Been Rediscovered
An old photograph led archaeologists to the long-lost well
New Digital Collection Unveils the Other Stories of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Creator
<i>KindredSpaces</i> brings together kindred spirits interested in the life and legacy of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Hi-Res Photography Reveals New Details of the Centuries Old Aberdeen Bestiary
Fingerprints, wear marks and other details show the beautiful manuscript was once a teaching tool, not a royal collectible
Stunning Images Capture the Carina Nebula's "Pillars of Destruction"
Caught by ESO's Very Large Telescope, the ten pillars of gas and dust are a hazy star nursery 7,500 light years away
Aboriginal Australians Lived In Country's Interior 10,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
Excavations at a rock shelter in the Flinders Range shows people were there 49,000 years ago, hunting megafauna and developing new tools
How Experts Are Digitizing Ancient Manuscripts
Digital preservation is more work than it might seem
What to Make of Renewed Claims That Amelia Earhart Died as a Castaway
Reexamination of data from a 1940 skeleton, suggests that the long forearms may match those of the missing aviator
An Artist Is Building a Parthenon of Banned Books
More than 100,000 books will become a monument to intellectual freedom in Germany next year
You, Too, Can Cook Like Surrealist Godfather Salvador Dalí
The painter’s erotically charged cookbook is getting a rare reprinting
Visually Impaired People Can Now Explore Andy Warhol’s Work With Their Ears and Fingers
"Out Loud" adds depth to an artist obsessed with the surface of things
Britain’s First Robot Lives Again
A recreation of the spark-spitting Eric the Robot is once again delighting audiences
The Oldest-Known Carving of the 10 Commandments Is Going up for Auction
But the buyer won’t be able to take it home
Walls of "Jesus' Tomb" Exposed for the First Time in Centuries
During repair work, archaeologists removed the marble slabs that covered the walls of the limestone cave where Jesus was purportedly laid after crucifixion
A Fish Prized Among King Henry's III's Court Could Soon Swim Back Into British Waters
Fish passes will allow shad to finally return to their historic spawning grounds
Are You Descended From Witches? New Digital Document Could Help You Find Out
The Wellcome Library manuscript lists people accused of witchcraft during the Scottish witch panic of 1658-1662
Join an English Scavenger Hunt for Spooky, Supernatural Scratches
"Witch marks" are all over old buildings in England—and this Halloween, a preservation group is calling on the public to help document them
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