Cool Finds
Discover One of History’s Most Ambitious Maps
Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 map was the oldest document to use "America" to describe the body of land between Africa and Asia
Capsules Reveal Once Highly Classified Pieces of WWII Air Campaign
Two shipping barrels opened by the Commemorative Air Force contain one of the more intriguing technologies of the second world war
Australian Researchers Brew Beer With Yeast Believed to Be from a 220-Year-Old Shipwreck
A glimpse into the boozy past
How Virtual Reality Is Helping Prosecute Nazi War Criminals
A new, detailed 3D simulation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp is helping prosecutors build stronger cases against these still-living Nazis
1,600-Year-Old Feast Unearthed in Alberta
Archeologists at Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump have excavated a rare roasting pit with the meal still left inside
This Is What 18th-Century Paris Sounded Like
A bygone age comes back to life in this painstaking reconstruction of the sounds of 1739
"Extinct" Variety of Tree Rediscovered at Queen's Palace in Scotland
Two Wentworth elms identified at Holyroodhouse escaped Dutch elm disease, which destroyed millions of other trees
Colorful Crosswalks Paint the Streets of Madrid
This art was made to be stepped all over
Toyota Hopes This Adorable Robot Will Make Japan Less Lonely
Meet your $390 best friend
Channel Edward Hopper With a Night in His Bedroom
Stay in the childhood home of one of history’s greatest painters
This Art Project Breathes New Life Into Blighted Buildings
<i>Breathing Lights</i> will illuminate hundreds of abandoned structures throughout New York
Tour the World’s Biggest Manmade Cave in China
The 816 Nuclear Plant stands as a reminder of a paranoid past
$25.5 Million Raphael Painting Discovered in Scottish Manor House
An art historian working for a BBC television show recognized a painting in a dark corner as the work of the Renaissance master
Gold Rings Found in Warrior's Tomb Connect Two Ancient Greek Cultures
Analysis of four gold rings and some 2,000 other recently uncovered objects points to the exchange of ideas and goods between two ancient peoples
Campsite Places Humans in Argentina 14,000 Years Ago
Excavations at the site Arroyo Seco 2 include stone tools and evidence that humans were hunting giant sloths, giant armadillos and extinct horse species
Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman
Using CT scans of the Neolithic man's vocal tract, Italian researchers have approximated the way he pronounced his vowels
Stolen van Gogh Paintings Recovered After 14 Years
Italian police found the two paintings stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam while investigating organized crime in Naples
Wikipedia Wants You to Improve Its Coverage of Indigenous Peoples
Why does the site that anyone can edit contain so little coverage of native people?
Why Iceland’s Biggest City Turned Off Its Lights for One Night
Reykjavik decided to pause in the dark to witness one of Earth’s most beautiful phenomena
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