Discoveries

THINGS

New evidence reveals that a monk in medieval England figured out the 76-year cycle of Halley's comet 600 years before Halley made his discovery.

PLACES

Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have unveiled Peñico, an ancient lost city that was a thriving cultural and trading center 3,500 years ago.

PLACES

In 2023, archaeologists discovered a royal tomb believed to be over 3,600 years old, the final resting place of one of the most elusive royal families in ancient Egyptian history.

HISTORY

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza are wonders of the ancient world—and today. But how exactly were they built?

HISTORY

Archaeologists are always discovering new ruins beneath our feet--but the find in this "backwater" town changed what we know about the Roman Empire.

EXPERIENCE

Whether it’s a forbidden affair, a long lost relative, or a chilling double life, these people prove that nothing—and we mean nothing—is ever as it seems.



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