Prehistoric People Created Art by Flickering Firelight, New Research Reveals

Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed. The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light of a fire, the new study has found. […]

By Jeanne Goddard

27 April 86 Views

Church's Lost Crucifix Rescued From WWI Battlefield Finally Returned After 107 Years

A group of ten churchgoers will set out on a pilgrimage to reunite the crucifix with the church on a 297-mile trip to the village in France

By Blake Isbell

10 April 89 Views

Work Begins on Notre Dame's New Spire-On Track for a December 2024 Reopening

It's been almost 4 years since the iconic building was devastated by a fire, and the reconstruction has been going according to schedule.

By Blake Isbell

08 February 76 Views

Design Company Invents Ceramic-Like Tiles But Made Entirely of Fish Scales and Completely Recyclable

Scalite, and it separates then combines naturally-occuring minerals and the collagen in the fish scales to create a beautiful, durable tiles.

By Blake Isbell

23 January 86 Views

French Beekeeper Invents a Trap to Take on Asian Hornets Decimating Bee Populations in Europe

French beekeeper Denis Jaffré invented a trap to catch Asian murder hornets that had decimated all his hives 5 years ago.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 September 88 Views

Rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral Takes Leap Forward as the Majestic Spire Is Pieced Together

The spire, which collapsed through the lead roof of the cathedral in the fire, was built in the 19th century.

By Blake Isbell

04 August 76 Views

Paris District Declared the 'Republic of Good-Neighbors' Reviving Conviviality and Cutting Loneliness

In the south of Paris' city center, the 14th arrondissement is conducting a neighborhood-wide experiment on deliberate living

By Blake Isbell

27 July 95 Views

Paris Olympics Gets 11,000 Stadium Seats Made of Recycled City Plastic

80% of the 100 metric tons of plastic needed to make the seats came from a single neighborhood—which is also where it's being processed.

By Blake Isbell

13 July 83 Views

Divers Are About to Pull a 3,000-Year-Old Shipwreck From the Depths

Named the "Zambratija boat" because of its location in the Bay of Zambratija, it's a testament to an "ancient naval tradition."

By Blake Isbell

22 June 83 Views

Markings on French Cave Wall Identified as the Oldest Known Neanderthal Engravings

Based on the shape, spacing, and arrangement of the engravings, the team concluded that they are "deliberate, organized and intentional"

By Blake Isbell

22 June 79 Views

Hotel Excavation Reveals Medieval Castle with Moat and Stones That Look Like They Were Laid Yesterday

Historical records confirm the castle was Château de l'Hermine, constructed by the Duke of Brittany in 1380 following the end of civil a war.

By Blake Isbell

03 April 102 Views

Witness the Glory of the 2024 European Tree of the Year - Growing in Poland for 200 Years

Thought to be 200 years old, The Heart of the Garden is the third Polish tree in a row to win, following up a pair oaks in 2023 and 2022.

By Blake Isbell

22 March 118 Views

Belgian Boy is the First Child in the World to Have Been Cured of Brain Stem Glioma, a Brutal Cancer

In Lucas' case, his tumors carried a genetic mutation seen only a few times in history that made it vulnerable to the drug.

By Blake Isbell

18 February 78 Views

Amateur Paleontologists Discover Site of Epic Importance-400 Fossils from 470M Years Ago Amid Global Warming

Two amateur paleontologists discovered a site of 'worldwide importance' in France containing 400 fossils that date back 470 million years.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 February 81 Views

A Forgotten Masterpiece Was Hanging Above a French Woman's Hot Plate-Now, it's Heading to the Louvre

The elderly woman had originally planned to find a new home for the painting-in the nearest wastebasket. 

By Blake Isbell

21 November 88 Views