This Ancient AC System will Cool your House Without Electricity
The Nave is a large terracotta radiator filled with cold water, inspired by the Jarrah of ancient Palestine.
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Exquisite Mosaic Unearthed by Farmer Planting Olive Tree, 'Perfectly Preserved' From Byzantine Era
Olive farmer Salman al-Nabahin was planting new trees in his grove in Bureij Refugee Camp when he and his son chanced upon the ancient relic.
300 Epic Ancient Murals 'Unique in the World' Depict Creation Myths on Texas Rock: 'Oldest Books in North America'
Down in Texas, a unique style of rock art is bringing to life a culture with a penchant for incredible art and wild imaginations.
Ms. Shackleton's Café Boat Becomes First in 100 Years to be Christened 'Endurance' After Government Heard Her Surname
Be it salty or fresh no English water has moored a boat by the name Endurance for more than a 100 years, but Anna was given an exception.
This Lost Roman Era 'Miracle Plant' May Have Been Rediscovered
A Turkish botanist is learning how to cultivate what some believe to be the closest living relative to a Classical-era kitchen staple written about by Romans and Greeks. The golden-flowered "Silphium" was reported by Pliney the Elder as growing in modern-day Libya, and has been translated as being a prescription for everything from "stomach pain […]
Beautiful City of Savannah Wins Survey of Top 5 Most Underrated Places to Visit in USA - LOOK
The 5 most "underrated" cities to visit in the US include Savannah, Georgia; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
US Honors 98-yo Irish Woman Whose Storm Forecast Fortuitously Delayed D-Day Landings, Changing Course of WWII
Reports of a storm over the Normandy Beaches delayed and saved the Allied invasion, now the weatherwoman who made them honored by Congress.
Saturn's Rings Could Have Been Formed By a Missing Moon That Smashed Into Planet 160 Million Years Ago
Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon that smashed to bits to form Saturn's rings.
Couple Finds 400-Year-Old Coins Worth $250,000 Stashed Under Their Floor
Originally believing it to be the ruins of electrical wiring, they called a London-based auctioneer, Spink & Son for help appraising.
Mythical Welsh Kingdom Drowned by the Sea Could Have Existed According to Glacier Research and Famous Map
The earliest surviving map of Great Britain show two islands are depicted in Cardigan Bay in west Wales which no longer exist today.
Huge Black Diamond Sold for $4.3 Million-and No One Knows Where it Came From or How it Was Formed
Was the Enigma black diamond formed in the heart of a dying star or in water-like lava in the earliest days of earth? No one knows for sure.
Giant Bronze Mythical Beast Found at Famous Chinese Archeological Site-LOOK
The site at Sanxingdui, has yielded hundred of bronze statues which some archeologists say are more impressive than the Terracotta Army.
U.S. Destroyer Sunk in WWI Found After Being Torpedoed 105-Years Ago - LOOK
A team of experienced warship divers were able to locate the missing vessel on August 11th, 40 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly.
New Evidence Shows Giant Meteorites Created the Seven Continents Upon Impact With Earth
New research suggests the seven continents were created by giant meteorite impacts—similar to the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. They happened more than three-and-a-half billion years ago, before life on Earth began— so the discovery sheds fresh light on evolution. Scientists analyzed a mineral called zircon, the microscopic grains of which act like a ‘geological […]
New DNA From a Tooth Confirms Famous Wild Ponies in Maryland Descended From Spanish Shipwreck
The mystery of how wild feral horses got onto Assateague island off the coast of Maryland and Virginia has remained a mystery-until now.
How 14-Year-old Philo Farnsworth's Tinkering Brought the Moon Landing to Your Living Room
When Philo Farnsworth was 14 he had an epiphany while plowing the fields-a vision that led to a television tube and broadcasting itself.
WWII Ship Transformed into Giant Artificial Coral Reef - and it's Magnificent
The Kodiak Queen was destined for scrap metal - until it was rescued and transformed into a thriving coral reef and art sculpture.
Archeologists Find 12th Century Pendant Resembling English National Football Badge Ahead of Historic Euro 2022 Final
William the Conqueror used two lions on a red background as his coat of arms and brought it to the English throne. Three lions came later.
Archeological Dig Starts at 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Linked to King Arthur
The Stone Age wedge tomb in Herefordshire is of course far older than the King Arthur legend, but archeologists are still excited.
Grave of 9,000-Year-old Skilled Huntress Found in the Peruvian Andes, Changing the Stereotype of 'Man the Hunter'
The 9,000-year-old grave of a skilled female hunter was discovered in the Andes of Peru, showing female hunters were common in ancient times.
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