Invisible Scribes of Medieval Literature Revealed

[Past Horizons]  “The clerks of the London Guildhall form the invisible link between medieval authors like Geoffrey Chaucer and their first audiences, the original owners of the medieval manuscripts we study today.”  More...

Peace Corps celebrates 50 years

[Atlanta Journal Constitution]  The first volunteers served in Ghana and Tanzania. They soon spread out to other areas such as Asia and Latin America and worked in fields such as education, health, business development and agriculture. Today, Peace Corps volunteers, who must be at least 18, work in 76 host countries. There is no age limit to serve — the oldest volunteer today is 84.  More...

.Oldest Antarctic "Sea Monster" Found

[National Geographic]  Marine reptile swam warm polar seas 85 million years ago.  More...

Fossil of an Armored Dinosaur Hatchling: Youngest Nodosaur Ever Discovered

[Science Daily]  It is the youngest nodosaur ever discovered, and a founder of a new genus and species that lived approximately 110 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous Era.  More...

Strange stone structures caught on camera

[CBS]  They stretch from Syria to Saudi Arabia, can be seen from the air but not the ground, and are virtually unknown to the public.... Researchers believe that they date back to antiquity, at least 2,000 years ago. They are often found on lava fields and range from 82 feet to 230 feet (25 meters to 70 meters) across.  More...

Dead Sea Scrolls Now Online

[PC Magazine]  The Dead Sea Scrolls have made their way online some 2,000 years after they were written through a partnership between Google and Israel’s national museum.  More...

Confederate States had War Plane Plans

[Live Science]   Those rediscovered designs have found their way to the auction block, providing a glimpse at how Victorian-era technology could have beat the Wright Brothers to the punch.  More...

Meteor Shower Rained Gold On Ancient Earth

[Huffington post]  3.9 billion years ago a massive meteor shower of glittering gold and platinum fell on earth.  More...

Napoleon's hair found at Sir Walter Scott's former home

[BBC]  The hair was found by the Antiques Road Trip team during studies of a blotter book which had belonged to Napoleon.  More...

Search Is on for Lost Da Vinci

[Discovery News]  Nuclear physics might soon solve a longstanding Leonardo da Vinci mystery -- the fate of a lost masterpiece known as the "Battle of Anghiari."  More...

Shaggy, Shovel Headed Rhino Evolved in Tibet

[ABC]   This animal was about as furry as a beast can be, and it had a head that functioned like a snow shovel..  More...

170,000 year old skull unearthed in Nice

[Bioscholar]  Experts say the discovery could reveal important clues to the evolution of humans.  More...

Amateur treasure-hunter stumbles upon £1/2million iron age hoard

[The Scotsman]   "This hoard comprises the most significant discovery of Iron Age gold objects from Scotland for well over 100 years."  More...

Rembrandt chose Jewish models to depict a more realistic Jesus

[Forward]  Rembrandt intentionally relied on Jewish models to depict an unprecedented (and not without controversy) “ethnographically correct” Jesus, as the Philadelphia museum’s website describes it.  More...

Jefferson did not father his slave's son

[Daily Mail]  New study claims dad was actually president's brother.  More...

Tomb found at Stonehenge quarry site

[BBC]  The tomb for the original builders of Stonehenge could have been unearthed by an excavation at a site in Wales. More...

Climate in the Past Million Years Determined Greatly by Dust in the Southern Ocean

[Science daily]   The research study published in Nature evidences the close relation between the maximum contributions of dust to this ocean and climate changes occurring in the most intense glaciation periods of the Pleistocene period, some 1.25 million years ago.  More...

Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago

[Science Daily]  A new study suggests that Homo erectus, a precursor to modern humans, was using advanced toolmaking methods in East Africa 1.8 million years ago, at least 300,000 years earlier than previously thought. The study, recently published in Nature, raises new questions about where these tall and slender early humans originated and how they developed sophisticated tool-making technology.  More

Ancient Burial Box Linked to Priest Who Played Part in Christ's Crucifixion

[The Christian Post]   On close examination the ossuary was found to have a rare inscription mentioning the names "Miriam," "Yeshua," and "Caiaphus." Once the inscription was authenticated, archaeologists were astounded by what they had found.  More...

Neanderthal survival story revealed in Jersey caves

[BBC]  New investigations at an iconic cave site on the Channel Island of Jersey have led archaeologists to believe the Neanderthals have been widely under-estimated.  More...