A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago. In their paper published in the journal Geology, Christopher Spencer ...

Skagafjörður may look stunning and serene, but sagas tell us this was the location of a brutal battle between warring Viking families that would herald the beginning of the end for Iceland's ...

Recent reports have been circulating that the famous Antikythera Mechanism may have just been a toy for children rather than an advanced ancient computer. What is the basis for this remarkable claim, ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a new ...

I’d seen this place plastered all over my social media for the last few years and heard it come up in every conversation about travel, but nothing prepared me for how mind-blown I would be learning ...

Visit ancient Mars -- a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. A new study from geologists at the University ...

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A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

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Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. A new study from geologists at the University of ...