A Farmer Was Working In His Field—and Found a 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic
A farmer discovered a 900-square-foot mosaic from the third century in his field in Turkey. Covered by a thin layer of soil, ...
The 7 Best Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms to Protect Your Family and Home
The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...
The Cascade Mountains Have Been Hiding a Precious Natural Resource. A Research Team Just Found It.
The American West is hungry for water, and scientists just found a previously unmapped aquifer three times the size of Lake ...
Scientists Have Proven It’s Possible to Bring a Dead Brain ‘Back to Life’—But There’s a Catch
They removed a slaughterhouse pig’s brain from its head and deprived it of oxygen at room temperature for four hours. Then, ...
The 7 Best Portable Air Compressors for Carpentry and Home Auto Work
Cordless portable air compressors, such as the Milwaukee M18, use a rechargeable, 18-volt, lithium-ion battery and provide ...
Researchers Are Testing How Cold They Can Make Indium—It Might Result in a New State of Matter
Indium belongs to a group of elements that has never been brought to an ultracool state before, but a team of researchers has ...
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Archaeologists Dove to the Bottom of the Mediterranean—and Found a 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck
Underwater archaeologists dug under 20 feet of sand and rock off the coast of Sicily and found a 2,500-year-old shipwreck. Researchers date the find to either the fifth or sixth century B.C. Six ...
Archaeologists Dug Up the Tomb of an Egyptian Queen. It Could ‘Reconstruct History.’
Archaeologists working near Luxor announced a bevy of new finds they believe could “reconstruct history” thanks to the wealth ...
The 8 Best Door Draft Stoppers for Winter-Proofing Your Home
Double-sided models are a smart choice for high-traffic and noisy areas, and weatherproof materials like rubber or silicone ...
Archaeologists Dug Up 52 Egyptian Mummies. Over a Dozen Had Mysterious Golden Tongues.
Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient ...
A Blistering Inferno. A Whirling Tornado. A Shocking Crash.
Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...
The Dogs of Chernobyl May Not Be Mutating After All, One Study Claims
On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster since World War II decimated Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Nearly 40 years ...