Death Valley heavy rock trail mystery solved
On a flat dry lakebed in Death Valley National Park, heavy rocks sit at the end of long grooves they have plowed across the mud.
Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library
Researchers have uncovered a 9th century copy of the oldest known poem written in old English here.
O Romeow … cat steals the show during final scene at Romeo and Juliet ballet – video
A cat decided it was the main character during the final scene of a Romeo and Juliet performance.
Medieval game board found in Morocco points to 1,200-year history of strategy gaming
Archaeologists working at Walīla, the medieval city built on the site of ancient Volubilis in Morocco, have identified a carved stone game board inside a public bathhouse dating to the early Islamic period. The find offers rare evidence of leisure activities in North Africa between the late eighth and tenth centuries CE.
10 Largest Medieval Cities From Around the World
In Medieval times, life shifted from the fields to cities where urban populations grew. These ten cities soon became the largest in the world.
Flagstaff company plans 1st-ever robotic space rescue mission to save telescope
Time is running out for a space telescope falling out of Earth orbit, and an Arizona company is rising to the rescue.
A 160-ton 14-story tall steel cylinder to power the Spanish grid
A 160-ton steel cylinder as tall as a 14-story building is floating off the coast of Bilbao, and inside it a column of seawater rises and falls like a giant piston, pushing air through a turbine to power the Spanish grid