
Drinking cup in the shape of a fist
Silver drinking cup in the shape of a fist from Central Turkey, Hittite, probably reign of Tudhaliyas III, about 1400-1380 B.C.

U.S. Navy submariner joins mission to rebuild an Anglo-Saxon king’s 1,400-year-old longship
180 volunteers are building a precise replica of the Sutton Hoo longship, which is believed to have been the final resting place of an Anglo-Saxon king almost 1,500 years ago in southeast England.

Air Guard pararescue team leaps onto a freighter at sea to rescue patient
Search and rescue teams from the 129th Rescue Wing pulled off a long-distance, two-day mission to medevac a mariner suffering stroke symptoms.

“L-O-V-E” recorded by Nat King Cole in 1965 with Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner
L-O-V-E: Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner caught rehearsing a dance for the Jack Benny show in 1960.

Newly Deciphered Herculaneum Scroll Sheds Light on Ancient Greek Founder of Stoicism
A newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll has revealed previously unknown details about the origins of Stoicism and its Greek founder, Zeno of Citium.

Bird Photographer of the Year for 2025
The organizers of the Bird Photographer of the Year competition received more than 33,000 images for 2025’s contest.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review – whodunnit threequel is murderously good fun
Toronto film festival: after Glass Onion underwhelmed, Rian Johnson’s self-aware, star-packed Benoit Blanc series makes a barnstorming return to form.

The 8 Oldest Artifacts Ever Discovered
Archaeologists have found remarkable human-made objects dating back hundreds of thousands (and even millions) of years.