Archaeologists are searching the site where a World War Two American plane crashed in 1944 in the hope of finding its pilot's remains. Pilot 2nd Lt Lester Leo Lowry of 487th Fighter Squadron was the ...

The passenger’s attempt to open the door was unsuccessful, but the action deployed the aircraft’s emergency slides.

A doodlebug brought down by British troops during the Second World War is being excavated after more than eight decades.

At the Cerutti Mastodon site in California, researchers found broken mastodon bones and stone cobbles dated to 130,000 years ago—suggesting human activity far earlier than accepted timelines. Critics ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

Shape-from-shading (SFS) is a computer vision technique that draws upon light and shadow patterns to reconstruct an object's ...

One of the most astonishing and famed mysteries of modern times may be closer to being solved, Amelia Earhart’s plane that went missing in 1937 might have been discovered after 88 ...

Navigating the labyrinth of conspiracy theories is like wandering through a hall of mirrors—distorted reflections of reality ...

A discovery of ancient artefacts on the seabed off Australia's west coast has opened up a new frontier for resource companies to watch out for in conserving indigenous heritage.

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The San Jose Flea Market (affectionately dubbed “La Pulga” by those in the know) stands as a monument to the beautiful chaos of human commerce in its most direct form. When you first arrive at this ...

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