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Apr 9, 2021

Europe's oldest map, a stone slab, unearthed in France

A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe, according to a new study. The Saint-Bélec Slab dates back to the early Bronze Age (2150-1600 B.C.) and was first discovered in 1900 in a prehistoric burial ground in Finistère,...

Apr 11, 2021

Did Marie Antoinette really say 'Let them eat cake'?

Did Marie Antoinette really utter the infamous words, Let them eat cake? The quick answer to this question is a simple no. Marie Antoinette, the last pre-revolutionary queen of France, did not say Let them eat cake when confronted with news that Parisian peasants were so desperately poor they couldn't...

Jun 19, 2021

The best Star Wars Prime Day deals and gifts for 2021

The Force is strong with the Star Wars deals for Amazon.com's annual Amazon Prime Day megasale on Monday and Tuesday (June 21-22). We've been scouring the web for all the best Star Wars Prime Day gifts to give loved ones — including yourself, of course. Here we list the best...

Jun 21, 2021

Dive into LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian's Razor Crest starship is 40% off for Prime Day

If you or your loved one can't get enough of Star Wars, this Mandalorian LEGO set of the Razor Crest might be the perfect gift. Kids can role-play the heroic warrior, the Mandalorian, who enters the Star Wars universe after the fall of the Empire. Take off in bounty hunter...

Jun 22, 2021

Star Wars Baby Yoda Echo Dot is 35% off for Prime Day

If Baby Yoda (aka Grogu the Child) from the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian stole your heart, you can grab a version for your very own for Amazon Prime Day. Tuesday (June 22) is the last day to save 35% on a Amazon Echo Dot device complete with Baby...

Jul 26, 2021

Michelangelo's fingerprint possibly found on butt of wax statue

A 500-year-old wax sculpture attributed to Michelangelo might hold the famed Renaissance artist's fingerprint, a new analysis finds. Michelangelo reportedly created the wax sculpture as a study for a larger sculpture he planned for St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, according to a statement from BBC Two, which just released...

Sep 3, 2021

Artistic giant Michelangelo was actually quite short

As an artist, the legendary Michelangelo Buonarroti left behind some big shoes to fill. But in real life, the great painter's shoes weren't big at all — and neither was Michelangelo. Italian researchers recently examined three shoes that were found in Michelangelo's home after his death and are thought to...

Sep 23, 2021

Astrophotographers capture stunning views of the night sky (Photos)

The heavens look gorgeous through the lenses of expert astrophotographers. Nebulas, galaxies, the moon and sun, and even the stars take on an artistic glow when captured with the right eye, equipment and light. Here's a look at stunning astronomy images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the...

Oct 13, 2021

William Shatner of 'Star Trek' says he's ready to go to space for real

'Star Trek' actor William Shatner says he is ready to get to space for real. A new video from Blue Origin follows the 90-year-old's thoughts as he gets ready for a suborbital venture to space, expected to take place no earlier than Wednesday (Oct. 13). The video also sounds like...

Jul 10, 2022

Why does ancient Egypt's distinctive art style make everything look flat?

In 1986, the band The Bangles sang about all the old paintings on the tombs where the figures they depict are walking like an Egyptian. Though he was neither an art historian nor an Egyptologist, songwriter Liam Sternberg was referring to one of the most striking features of ancient Egyptian...

Jul 16, 2022

Hidden Van Gogh self-portrait discovered under 'peasant woman' painting

Conservators at the National Galleries of Scotland recently experienced quite a surprise after they X-rayed a painting by Vincent van Gogh. Hidden on the reverse side of the painting Head of a Peasant Woman, which Van Gogh completed in 1885, was a previously unknown self-portrait of the Dutch painter staring...

Oct 14, 2022

Rare Look Inside Tiny Mouth Wins 'Small World' Photo Contest

In a photo contest that honors all things small, it's tough to beat a shot of a rotifer: A view into the mouth of one of the tiniest animals on the planet won the top prize in this year's Nikon Small World competition. Rotifers rank among tardigrades as the smallest...

Oct 26, 2022

Jurassic Park streaming guide: How to watch the Jurassic Park movies online

Our Jurassic Park streaming guide has everything you need to sit down and watch through the entire franchise, including Jurassic World: Dominion. The sixth installment in the long-running saga, Jurassic World: Dominion, finally delivers on the promise of prehistoric creatures and humans co-existing in a modern world where genetic power...

Mar 19, 2023

Save over $50 on this Lego Tree House set

Looking for something to build with the kids, or something for you to sink your teeth into solo? This Lego Ideas Tree House deal might be just the thing. There's something magical about Lego that means it's likely to be around for plenty more decades than it already has been,...

May 26, 2023

Best zombie movies: viruses, fungi, space radiation & voodoo magic

Hollywood has come up with some great excuses to raise the dead, from mutant viruses to voodoo magic. Mercifully, the flesh-eating living dead are firmly a fictional concern, but there are some fascinating real-world inspirations behind some of the best zombie movies, so we thought we'd run down some of...