Train tracks converge at the entrance to the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. In this photo, taken in 1945, the tracks are strewn with snow-covered personal effects that belonged to the camp’s inmates. In the spring of 1944, Allied forces received…
When Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had American bomber Charlie Brown’s defenseless plane in his sights in 1943, he not only let him go but then escorted him out of danger. A half-century later, the two men became close friends. Public…
By analyzing 103 skulls of early Caribbean inhabitants, experts were able to reassess when and where they settled. This, in turn, lent credence to Columbus’ infamous tales of cannibalism. Ann Ross/North Carolina State UniversityExperts analyzed the skulls of early Caribbean…
This woman was buried with her head resting on a pillow, suggesting that she held an elite position in her community. Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the graves of 50 enslaved workers who labored at an elite Roman villa…
The Hebrew writing on this jar says that it belongs to a man whose name can be translated as “Benayo” or “Benayau.” A 2,800-year-old jar inscribed in Hebrew with the Yahwistic name “Benayo” has been discovered at Abel Beth Maacah,…
The Pachacamac idol, long thought to be destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533, was discovered in 1938. A basketball-player-size wooden idol that allegedly escaped destruction by the Spanish conquistadors is real — but it may not be quite what…
Ever since he discovered music created by concentration camp prisoners in 1988, Francesco Lotoro has been working tirelessly to revive every single musical note left behind. Gedenkstaette Buchenwald/United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumNazi concentration camp prisoners skilled in music were forced…
Archaeologists had some trees removed so that the palace excavation could go forward. Now, scientists may plant new trees to protect the delicate ruins. Archaeologists have found a Maya stone palace that dates to more than 1,000 years ago, according…
Burglars, murderers, and bears, oh my! Explore the most insane crime news stories of the year before 2020 brings in a new batch. Scouring crime news stories is a pastime for many hoping to satisfy their morbid curiosity. Indeed, true…
The last decade ushered in some truly revolutionary advances in science, from the discovery of the Higgs boson to the use of CRISPR for Sci-Fi esque gene editing. But what are some of the biggest breakthroughs still to come? Live…
The drawing was overlooked for decades on the tablet from the library of a family of exorcists who lived in the Assyrian city of Assur. The depiction is shown here in red. An ancient drawing of a demon blamed for…
New discoveries in the Valley of the Kings, looted art from Venezuela and evidence that humans were in Central America more than 20,000 years ago are just some of the stories Live Science will be watching out for in 2020. …