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On December 12, 1942, the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki was passing near the Solomon Islands when she was unexpectedly hit by two American torpedoes, causing her to catch fire and subsequently sink in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Exploration TrustThe ship was…

This unique treasure, which is around 600 years old, was discovered in the sediment between the wooden pillars that once supported the bridge. Lech Marek/AntiquityThe amethyst may have been part of a larger design, such as a brooch or crown.…

The remains of a ship discovered in the Orkney Islands in Scotland have been identified as the Earl of Chatham, an 18th-century whaling ship that previously served in the Royal Navy as HMS Hind. David Walker. A local man’s photograph…

This 13th-century BC breastplate, found in southern Moravia, was found surrounded by a sacrificial burial containing weapons including a battle axe and a harpoon. A folded fragment of bronze armour found in southern Moravia. /p/div p class=”dropcaps”>Archaeologists in Brno, Czech…

The mosaic was stolen by a Nazi captain during World War II and dates back to between the end of the first century BC and the first century AD. Pompeii Archaeological Park. The mosaic is about 2,000 years old and…

Millions of meteors reach Earth every day, but since 1988, only 822 have been large enough to cause explosions in the atmosphere and trigger meteor showers. Bill Ingalls/NASA Records from the 19th century Ottoman Empire describe an accident in which…

The artifacts were found in low-oxygen clay and represent the oldest wooden tools ever discovered in East Asia. Liu et al. 2025 A total of thirty-five wooden tools were found in a soil layer dating back up to 300,000 years.…

The study found that differences in maths ability between boys and girls become apparent once they begin formal education. (Photo: Rebecca Nelson/Getty Images) A new study suggests that classroom teaching methods may be responsible for the gender gap in maths…

Although it initially looked like a piece of rebar, Andrzej Korpikiewicz cleaned it of the leeches, snails and shrimp that had stuck to it and discovered a sword. Warsaw Monuments Restorer/FacebookAround the middle of the hilt, the sword has a…

The discovery of text written on silk illuminates important medical advances that led to the development of acupuncture in ancient China. The History Collection/Alamy The 2,200-year-old silk text is the oldest known anatomical diagram in the world. Archaeologists have found…