Jun 21 2011
Gladiator Chews Out Ref From Grave
An epitaph on the tombstone of an ancient gladiator may be the oldest evidence of a ref's bad call.
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Jun 20 2011
Iraq’s Ancient Ur Site in Danger
So far Ur, the Biblical birthplace of Abraham, has relinquished only a fraction of its antiquities.
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Jun 10 2011
New Dino May Be World’s Smallest
This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator.
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May 24 2011
Cultured People Feel Less Stress
People who go to museums and concerts or create art or play an instrument are more satisfied with their lives, a study finds.
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Apr 21 2011
Canadian Retiree to Claim Nazi-Stolen Art
Austrian museum agrees to return $29-$44 million Gustav Klimt painting to the only surviving descendant of original Jewish owner.
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Apr 10 2011
About ’1,000 Relics’ Stolen During Egypt Uprising
Many items, including artifacts from the famous King Tutankhamun collection, were targeted by thieves.
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Mar 09 2011
Space Shuttle Discovery Glides to Final Landing
NASA's oldest space shuttle closes a long career with today's landing, having spent a total of 365 days in space.
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Feb 17 2011
Skull Caps Used as Ice Age Cups
An English cave serves up the oldest known vessels made from human skulls.
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May 20 2010
Picasso, Matisse Paintings Stolen in Paris Art Heist
A thief stole five paintings from the Paris Museum of Modern Art worth more than half a billion dollars.
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May 19 2010
King Tut’s Leftover Bandages Yield New Clues
The scraps of ancient bandages -- some with dirty fingerprints of Tut's embalmers -- had been contained in long forgotten jars at a museum.
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