Prehistory

The race to save secrets trapped in ice

The race to save secrets trapped in ice

The race to save secrets trapped in ice

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?

What is the Jurassic period and why did it end?

Did aliens build these ancient sites? Here's why some people think so.

History & Culture

Did aliens build these ancient sites? Here's why some people think so.

Did aliens build these ancient sites? Here's why some people think so.

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

History & Culture

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'

Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'

Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

History & Culture

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

These 5 ‘living fossils’ still roam the Earth

These 5 ‘living fossils’ still roam the Earth

These 5 ‘living fossils’ still roam the Earth

An asteroid may have turned ancient Earth into a snowball

An asteroid may have turned ancient Earth into a snowball

An asteroid may have turned ancient Earth into a snowball

Haunted Appalachia? The monsters here are as old as time

Haunted Appalachia? The monsters here are as old as time

Haunted Appalachia? The monsters here are as old as time

Visiting Texas? Here’s what the locals love.

Visiting Texas? Here’s what the locals love.

Visiting Texas? Here’s what the locals love.

Visit Algeria’s little-known ‘museum of prehistoric art’

Visit Algeria’s little-known ‘museum of prehistoric art’

Visit Algeria’s little-known ‘museum of prehistoric art’

A hike through history in Pembrokeshire's Preseli Hills

A hike through history in Pembrokeshire's Preseli Hills

A hike through history in Pembrokeshire's Preseli Hills

Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets

Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets

Menorca’s ‘houses of the dead’ reveal these ancient secrets

Stonehenge's spirit, captured with a 21st-century drone

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Stonehenge's spirit, captured with a 21st-century drone

Stonehenge's spirit, captured with a 21st-century drone

Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?

History Magazine

Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?

Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?

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