For years, an Australian prospector guarded a heavy “gold rock” that refused to crack, convinced it might hold a ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

The statue is some 24 centimeters tall, weighs 10.6 kilograms. Sept. 29, 2012— -- The statue was first discovered by the Nazis in Tibet as they were searching for the origins of the Aryan race.

An Austrian forest ranger picked up the rock in 1976. Decades later, scientists discovered the object’s origin story while digging through old photos. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei has written ...

Highly Skilled craftsmanshipA ge with a meteoritic iron blade mounted in bronze was found in the tomb of a ruler from the eighth or ninth century B.C. The weapon represents an innovation in ...