Dozens of unpublished poems by Rudyard Kipling have been discovered, nearly 80 years after the author’s death.
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Temple of Doom: Scientists Discover Peruvian Tomb Filled with Mummies, Infants
If this isn’t the opening scene of the next installment of ‘The Mummy,’ we don’t know what is.
Discovery of World’s Largest ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ Hatches Doubt
Russia has laid claim to 40 fossilized dinosaur eggs, but paleontologists say the facts are scrambled
Space Shuttle Discovery Makes Its Final Voyage
After 39 missions — the most of any space shuttle — Discovery takes its final journey to the National Air & Space Museum, where it will be on permanent display.
New Section of Great Wall Discovered in Mongolia
A British explorer unearths an extension of the world wonder, the first section believed to exist outside China’s borders
Cowboy Frogs and Crayola Crickets: 46 New Species Found in Suriname
A frog sporting cowboy-esque white fringes along its legs and a spur on each “heel.” A catfish fitted with extra-protective armor covered in spines to keep hungry piranhas at bay. An uncharacteristically dainty cricket …
Scuba Diver’s Body Discovered, 17 Years After His Disappearance
On July 10, 1994, Donald Christopher Windecker set out for a dive in Lake Tahoe. He never returned. (via Los Angeles Times)
Gone in a Flash: New Fossil May Prove an Asteroid Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
A recently discovered dinosaur fossil might prove once and for all that dinosaurs went out with a bang.
Now Landing: NASA’s Retired Space Shuttles Heading to Museums
On the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch, NASA announced the final resting place of four retired spacecrafts today.
Hey, Look! It’s a New Book! ‘Lost’ Dr. Seuss Stories to be Published
Random House has uncovered seven Seuss stories that were published in magazines in the 1950s but have never appeared as books. Acceptable reactions include “Happy as a clam, I am!” and “Oh, the fun words I’ll get to say!”
Ancient Human Bones Discovered in Florida Woman’s Backyard
It’s not every day that a backyard becomes a site of archaeological significance, but that’s exactly what happened in the Florida Keys.
Luxury Space Travel? In This Economy, We Didn’t Think So
Earth to New Mexico: Maybe that expensive investment in commercial space travel wasn’t such a great idea after all.