Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...

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The iconic tree was illegally chopped down in September 2023, but its memory will live on in the form of a new art ...

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Photo illustration of Philip II of Macedon, left, and his son Alexander the Great. Sculptures are first-century Roman copies of Greek originals. A. Dagli Orti / De Agostini Picture Library ...

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Te K'ab Chaak was a wealthy warrior king who rose to power in 331 C.E. His burial is the first royal tomb found in the ...

New research suggests that they smashed animal bones into tiny pieces before boiling them to extract the high-calorie grease ...