A toddler laid to rest with their head on a pillow in a cave in eastern Kenya is thought to be the oldest human burial ever found in Africa.The remains of the child, who was between 2 ½ and 3…
A bottle of Bordeaux wine that was aged for 14 months on the International Space Station (ISS) is up for sale -- and it could fetch $1 million.The Château Pétrus 2000 was part of an experiment carried out by start-up…
When it comes to Cinco de Mayo -- the annual fiesta that gives Americans an excuse to load up on more tacos and margaritas than they usually do -- people ask a lot of questions.A WHOLE LOT of them. And…
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, between South America and Africa, lies the island of St. Helena.Sitting 1,200 miles west of Windhoek, in Namibia, it's one of the most remote places in the world: a 46 square mile island…
Researchers have recovered a treasure trove of World War I artifacts from a cave shelter in northern Italy revealed by the melting of a glacier.During the war, the cave shelter housed 20 Austrian soldiers stationed at Mount Scorluzzo on the…
Created in 1971 from the creaking remains of the classic US railroads that helped build modern America, Amtrak has often lived a precarious existence.Subject to the whims of politicians in Washington D.C. and constantly under pressure from the well-funded and…
An original "Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back" script, which reveals how a pivotal plot twist was hidden from actors, smashed auction estimates to sell for £23,000 ($32,000).Once belonging to Darth Vader actor David Prowse, and marked…
The United Kingdom is set to trial a non-socially distanced outdoor concert with 5,000 attendees in a bid to get audiences back to live events safely this summer, the British government announced in a statement on Sunday.British music promoter Festival…
Australia is in "no hurry" to open its international borders and risk the success that the country has had with the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday.As one of the countries to have performed better in the pandemic,…
One of Cape Town's highest rated restaurants may close its doors after receiving just one reservation in 2021 so far."It's pointless for me to wait and wait and wait," said Mbasa Siyaka, the owner of Mzansi Restaurant. "I don't know…
Scientists have developed a light-reflecting "ultra-white" paint, which they say could negate the need for air conditioning and even reduce carbon emissions, if used on a mass scale.The paint, developed by engineers at Purdue University in Indiana as part of…
It was one of the first countries to fully reopen to travelers, and now Maldives is striving to be ahead of the game when it comes to vaccine tourism.Officials for the Indian Ocean destination have announced plans to offer vaccinations…
It was 2003, and Leora Krygier was rummaging around a thrift store near her home in Los Angeles.Krygier wasn't looking for anything in particular, but a box of old vintage postcards caught her attention."I've always been interested in vintage and…
His name is Bearsun. And right now, he's walking more than 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco with little more than his bear suit. While it's not this life-size teddy bear's first journey, it may be his most…
Remains of a complex of "high-status" Roman buildings have been uncovered during construction work on a new housing development in northern England.The rare remains were discovered in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, according to a statement from Historic England, a public body…
Italian police recovered a stolen Roman statue after off-duty officers noticed it in a Belgian antique shop almost a decade after it was looted from an archeological site, according to authorities.The headless marble statue of a "Togatus," from the 1st…
August 1991. Irja Uotila, a Finnish publishing employee living in New York, decided to finally fulfill a long-held dream of visiting Latin America.She'd fantasized about traveling through the region's archaeological sites and picturesque towns ever since she was a teenager…
Nepal's population of one-horned rhinos has increased to its highest number in more than 20 years, partly owing to a pause in tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic that allowed the animals' habitats to regenerate, conservationists said.The population of rhinos…
Vaccine passports have been touted by some as our ticket to normalcy -- easily accessible proof of immunization and a reward for those who got their shots. They've also been called invasive and ineffective.The debate over proof of vaccination as…
If you're wondering whether an amusement park is a safe place to have fun after more than a year of pandemic struggles, know that the answer isn't black-and-white.And the safety measures in place at US amusement parks are evolving and…
