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The River That Nearly Killed a President
Historical Figures

The River That Nearly Killed a President

A former U.S. president, an unmapped Amazon tributary, and the expedition that went wrong almost from the first day.

Jun 17, 2026
The Well With 3,500 Steps
Artifacts & Relics

The Well With 3,500 Steps

In a small Rajasthan village, a 1,200-year-old stepwell descends 13 stories into the ground in a near-perfect geometric pattern.

Jun 13, 2026
The Roman Columns at the Bottom of a Turkish Hot Spring
Historical Figures

The Roman Columns at the Bottom of a Turkish Hot Spring

In the ruins of Hierapolis in southwestern Turkey, bathers float in warm mineral water directly above the toppled marble of an ancient spa city.

Jun 10, 2026
The Gold Found Beneath a Bulgarian Cannery
Artifacts & Relics

The Gold Found Beneath a Bulgarian Cannery

In 1972, a construction worker near Varna on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast uncovered a cemetery sealed underground for roughly 6,500 years — and inside it, the oldest confirmed collection of gold objects ever found.

May 17, 2026
The 16-Year-Old from Kansas Who Spent 20 Years Filming Africa
Historical Figures

The 16-Year-Old from Kansas Who Spent 20 Years Filming Africa

Osa Johnson left Chanute, Kansas as a teenager and spent the next two decades living in film camps across Kenya, the Congo, and the South Pacific. She also flew a biplane over the Serengeti.

May 14, 2026
Someone Stripped 4,600 Pieces of Gold Off Their Swords. Then Buried Them.
Artifacts & Relics

Someone Stripped 4,600 Pieces of Gold Off Their Swords. Then Buried Them.

The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. No one knows why every piece was removed from its weapon before burial.

May 10, 2026