October 27, 2025 Tourist falls into canal in viral mishap, blames it on Google Maps' directions: See the video Google Maps apparently led a Polish visitor into a Venice canal in a viral video — highlighting navigation challenges in an Italian city struggling with overtourism issues.
October 22, 2025 Scientists solve mystery of 'sword dragon' skeleton found on coast after decades of study British paleontologists recently identified Xiphodragon goldencapensis, a new ichthyosaur species. The skeleton was found on Dorset's Jurassic Coast in 2001 and dates back 193 million years.
October 21, 2025 Tourists flock to see iconic landmark finally free of scaffolding after 200 years The Parthenon in Athens is scaffolding-free for the first time in 200 years, offering visitors an unobstructed view of Greece's iconic temple until November 2025.
October 21, 2025 Louvre heist adds to history of high-profile museum breaches, leaves other galleries on edge Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's still-unsolved heist from 1990.
October 19, 2025 New Orleans couple digs up ancient Roman artifact in backyard, sets off worldwide mystery A New Orleans couple unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman marble tablet in their garden, leading the FBI and history experts to solve a decades-old mystery from Italy.
October 18, 2025 Historic letter that marked Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power discovered hidden in garage A 50-year-old document signed by Margaret Thatcher in which she agreed to run for Conservative Party leadership was found in a U.K. garage and heads to auction next year.
October 15, 2025 Airlines cancel flights as airports experience 'major disruptions' over protests, strikes Major strikes across Belgium have disrupted flights at two airports and public transport as over 80,000 demonstrators protest government reform plans in Brussels.
October 14, 2025 Couple stunned as Tudor-era treasure surfaces beneath their backyard garden A British family found 70 gold coins worth $308,000 in their Hampshire backyard, with the treasure set to auction in Zurich, Switzerland, on Nov. 5, 2025.
October 11, 2025 Lost royal palace destroyed in bloody invasion resurfaces in river, archaeologists say Archaeologists in Poland's Vistula River have found artifacts from the 17th-century Villa Regia royal palace, including marble pieces topping 440 pounds.
October 10, 2025 Medieval shoe found in vulture nest reveals centuries-old secrets in European mountain caves Archaeologists in Spain discovered medieval artifacts in bearded vulture nests, including a complete 13th-century esparto sandal and thousands of bone fragments.