July 21, 2025 Rescue operation frees injured man trapped 130 feet underground in Italian cave Rescuers used controlled explosives to widen passages and free a 62-year-old explorer, who was found 130 feet underground with a head injury at the Abisso Paperino cave in Italy.
July 21, 2025 Medieval knight's tomb discovered beneath former ice cream parlor in Poland: 'Very rare' A medieval knight's tomb was recently uncovered in Gdańsk, Poland, near the country's oldest wooden church, revealing a skeleton and rare limestone tombstone from Sweden.
July 20, 2025 Ancient Roman emperor Caligula had an unexpected interest in medicinal plants, historians find Florida State University professor Trevor Luke spoke to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital about recently uncovered evidence that the notorious ruler Caligula had a surprising interest in botany.
July 17, 2025 Historic medieval monastery once visited by legendary kings hits market with royal catch A 12th-century property in Kent with royal history is on the market for over $4.4 million, featuring a 13th-century chapel and moated gardens. Its lease ends in 2122.
July 15, 2025 Summer beach battle between locals and visitors heats up as overtourism soars Overtourism in Spain has locals fighting for their own beach real estate as foreign visitors increase by 1.94 million while domestic tourism drops by 800,000.
July 15, 2025 Mysterious 1,600-year-old settlement emerges from soil with rare Roman military finds A recent archaeological dig in western Germany revealed a Roman-era settlement with 750 artifacts, including a unique burial with parts of a military belt dating to the 4th or 5th centuries.
July 13, 2025 Workers discover 18th-century vessel while installing pipeline in medieval 'Game of Thrones' city An 18th-century wooden boat was recently unearthed beneath the seabed in Dubrovnik's Old Town harbor, adding to Europe's vessel-related discoveries this year.
July 12, 2025 18th-century boat found under Dubrovnik harbor during pipeline work Workers in Dubrovnik, Croatia, found an 18th-century wooden boat while installing a water pipeline this year. (Source: NOVA TV via The Associated Press)
July 12, 2025 Ancient Roman 'perfume garden' blooms again nearly 1,900 years after Vesuvius eruption Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The garden was hidden for nearly 1,900 years.
July 11, 2025 Once-polluted Paris river reopens for public swimming after Olympics rush to clean it up Paris has reopened public swimming in the Seine River for the summer, allowing visitors to enjoy the waterway that was cleaned up for the 2024 Olympics.