Kizilelma, the fastest jet with a 900 km/h jet-powered
ANKARA ($1=18.20 Turkish Liras) — As we reported in late August, Turkey unveiled the second prototype of Turkey’s latest Kizilelma [Red Apple in English] drone. Here’s a little…
Flying naval mines: the next super weapon for the American military?
Like land mines, naval mines sit in wait for enemy traffic—not soldiers or tanks, but ships and submarines. These silent killers can be activated in a variety of ways, by direct…
The “Oldest Gold of Mankind” Mysteries Buried at the Varna Necropolis 6,500 years ago
The oldest known gold artifacts were found in the Varna Necropolis, a burial site dating back to 4,560-4,450 BC, on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea….
A brand-new Greco-Roman tomb found near Aswan included 20 mummies, “surprising archaeologists.”
With Egypt’s recent tilt towards resurrecting its historical importance and looking for new avenues of research and archaeological digs, another find has been added to the mix…
Turtle Egg 90 Million Years Old, Larger Than Humans
A giant fossilized turtle egg — believed to have been laid by a turtle the length of a fully grown human 90 million years ago — has…
Many battles nowadays favor the AH-1Z Viper – “Air Beast”
The Bell AH-1Z Viper is a modern version of the AH-1 Cobra, the first ever attack helicopter. The modern version is also called Zulu Cobra in reference…
The SR-71 Blackbird espionage plane’s history
In 1985, an administrative sergeant assigned to America’s SR-71 unit attempted to sell top-secret intelligence about the airframe to the Soviets. Ultimately, the sergeant was arrested and…
Archaeologists in Gloucestershire discovered seven pairs of gold-plated brooches during excavations
Archaeologists have found seven pairs of Anglo-Saxon saucer brooches, one pair in each of seven burials unearthed in an excavation in South West of England Gloucestershire. The…
The mystery surrounding these creatures, which had persisted for thousands of years, was finally resolved when archaeologists in Iceland found mermaid bones
The first myths of mermaids may have originated around 1000 B.C. — stories tell the tale of a Syrian goddess who jumped into a lake to turn…
The most well-known Mummy in the Palermo Capuchin Catacombs’ “mystery” must be solved
The first-ever comprehensive study of mummified children in Sicily’s famous Capuchin Catacombs is being led by Staffordshire University. Dr. Kirsty Squires, Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology, and her…