Recent CT scans of an Egyptian mummy discovered in the nineteenth century show that the young man suffered from terrible abscesses and cavities in his teeth at the time of his death in his 20s or early 30s. Earlier scans had shown a mass in his mouth, but the new higher-resolution scans allowed scientists to […]

A laser survey of Stonehenge has revealed that the crust had removed from key stones in the monument’s outer circle. Without the crust, the stones would have glistened in the setting sun at the winter solstice and at dawn on the summer solstice. These stones, which were the first to be seen by visitors approaching the […]