Egypt lifts massive stones from the 2,000-year-old Lighthouse of Alexandria buried beneath the sea (Photo credit: GEDEON Programmes / CEAlex) Off the coast of Alexandria, divers and cranes have returned to a site that has rested underwater for centuries. Large stone blocks linked to the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria are being lifted from the seabed […]
Shanghai city is sinking (Image source: Canva) For decades, scientists have warned that Shanghai, one of the world’s largest and most densely populated coastal megacities, has been slowly sinking because of how humans have used the land beneath it. The problem is not new. As per reports, historical records show that parts of Shanghai have […]
For years, scientists studying earthquake risk in northwestern Turkey have known where the North Anatolian fault runs but not exactly how it behaves beneath the Marmara Sea. That uncertainty has mattered. The offshore section lies close to Istanbul and has not ruptured in a major earthquake for more than two centuries. A new study now […]
Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered a narrow medieval tunnel system hidden beneath a much older pagan burial site, a discovery that has surprised experts and raised new questions about how different eras interacted with the same landscape. The find was announced in a January 29 press release by the State Office for Heritage Management and […]
Traveling through tunnels is usually just a normal part of a trip, but the Laerdal Tunnel in Norway is something special. The tunnel is 15.2 miles long and goes under a mountain range that looks like it came straight out of a movie. Drivers can go through the tunnel for up to 20 minutes without […]
For decades, scientists believed they understood how material moves deep inside the Earth. The basic theory seemed simple enough. Tectonic plates slowly shift across the planet, some slide beneath others, and the remains of these plates sink into the mantle and eventually disappear. Yet new research has revealed something unexpected far below the Pacific Ocean. […]
Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved 1,600-year-old Roman wine production site beneath the ruins of an ancient mountain castle. The discovery, made near the village of Oymakli in southeastern Turkey’s Kahta district, sheds light on the scale and sophistication of winemaking in the late Roman period. The site includes grape-crushing installations, cisterns, and […]
For centuries, the vast Karnak Temple complex near Luxor has stood as one of ancient Egypt’s most enduring mysteries. Now, new research has revealed astonishing secrets hidden deep beneath its foundations. A geoarchaeological study published in Antiquity in October 2025 has uncovered evidence that the temple was originally built on a natural river island more […]
Israel Defence Forces claimed to have unearthed an underground tunnel route beneath a hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza. The army released a drone footage of the tunnel and said that it contained “numerous findings such as command and control rooms, weapons, and additional intelligence materials.““An underground tunnel route beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, […]
A goodwill visit turned tragic on Saturday night when a Mexican navy ship drifted into the Brooklyn Bridge, a route it was never meant to take, killing two sailors and injuring at least 22 others, reports the New York Times. The Cuauhtémoc, a tall-masted training ship used by Mexico’s naval cadets, had been docked at […]
