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New section of Aztec skull tower unearthed in Mexico City
Mexican archaeologists have excavated more sections of the Aztec "tower of skulls" in the heart of Mexico City and unearthed an additional 119 skulls, authorities announced on Dec. 11.
Mexican archaeologists have excavated more sections of the Aztec "tower of skulls" in the heart of Mexico City and unearthed an additional 119 skulls, authorities announced on Dec. 11.
World's largest iceberg on collision course with South Atlantic island
The world's biggest iceberg is headed straight toward an island in the South Atlantic and has the potential to cause significant damage to wildlife should it become grounded nearby.
The world's biggest iceberg is headed straight toward an island in the South Atlantic and has the potential to cause significant damage to wildlife should it become grounded nearby.
How Navalny was poisoned by secret agents
CNN says it obtained Russian phone, airline, and hotel records that showed the movements and communications of members of Russia's FSB who shadowed opposition politician Alexey Navalny before his poisoning in August.
CNN says it obtained Russian phone, airline, and hotel records that showed the movements and communications of members of Russia's FSB who shadowed opposition politician Alexey Navalny before his poisoning in August.
China is 'spying on Americans via Carribean networks'
The security specialist has been analyzing sensitive signals data for years and says China appears to have used mobile phone networks in the Caribbean to surveil US mobile phone subscribers as part of its espionage campaign against Americans.
The security specialist has been analyzing sensitive signals data for years and says China appears to have used mobile phone networks in the Caribbean to surveil US mobile phone subscribers as part of its espionage campaign against Americans.
Researchers fire lasers, discover ancient Amazonian villages laid out like clocks
Billions of laser pulses fired from a helicopter flying over the Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest have exposed a vast network of long-abandoned circular and rectangular-shaped villages, a new study found.
Billions of laser pulses fired from a helicopter flying over the Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest have exposed a vast network of long-abandoned circular and rectangular-shaped villages, a new study found.
The Ocean Cleanup to step up production of floating plastic collector for rivers
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit organization developing technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic, is ramping up production of its Interceptor, an autonomous system that removes plastic waste from rivers.On Thursday, Dec.
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit organization developing technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic, is ramping up production of its Interceptor, an autonomous system that removes plastic waste from rivers.On Thursday, Dec.
Neanderthals buried their dead, new study suggests
According to the research paper, published in the journal Scientific Reports, the child's skeleton was first unearthed in 1973 from a rock shelter at the La Ferrassie dig site in southwest France.
According to the research paper, published in the journal Scientific Reports, the child's skeleton was first unearthed in 1973 from a rock shelter at the La Ferrassie dig site in southwest France.
'Fossil galaxy' found hidden deep inside the Milky Way: study
Scientists have discovered the remnants of what they call a "fossil" galaxy buried in the inner depths of the Milky Way, according to a study published last week in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Scientists have discovered the remnants of what they call a "fossil" galaxy buried in the inner depths of the Milky Way, according to a study published last week in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Explainer: How the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine works
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 In studies of more than 22,000 people in the UK and Brazil, AstraZeneca said in a November 23 press release.
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 In studies of more than 22,000 people in the UK and Brazil, AstraZeneca said in a November 23 press release.
China reaches Earth's deepest ocean trench
The "Fendouzhe", meaning "Striver", submersible descended more than 10 kilometers into the submarine trench in the western Pacific Ocean with three researchers on board, state broadcaster CCTV said.
The "Fendouzhe", meaning "Striver", submersible descended more than 10 kilometers into the submarine trench in the western Pacific Ocean with three researchers on board, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Google plans to sidestep Egypt by running new cable over Israel
Google, which is competing with Facebook to build high-speed cable networks worldwide, wants to change this dependence on Egypt by running its planned Europe-to-India cable over Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Google, which is competing with Facebook to build high-speed cable networks worldwide, wants to change this dependence on Egypt by running its planned Europe-to-India cable over Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Fun New Year facts & traditions
From how Julius Ceasar created New Year's day to the strangest traditions people follow now. Check out the strangest facts about NYE from around the world.
From how Julius Ceasar created New Year's day to the strangest traditions people follow now. Check out the strangest facts about NYE from around the world.
World's largest wind turbines to power America's first large-scale offshore wind farm
The first "commercial scale" offshore wind farm is coming to the U.S.The developers of the Vineyard Wind 1 project off Massachusetts announced on Dec.
The first "commercial scale" offshore wind farm is coming to the U.S.The developers of the Vineyard Wind 1 project off Massachusetts announced on Dec.
Microwave weapons 'were probably used' against US diplomats
A newly released scientific report casts more light on the case of US diplomats who believed they had suffered physical damage from microwave weapons used by enemy agents.
A newly released scientific report casts more light on the case of US diplomats who believed they had suffered physical damage from microwave weapons used by enemy agents.
China upping its intimidation game in the South China Sea
The US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies released tracking data showing that Chinese patrol ships have been increasing their aggressive patrolling in the region.
The US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies released tracking data showing that Chinese patrol ships have been increasing their aggressive patrolling in the region.
What happens at the edge of the solar system?
If you launched off of Earth in a rocket, set course away from the sun, you would eventually reach Neptune. But... what’s next? In this video, join Unveiled to travel to the edge of the solar system and find out!
If you launched off of Earth in a rocket, set course away from the sun, you would eventually reach Neptune. But... what’s next? In this video, join Unveiled to travel to the edge of the solar system and find out!
Top 10 places on Earth where gravity is broken
In these places, what goes up, doesn't always come down. For this list, we’ll feature locales all over the globe where gravity either appears to or actually does function differently than is usual.
In these places, what goes up, doesn't always come down. For this list, we’ll feature locales all over the globe where gravity either appears to or actually does function differently than is usual.
DC vs. Marvel Part II: how geek culture became pop culture
There was a time when “geek” was a mortal insult! And the comic book fans of yore heard this word a LOT. Yet today, comic book stories have taken over our screens and become just another part of our lives! Join us for the seventh episode of our se...
There was a time when “geek” was a mortal insult! And the comic book fans of yore heard this word a LOT. Yet today, comic book stories have taken over our screens and become just another part of our lives! Join us for the seventh episode of our se...
DC vs. Marvel Part I: how geek culture became pop culture
Remember when comic book heroes were for nerds? Yeah, seems like a LONG time ago now. Today, superhero mythologies dominate the big and small screen. How did we get from panel A to panel Z? Join us for the sixth episode of our series "How Geek Cul...
Remember when comic book heroes were for nerds? Yeah, seems like a LONG time ago now. Today, superhero mythologies dominate the big and small screen. How did we get from panel A to panel Z? Join us for the sixth episode of our series "How Geek Cul...
8 space discoveries that could happen in the next 10 years
How much will change in the next 10 years? Join Unveiled as we discover the major breakthroughs we're on the verge of making with space exploration!
How much will change in the next 10 years? Join Unveiled as we discover the major breakthroughs we're on the verge of making with space exploration!
The video game revolution: how geek culture became pop culture
How did video games go from pixels that made bloops and bleeps in arcades to immersive worlds right in our living rooms? Join us for the third episode in our series "How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture", where we look at the history of video games...
How did video games go from pixels that made bloops and bleeps in arcades to immersive worlds right in our living rooms? Join us for the third episode in our series "How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture", where we look at the history of video games...
What will humanity look like in 1,000,000 years?
Let's take a trip one million years into the future! In this video, Unveiled discovers what humans will look like in the YEAR ONE MILLION
Let's take a trip one million years into the future! In this video, Unveiled discovers what humans will look like in the YEAR ONE MILLION
From Hobbits to Harry Potter: how geek culture became pop culture
Once upon a time, fantasy was a niche genre, and passionate fans were often pigeonholed. But these days, wizards, dragons and elves are pop culture staples! Gather around Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, for the second episode in our ...
Once upon a time, fantasy was a niche genre, and passionate fans were often pigeonholed. But these days, wizards, dragons and elves are pop culture staples! Gather around Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, for the second episode in our ...
Star Trek, Star Wars & beyond: how geek culture became pop culture
Once niche and ridiculed, geek culture has exploded into the mainstream - and the rise of sci-fi is a prime example! Join us for the first episode of our new series "How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture", where we look at how science fiction evolve...
Once niche and ridiculed, geek culture has exploded into the mainstream - and the rise of sci-fi is a prime example! Join us for the first episode of our new series "How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture", where we look at how science fiction evolve...
Top 10 most incredible real life twins
In the immortal words of Dwight Schrute, "I love finding a good set of twins." For this list, we’re looking at the most remarkable twin siblings and stories about twins.
In the immortal words of Dwight Schrute, "I love finding a good set of twins." For this list, we’re looking at the most remarkable twin siblings and stories about twins.
White House Holiday Traditions
From the Kennedy’s to the Obama’s, the inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have made the holiday’s their own. We take a look at holiday traditions of the past and present, including the Trump’s final Christmas in the White House.
From the Kennedy’s to the Obama’s, the inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have made the holiday’s their own. We take a look at holiday traditions of the past and present, including the Trump’s final Christmas in the White House.
Top 10 most powerful people in the world in 2020
We hope these leaders heed Uncle Ben's icon advice. For this list, we’ll be looking at politicians, philanthropists, and other powerful figures who had an enormous impact on 2020… for better or for worse.
We hope these leaders heed Uncle Ben's icon advice. For this list, we’ll be looking at politicians, philanthropists, and other powerful figures who had an enormous impact on 2020… for better or for worse.
The history of ugly Christmas sweaters
While there isn’t an exact definition of what is considered an ugly sweater, the consensus is the more embellishments, the uglier the sweater.
While there isn’t an exact definition of what is considered an ugly sweater, the consensus is the more embellishments, the uglier the sweater.
RCEP: 15 Asia-Pacific countries sign world's largest trade deal
China has signed the world's largest trade deal, one that excludes the U.S., with 14 other economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
China has signed the world's largest trade deal, one that excludes the U.S., with 14 other economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Island creates no-fishing zone three times the size of UK
The move to create a large marine wildlife sanctuary is designed to protect the area's wildlife and fish populations, which means it would be one of the last parts of the world's oceans that would contain large fish stocks.
The move to create a large marine wildlife sanctuary is designed to protect the area's wildlife and fish populations, which means it would be one of the last parts of the world's oceans that would contain large fish stocks.
Large asteroid 'Apophis' could hit Earth in 2068
In a recent presentation to the American Astronomical Society, scientists David Tholen and Davide Farnocchia showed their research showing why asteroid Apophis should be studied in detail when it passes in 2029, to get a better idea of how close i...
In a recent presentation to the American Astronomical Society, scientists David Tholen and Davide Farnocchia showed their research showing why asteroid Apophis should be studied in detail when it passes in 2029, to get a better idea of how close i...
Does anything outside your own mind exist? | Unveiled
How would we know if reality wasn't really there? What if everything you see, and smell, and touch only truly exists inside your own mind?
How would we know if reality wasn't really there? What if everything you see, and smell, and touch only truly exists inside your own mind?
What if we discovered an abandoned alien planet? | Unveiled
Imagine that you look through a telescope, focus on a planet, and Eureka! You've found it! An ALIEN WORLD! In this video, Unveiled asks what would happen if we discovered an abandoned alien planet?
Imagine that you look through a telescope, focus on a planet, and Eureka! You've found it! An ALIEN WORLD! In this video, Unveiled asks what would happen if we discovered an abandoned alien planet?
Pentagon says it shot down mock ICBM with ship-borne missile
Test personnel fired an unarmed ICBM from a US test range at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. An upgraded Navy destroyer was situated northeast of Hawaii and managed to track the missile before firing an SM-3 missile at the ICBM.
Test personnel fired an unarmed ICBM from a US test range at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. An upgraded Navy destroyer was situated northeast of Hawaii and managed to track the missile before firing an SM-3 missile at the ICBM.
World’s first ‘flying car’ airport to be built near Orlando
The city council of Lake Nona has announced another attention-grabbing project: the town plans to build the world’s first “flying car” taxi hub.
The city council of Lake Nona has announced another attention-grabbing project: the town plans to build the world’s first “flying car” taxi hub.
Viking 'Valhalla' left buried; studied via special radar
Experts from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research found a complex Viking ship burial site at Gjellestad in southeastern Norway.
Experts from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research found a complex Viking ship burial site at Gjellestad in southeastern Norway.
What a refueling station on Mars might look like
Air Company, a New York City-based startup that turns carbon dioxide into renewable products, has released concept images showing what a refueling station for rockets on Mars could look like.
Air Company, a New York City-based startup that turns carbon dioxide into renewable products, has released concept images showing what a refueling station for rockets on Mars could look like.
Explainer: How Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine works
Pfizer and German company BioNTech announced on Monday, November 9, that their coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in those who have not previously been infected with the virus.
Pfizer and German company BioNTech announced on Monday, November 9, that their coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in those who have not previously been infected with the virus.
China to launch grab-and-go mission to the moon this month
The unmanned mission package will be blasted into space by a Long March 5 rocket assembly, and the package itself will include four vehicles.
The unmanned mission package will be blasted into space by a Long March 5 rocket assembly, and the package itself will include four vehicles.
Robot tanks are getting bigger, with more firepower
Warfare is starting to get more high tech, as the world's biggest militaries are starting to field remote-controlled light and heavy tanks, to add to the growing arsenal of remote-controlled flying drones.
Warfare is starting to get more high tech, as the world's biggest militaries are starting to field remote-controlled light and heavy tanks, to add to the growing arsenal of remote-controlled flying drones.
What if humans achieved final form? | Unveiled
Where will the march of progress stop for humankind? And what will we look like when we get to the end? In this video, Unveiled asks what will happen if/when humans achieve FINAL FORM?
Where will the march of progress stop for humankind? And what will we look like when we get to the end? In this video, Unveiled asks what will happen if/when humans achieve FINAL FORM?
Space Force's new 'orbital warfare' unit gets space jet
The US Space Force was established as an independent branch of the US military when US president Donald Trump signed the United States Space Force Act on 20 December 2019.
The US Space Force was established as an independent branch of the US military when US president Donald Trump signed the United States Space Force Act on 20 December 2019.
4 reasons we probably live in the multiverse | Unveiled
In this video, Unveiled discovers why increasing numbers of scientists say that we don't just live in the universe... we live in the multiverse!
In this video, Unveiled discovers why increasing numbers of scientists say that we don't just live in the universe... we live in the multiverse!
5 interesting facts about the history of pastries
With National Pastry Day celebrated annually on December 9th, you may be curious to find out where exactly these sweet treats came from.
With National Pastry Day celebrated annually on December 9th, you may be curious to find out where exactly these sweet treats came from.
What if humanity was a Class 2 society? | Unveiled
In this video, Unveiled journeys to the future of humanity to ask; What will we look like? What will we be like? And how much will we have changed?
In this video, Unveiled journeys to the future of humanity to ask; What will we look like? What will we be like? And how much will we have changed?
Researcher claims women also hunted 9000 years ago
Researchers digging in a 9000-year-old burial site in Peru found stone projectile points near a woman's skeleton, and concluded that women hunted animals 9000 years ago.
Researchers digging in a 9000-year-old burial site in Peru found stone projectile points near a woman's skeleton, and concluded that women hunted animals 9000 years ago.
Tesla to build new mega battery in Australia
The Australian state of Victoria has announced that a massive 300-megawatt battery will be built in partnership with Tesla and French renewable energy company Neoen.
The Australian state of Victoria has announced that a massive 300-megawatt battery will be built in partnership with Tesla and French renewable energy company Neoen.
11 strangest alien planets | Unveiled
In this video, Unveiled travels to 11 of the weirdest alien planets that humanity has ever discovered. Including the oldest, youngest, hottest, coldest, darkest and fastest planets in all of space!
In this video, Unveiled travels to 11 of the weirdest alien planets that humanity has ever discovered. Including the oldest, youngest, hottest, coldest, darkest and fastest planets in all of space!
Army of giant drones to beam 5G waves from stratosphere
Unlike SpaceX's Starlink service, which will see thousands of satellites hanging in low Earth orbit, this new concept will require thousands of giant drone planes taking off and landing all the time, if deployed worldwide.
Unlike SpaceX's Starlink service, which will see thousands of satellites hanging in low Earth orbit, this new concept will require thousands of giant drone planes taking off and landing all the time, if deployed worldwide.
Visit Titanic's giant wreck, 4km under the sea
The Titanic's wreck was discovered in 1985 during a search for missing nuclear submarines. It was found in water almost 4 kilometers deep, 600 kilometers south of St. Johns in Newfoundland.
The Titanic's wreck was discovered in 1985 during a search for missing nuclear submarines. It was found in water almost 4 kilometers deep, 600 kilometers south of St. Johns in Newfoundland.
'Godzilla' wasp discovered that dives underwater to attack its prey
Researchers have discovered a "Godzilla" wasp that deliberately dives underwater to insert parasitic eggs into its prey, according to a research article published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research.
Researchers have discovered a "Godzilla" wasp that deliberately dives underwater to insert parasitic eggs into its prey, according to a research article published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research.
Islamist terrorist guns down dozens in Vienna, Austria
Only four days after churchgoers in France were stabbed to death in their church by an Islamist migrant, an Islamist terrorist on Monday opened fire on citizens in the capital city of Austria, Vienna.
Only four days after churchgoers in France were stabbed to death in their church by an Islamist migrant, an Islamist terrorist on Monday opened fire on citizens in the capital city of Austria, Vienna.
What if humans obtained an infinite power source? | Unveiled
What if we had INFINITY FUEL? In this video, Unveiled discovers what the world would be like if we could power humanity until infinity.
What if we had INFINITY FUEL? In this video, Unveiled discovers what the world would be like if we could power humanity until infinity.
Which hormone does what?
Hormones have a variety of tasks in our bodies. Adrenaline helps when we're in danger, melatonin regulates our day-night rhythm, while oxytocin increases our feelings of trust. In Good Shape explains how it all works.
Hormones have a variety of tasks in our bodies. Adrenaline helps when we're in danger, melatonin regulates our day-night rhythm, while oxytocin increases our feelings of trust. In Good Shape explains how it all works.