8,000 years ago, an eruption of the Sicilian volcano Etna caused a gigantic collapse of its eastern slope. The landslide was so large, it is estimated at more than 24 million cubic meters, that when it hit the sea at more than 300 kilometers per hour it caused an enormous tsunami with waves up to 40
For a long time it was believed that the Native Americans who occupied the area known as Poverty Point in northern Louisiana were simple hunters and gatherers. However, new archaeological finds from Washington University in St. Louis offer a very different picture of North Americas first civilizatio
The Père-Lachaise Cemetery is a cemetery located in the 20th arrondissement, in Paris, renowned for its many graves of famous people. It takes its name from the property of the Jesuits, acquired in 1626 and baptized Mont-Louis, where the Reverend Father François dAix de la Chaize, confessor of Louis
A Danish maritime expedition has discovered a missing U-boat since the end of World War II, ending a 73-year-old mystery. Computer-generated image of Nazi submarine U-3523 found in April 2018 off the coast of Denmark by researchers at Sea War Museum Jutland. It is a submarine planted in the ocea