Flipboard 2025 World History

The latest discovery from the 1715 Treasure Fleet isn’t just glittering proof of Spain’s lost wealth. It’s a reminder that the ocean never forgets what we drop into it. Over 1,000 coins, centuries of mystery, and a story still unfolding beneath Florida’s waves.

Toothpick habits were long presumed to explain the grooves, but new analysis of ancient dental marks challenges that idea, pointing instead to instinctive behavior deeply rooted in human ancestry rather than to early attempts at dental care.

A fossil usually reveals a creature, yet some split open to expose something wildly unexpected inside. Little stowaways. Last meals. Moments frozen by accident, preserved without intention.

A new debate is erupting in science circles and beyond. The newly translated God, the Science, the Evidence dives into modern discoveries in physics and cosmology—and makes a bold claim about what they reveal, arguing that today’s scientific discoveries don’t just allow for a Creator…they practically point straight at one.

For more than a century, people in Africatown insisted that the last slave ship ever to reach the United States hadn’t vanished—it was just hiding. The river knew where it was, the elders knew where it had been, and the rest of the country mostly shrugged. Then, in 2019, archaeologists finally caught up with the story that locals had been telling all along.

For decades, archaeologists searched the Valley of the Kings, chasing traces of forgotten pharaohs beneath Egypt’s endless sands. Now, after years of patient survey work, they’ve uncovered something remarkable—the tomb of Thutmose II. This discovery marks the first royal burial found since Tutankhamun’s in 1922, complete with painted ceilings and fragments that once surrounded a king. For history lovers and curious minds alike, this isn’t just another dig — it’s a rare glimpse into Egypt’s golden past.

Humans share a surprising amount of anatomy with the rest of the animal kingdom. We’ve got the same bones, joints, muscles, and basic internal plumbing. But there’s one tiny, everyday feature that no other species has—not even our evolutionary ancestors—and scientists still shrug when asked why it even exists. Meet the chin: evolution’s biggest unsolved facial mystery.

This debate circles around Moses and Akhenaten as supporters highlight intriguing overlaps and skeptics push back, leaving a narrative shaped by shifting timelines and bold personalities.

In the golden heat of Aswan’s cliffs, a small cloud of dust rose as archaeologists pried open a sealed rock-cut doorway. For 4,000 years, no one had breathed that air. Inside the tombs of Qubbat al-Hawa, the team found what every Egyptologist dreams of—funerary treasures and painted hieroglyphs lying exactly where ancient hands had left them. No thieves. No decay. Just time, waiting to be read.

A thrift-store shopper buys a pair of $25 jars only to discover they are rare Qing Dynasty imperial artifacts worth over $74,000. Explore the extraordinary journey of these forgotten treasures, the history behind their craftsmanship, and how a chance find became one of the most captivating archaeological stories of the year.

Turns out there are many hangovers from pagan cultures that we still use today—let’s take a look at some of the most popular.