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The southern tip of mainland Italy is called Calabria.  It's a strikingly beautiful place, containing three national parks ( Pollino Nat...

On the morning of October 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted  in one of the deadliest volcanic events in recorded history. The nearby towns...

Greetings, loyal readers, I'm back a couple of days earlier than anticipated from a two-and-a-half week's trip to Europe, still a bi...

One of the unresolved mysteries of European anthropology is where the Etruscans fit into the big picture. The Etruscans lived in northweste...

Given how thoroughly explored the world seems to be, it's easy to assume that we've found pretty much everything there is to be foun...

A quick assessment might lead you to think that, at least with stuff down here on Earth, we've discovered about all there is to discover...

It will come as no surprise to regular readers of Skeptophilia  that I have a peculiar fascination for things that are huge and powerful and...

Yesterday I ran into two unrelated studies that are kind of interesting in juxtaposition. The first was in the journal Heritage Science , ...