Oldest known city view of Venice discovered (photo)
The image is part of a manuscript containing the travel account of Niccolò da Poggibonsi, an Italian pilgrim who traveled to Jerusalem in 1346-1350
The elusive metal library of the Tayos caves (photos)
The Cuevas de los Tayos is one of the longest cave systems in South America and remained unexplored for a half-century after the first reports of its existence in 1860
New study identifies last known occurrence of Homo Erectus (photo)
The fossils include 12 skull caps and 2 lower leg bones