In 2007, scientists used NASA satellite measurements to reveal 14 areas of moving water beneath West Antarctica; one hidden lake had drained about 2 cubic kilometres in three years
Icebergs in Antarctica (Image Credit: Canva) Antarctica may look like a vast, frozen and unchanging landscape, but deep beneath its thick ice lies a surprisingly active world. In 2007, scientists reported findings based on measurements collected by…
More than 100,000 ancient shipwrecks may be hiding beneath the Baltic Sea; researchers are beginning to map the underwater graveyard
The destructions created by the 1872 Baltic sea flood in the area between Præstø and Faxe as depicted by Holger Drachmann as reporter for Illustreret Tidende. Image Credit: Holger Drachmann/Wikipedia More than a thousand ancient shipwrecks could still be…
Thousands of tiny earthquakes went unnoticed beneath Alaska for years, but scientists have now used them to trace the hidden edge of a tectonic plate
A Texas homeowner thought they had a snake problem. Then more than 20 rattlesnakes emerged from beneath the house
A routine wildlife-removal call in Aledo, Texas, turned into a startling discovery when specialists found more than 20 rattlesnakes living beneath a home. The homeowners had initially sought help with what appeared to be a typical animal-removal problem,…
Spain’s Belchite was destroyed in the 1937 Civil War, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins
On the edge of Zaragoza province, the remains of Belchite sit among dry grass and scrub, their broken walls exposed to the weather. Towers rise without roofs, doorways lead nowhere and sections of masonry have been left much as they were after the…
In 2006, an Australian caver saw grass moving when there was no wind; digging beneath it revealed Elk River, now one of Victoria’s longest caves
In 2006, Australian caver Kim Van Dyke noticed something unusual while walking through a reserve near Buchan in Victoria’s East Gippsland. A small patch of grass was moving, even though the surrounding vegetation was completely still and there was no…
Mississippi man uncovers more than 200 Civil War cannonballs buried beneath his property after 160 years
Image: WTVA 9 News/YouTube What began as an ordinary day of digging on private land in Mississippi turned into one of the state’s most remarkable Civil War discoveries in recent years. While working on his property, a local resident uncovered what…