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ProjectXplore researchers have identified the long-missing wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy torpedo boat destroyer that broke apart after colliding with the cruiser Berwick during a 1908 training exercise. The wreck lies in two sections south of the Isle of Wight, about 200 feet underwater.
Researchers propose that a gigantic escarpment formed during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia and gradually exposed the rocks beneath today’s Grand Canyon. The ancient landform may also help explain the Great Unconformity, a gap of more than a billion years in parts of North America’s geological record.
Archaeologists excavating a medieval cemetery near Suzdal, Russia, have found a well-preserved wooden chamber tomb containing the remains of a man, a horse and a dog. The burial also included weapons, riding equipment and a silver brooch, marking it as an unusually elaborate grave.
A modern shopping center in Mainz, Germany, was built around the remains of an ancient Roman temple complex dedicated to Isis and Cybele, also known as Magna Mater. The preserved site now serves as a small museum featuring glass walkways and artifacts associated with ancient rituals, including magical objects buried at the temple.