Now on display in the British Museum, the Rosetta Stone is a granite tablet from 196 B.C.E. inscribed with a decree in Egyptian hieroglyphics, ancient Greek, and Demotic script.AMIR MAKAR/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Rosetta Stone is currently housed at the British Museum, as seen there in July 2022.
As French troops prepared to face Ottoman forces in Rosetta, Egypt, in July 1799, they stumbled upon a chunk of carved stone. Stuck into the wall of a fort, it displayed three languages — and soon proved to be the key to deciphering the long-lost language of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Read More...
In November 2021, teens Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller allegedly ambushed their teacher, Nohema Graber, killed her, and hid her body in a nearby park. Law enforcement handoutJeremy Goodale, left, and Willard Miller, are accused of first-degree murder in the death of their teacher, Nohema Graber.
On Nov. 2, 2021, high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber of Fairfield, Iowa, was reported missing. Before the end of the day, her remains were found in a wooded park, hidden under a tarp, wheelbarrow, and railroad ties. Read More...
A suite of complex issues has spelled potentially fatal trouble for Australia's iconic animal -- and experts are unsure of how exactly to grapple with it.ROMEO GACAD/AFP/GettyImagesA koala is handled by wildlife personnel at Martin Place public square in Sydney’s central district.
The sleepy, dung-flinging koala we all know and love is fast becoming a vulnerable species. Here’s why, and what’s being done to keep them around:
The Threats Experts say that urban development and climate change stand at the roots of koala numbers’ drop to 43,000 in the wild (and “effective extinction” in certain parts of the country). Read More...
