Rossella Lorenzi

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A historical photograph of Amelia Earhart.

Search for Amelia Earhart Starts Again

By Rossella Lorenzi published

A renewed high-tech search for remains of the famous pilot and her plane will start this summer.

Human Behavior
Detail of the bow of the Titanic taken from a comprehensive map of the 3-by-5 mile debris field.

Titanic Wreck Site Mapped for First Time

By Rossella Lorenzi published

The detailed map was pieced together from 130,000 photos taken by underwater robots.

Archaeology
Detail of John Zoffany's 1772 painting The Tribuna of the Uffizi (now in the Royal Collection), showing the Venus (right) on show in the Tribuna, surrounded by English and Italian connoisseurs.

The Medici Venus Once Had Red Lips

By Rossella Lorenzi published

The statue representing the Greek goddess of love once wore red lipstick.

Archaeology
Hitler with a daughter of Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, 1933 (killed by her parents the day they both committed suicide).

Proof That Hitler Had An Illegitimate Son?

By Rossella Lorenzi published

New evidence suggests the son was conceived after a "tipsy" evening in June 1917.

Human Behavior
St. Valentine's Day painting

The Seedy, Scandalous History of Valentine's Day

By Rossella Lorenzi published

Valentine's Day hasn't always been all chocolate and roses.

Human Behavior
ship wreck, Costa Concordia, Giglio Island

Concordia Not the First Sunk by Treacherous Reef

By Rossella Lorenzi published

The razor-like rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio have taken down more than a dozen ancient ships, in addition to the Costa Concordia.

Archaeology
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Scorned Cruise-Ship Captain Not First to Abandon Sinking Ship

By Rossella Lorenzi published

Archaeology
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