'Princely' Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania
The warrior was buried with a bronze cauldron—supporting evidence for the practice of using cauldrons to elongate the backs of their skulls.
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Artwork Found in Shed Covered in Bird Droppings Turns Out to be Early Van Dyck Now at Auction for $3 Million
Bought on a hunch for $600 in 2002 from an estate auction, it's predicted to sell for $3 million when it goes up at Sotheby's.
Paleontologists in India Have Hit on an Epic Find: Hundreds of Bowling Ball-Sized Titanosaur Eggs
The eggs yielded a trove of insights about sauropod reproductive strategies, and turned up 6 new species of dinosaur in the same dig.
Labeled a Replica by Chicago Museum, It Turns Out to Be 3,000-Year-Old Warrior's Sword
Found at the bottom of the Danube, it may have been thrown in as part of an ancient ritual 3,000 years ago to commemorate a battle.
Huge Meteorite Found in Antarctica-One of the Biggest Ever Recovered
A meteorite containing the oldest material in the solar system has been found in Antarctica by an international team.
Hubble Captures Rare Event: Star Eaten By a Black Hole 300 Million Light Years Away (LOOK)
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail, as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.
Ancient Cave Markings Finally Decoded By Amateur Scientist-A Calendar of When Animals Mated 20,000 Years Ago
An amateur scientist has decoded the meaning of cave markings used in Ice Age drawings-notations that recorded birth and mating of species.
Over 100 New Nazca Lines Discovered in Peru Designed by Ancient People
The Nazca Lines are known to be enormous, but it has only recently been discovered they had around 360 smaller neighbors on the black plain.
Japanese Archaeologists Find Beautiful Bronze Mirror Buried With a 7-Foot-Long Sword
The Japanese penchant for wielding large curved swords goes back much further in time than previously thought, perhaps to before the 400s.
70 New Species Were Discovered in 2021 - Including 2 Guitarfish and a Pink Pygmy Pipehorse
The California Academy of Sciences announced 70 new plant and animal species discovered in 2021 on five continents.
Flickr Users Discover New Species of Insect
A photographer in Malaysia who specializes in macro photography was hiking in a state park when he came across a lovely green lacewing. He posted the photos on the Web. When a scientist came across them, he realized it was an entirely new species. The discovery of Semachrysa jade, named by the two men, has been described as a triumph of citizen science, surging amid the advent of digital cameras, the internet and social media.
Bizarre Creature From China Had a Dinosaur Head on Bird's Body - a Missing Link From 120 Million Years Ago
A new fossil of a 'bizarre' creature shines fresh light on an evolutionary mystery with its T-rex-like skull attached to the body of a bird.
World's Largest Prehistoric Flower Preserved in Amber is Stunning Reminder of Nature's Beauty -LOOK
This 1.1 inch flower incased in amber was found 150 years ago, but a re-examination found pollen samples which proved its modern lineage.
Thousand-Year-Old Viking Hall Fit for the Gods Unearthed By Archaeologists in Denmark
Archaeologists working in Denmark's Jutland peninsula have discovered the foundation and remains of a great hall from the high Viking Age. Structural features and remains date to between the late-9th to 11th century, but mostly from the era of Denmark's king Harald Blåtand Gormsson, known colloquially as Harald "Bluetooth" from which the modern technology derives […]
Marine Archaeologists Recover Nearly 300 Artifacts from Finest Preserved Wooden Shipwreck
HMS Terror is so well-preserved some believe she could still sail today, while the relics from Erebus total more than 300.
Astounding Fossil Discovery in California After Man Looks Closely at Petrified Tree And Finds Bones of Great Beasts
The remains of a petrified forest, an intact mastodon skull, and more were found on the banks of the Mokelumne River watershed in California.
Giant Rhinoceros Skeleton Found in China - One of the Largest Land Mammals Ever (Look)
The skeleton of a new species of paraceratherium, or giant rhinoceros, is one of the largest land mammals ever recorded.
'Once-in-a generation' Fossil Discovery Reveals New Species in 16-Million-Year-old Amber
A tardigrade fossil has been discovered in a once in a lifetime find. It shows a new species in 16-million-year-old amber.
Paleontologists Discover Fossil Shows That Dinosaurs Had 'Belly Buttons'
Thanks to an 'incredible' fossil, paleontologists have confirmed that dinosaurs indeed had belly buttons-and set a world record.
Canada Schoolteacher Finds Fossil that May Be 300 Million Years Old and Could Re-Write Fossil Record
Taking pictures and sending them to her mother sent off a chain reaction that had paleontologists racing to the cape.
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