Frozen Bird Found in Siberia is 46,000 years old For the past 46,000 years, a small bird that perished in the last ice age was frozen, protected from deterioration and scavenger until the body in Siberian permafrost was found by two Russians searching for fossil mammoth tusks. Love Dalén, a professor of evolutionary genetics at … Continue reading Frozen Bird Found in Siberia is 46,000 years old →

Amber fossils reveal the true colours of 99-million-year-old insects Nature is full of colours, from the radiant shine of a peacock’s feathers or the bright warning colouration of toxic frogs to the pearl-white camouflage of polar bears. Usually, fine structural detail necessary for the conservation of colour is rarely preserved in the fossil record, making … Continue reading Amber fossils reveal the true colours of 99-million-year-old insects →

Yonaguni Monument: Man-made structure or natural geological formation THE YONAGUNI-JIMA KAITEI CHIKEI, LITERALLY translated as “Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography,” is an underwater mystery off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.  The massive underwater rock formation is speculated to have existed for more than 10,000 years, but whether the formation is completely man-made, entirely natural, or has … Continue reading Yonaguni Monument: Man-made structure or natural geological formation →

Saudi Arabia Opens Its First UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Hegra’ After 2,000 Years Saudi Arabia is now opening the ancient archaeological site – Hegra – for the public in order to promote historical sites. Hegra, which has been unchanged for nearly 2000 years, is the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the Kingdom. This lesser-known … Continue reading Saudi Arabia Opens Its First UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Hegra’ After 2,000 Years →

3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy A nine-year-old boy, the Temple Mount Sifting Project (TMSP) revealed earlier this week, found the first-ever Temple-era gold granule bead during wet sifting of earth from the Temple Mount. In August, while sifting through the soil with his kin, Binyamin Milt, a resident of Jerusalem, unearthed a … Continue reading 3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy →

Thailand: Rare 5,000 Years old whale skeleton discovered In Samut Sakhon, researchers say, an almost fully preserved whale skeleton believed to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old has been uncovered. The bones were discovered about 12 kilometres from the coast in the province just west of Bangkok in early November, the BBC announced on … Continue reading Thailand: Rare 5,000 Years old whale skeleton discovered →

Eerie train graveyard gives a glimpse into the golden age of Soviet steam trains In Russia’s central Perm region, near the village of Shumkovo, a cemetery lies on the sidetrack. Instead of tombs and headstones, it is filled with trains from the 20th century. There are dozens of steam locomotives, the oldest dating back to … Continue reading Eerie train graveyard gives a glimpse into the golden age of Soviet steam trains →

Mysterious 520 million-year-old sea monster with tentacles coming out of its mouth discovered A recent research finds that the discovery of a fossil demonstrating an underwater marine monster with 18 tentacles surrounding its mouth has helped solve a modern-day puzzle about the origins of a gelatinous carnivore called a comb jelly. The once unexplained “sea … Continue reading Mysterious 520 million-year-old sea monster with tentacles coming out of its mouth discovered →

UK Archaeologist Claims To Have Found Jesus Christ’s Childhood Home In Israel The stone altar 2,800 years old offers insights into the acquisition of Atroth in Jordan. An archaeologist from Britain sheds new light on a fascinating ancient site under a convent in Nazareth. Ken Darke, a professor at the University of Reading, investigates the … Continue reading UK Archaeologist Claims To Have Found Jesus Christ’s Childhood Home In Israel →