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Crocodile fossils found in Africa A six-metre-long crocodile with three sets of fangs roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, according to researchers. Full Story... |
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British museum returns Maori bones to NZ A British museum has handed back a set of Maori skeletal remains to indigenous leaders from New Zealand, 80 years after they were discovered in storage there. Full Story... 100 years on ice, and still going strong? There is Scotch on the icy rocks down in Antarctica and a team of New Zealand scientists are determined to lay their hands on it. Full Story... Dinosaurs lived in lush oasis The Free State highveld contains the remains of a prehistoric oasis where mysterious animals once roamed, including a shadowy meat-eater known simply as Carnivore X. [GALLERY AND VIDEO] Full Story... SA dinosaur find provides clue on evolution A huge dinosaur discovered in South Africa is a previously unknown species that sheds light on the evolution of the largest creatures ever to walk the land [GALLERY]. Full Story... New dinosaur discovered in SA There are some very excited scientists at the University of Witwatersrand. [PICTURE] Full Story... Cairo moves to preserve tomb of Tutankhamen The tomb of Tutankhamen is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Egypt, but the site is under threat from the very people who flock to see it. Full Story... King Tut's tomb to get a facelift Restoration work will begin on the tomb of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamen, Egypt's antiquities department said. Full Story... Nasa begins campaign to debunk 2012 myths The United States space agency has moved to assure humankind that the world will not end on December 12, 2012, as claimed in widespread myths backed by the Mayan calendar. Full Story... |
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Sauropods may have produced tracks in NZ 2009-11-09 02:40:52 Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand millions of years ago. Full Story... Dinosaur prints found in NZ 2009-11-07 09:44:59 Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations. Full Story... Experts' 20 years of water digs on display 2009-11-06 09:31:14 After struggling with poor visibility, strong currents and flipper-nibbling bullhead catfish, archaeologists' have unveiled the precious spoils. Full Story... Deforestation 'sped demise of Nasca people' 2009-11-03 02:29:09 The mysterious people who etched the Nasca Lines across deserts in Peru hastened their own demise by clearing forests 1 500 years ago, according to archaeologists. Full Story... UK vessel found six decades later 2009-11-03 03:01:04 The wreck of the British destroyer HMS Volage, whose sinking off Albania prompted a diplomatic row in 1946, has been located by search teams. Full Story... Smugglers 'stealing our heritage' 2009-10-29 07:57:18 Macedonia has vowed to put a halt to illegal excavations at the country's wealth of archaeological sites. Full Story... Who invented the nose job? 2009-10-29 07:08:18 India. This has come to light during a new exhibition that challenges Western domination of the history of science and technology. Full Story... These creatures were monsters - scientists 2009-10-27 19:40:44 British scientists said that they were excited at the discovery of the fossilised skull of a giant "sea monster" in a scenic region of south-west Britain known as the Jurassic Coast. Full Story... The world's largest spider 2009-10-27 10:16:58 A new breed of giant spider - which has huge 12,7cm females and tiny males - has been discovered in South Africa. [VIDEO] Full Story... How Galileo and his spy glass shifted science 2009-10-26 01:29:02 The telescope that Galileo used 400 years ago to peer into the heavens overturned the foundations of knowledge, changing our perception of the Universe and our place in it. Full Story... Is Malawi the cradle of humankind? 2009-10-26 01:41:19 The latest discovery of prehistoric tools in Malawi provides further proof that the area could be the cradle of humankind, according to a leading German researcher. Full Story... Bones of tiny dinosaur on show in LA 2009-10-22 03:06:03 Fossils from the smallest dinosaur found in North America - a fleet-footed species only 71cm long and weighing less than a rabbit - are on display for the first time in Los Angeles. Full Story... Famous lock of hair is actually thread 2009-10-22 03:10:04 For years, an Ohio aviation museum believed it was displaying a hair sample from famed pilot Amelia Earhart, but a DNA analysis has revealed otherwise. Full Story... Fossil bones of smallest dinosaur found 2009-10-21 07:12:45 Scientists say fossil bones housed at a Los Angeles museum belong to the smallest dinosaur discovered in North America. Full Story... A rose is a rose by any other... shade? 2009-10-20 15:09:50 Which colour would you like your roses? Red, white, yellow ... or perhaps blue? Full Story... China to search abroad for looted relics 2009-10-19 10:44:18 China will send a team of experts to museums around the world in an effort to record more than a million cultural relics it says were looted from Beijing's Old Summer Palace. Full Story... Pharaonic-era sacred lake unearthed in Egypt 2009-10-15 16:54:34 Archaeologists have unearthed the site of a pharaonic-era sacred lake in a temple to the Egyptian goddess Mut in the ruins of ancient Tanis, the Culture Ministry said. Full Story... New species of dinosaur found: report 2009-10-14 09:50:17 Paleontologists in east China may have discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur, state media has said. Full Story... Fossil sheds light on pterosaurs 2009-10-14 02:02:58 Chinese and British palaeontologists have identified a crow-sized fossil that they believe fills a key gap in our understanding of the mysterious flying reptiles known as pterosaurs. Full Story... Fossil find gives clue to ear's evolution 2009-10-08 20:12:07 Paleontologists unearthed an 123-million-year-old creature, which is just 15cm long, that could help explain how human hearing evolved. Full Story... Roman tomb found in Lebanon 2009-10-05 16:41:38 Japanese archaeologists have reportedly discovered a cave containing frescoed Roman tombs in southern Lebanon's ancient coastal city of Tyre. Full Story... Nefertiti bust has a new home 2009-10-05 14:57:06 A famous 3 300-year-old bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti has been moved to Berlin's restored Neues Museum. Full Story... The truth about Greek legends? 2009-10-05 07:33:03 Alexander was a mummy's boy, the Spartans were thugs and ancient Athens was corrupt... Full Story... Baby mammoth will be the star of the show 2009-10-05 02:51:55 Lyuba, the baby woolly mammoth that spent 40 000 years frozen in the Siberian permafrost, is set to thrill audiences at mammoths and mastodons exhibit in Chicago. Full Story... Ardi explodes a human myth 2009-10-04 07:24:56 With a hairy body and snout-like face, Ardi must have looked more ape than human when she roamed her woodland habitat in East Africa about 4.4 million years ago - except for her bipedalism. [VIDEO] Full Story... Nests of dinosaur eggs found 2009-10-01 15:27:32 Indian geologists have found a trove of dinosaur eggs, estimated to be about 65 million years old. Full Story... Hall of Nero unveiled in Rome 2009-09-30 04:03:30 Archaeologists have unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall - a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and impress his guests. Full Story... Nero's dining room unveiled 2009-09-29 15:09:09 Archaeologists say they have discovered what they believe to be remains of the "dining room" of the Roman emperor Nero. Full Story... Bird-like dinosaur fossil found in China 2009-09-29 03:16:37 Chinese researchers have unearthed the fossil of a bird-like dinosaur with four wings which they believe is the missing link in dinosaurs' evolution into birds. Full Story... Anglo-Saxon treasure trove sparks row 2009-09-28 03:15:16 The lustre of a stunning hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been tarnished by a reported dispute between the two men who will share the fortune it is worth. Full Story... Winged dino fills bird evolution gaps: expert 2009-09-25 09:55:47 The stunning remains of a "four-winged" dinosaur have confirmed that birds owe their ancestry to two-footed dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago. Full Story... Anglo-Saxon treasure trove found in field 2009-09-25 01:52:48 An unemployed British man has unearthed the biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found in a country field near Burntwood. Full Story... Unearthed couple may have lived in Trojan era 2009-09-24 02:51:18 Archaeologists in the ancient city of Troy have found the remains of a man and a woman believed to have died in 1 200 BC - the time of the legendary war chronicled by Homer. Full Story... Experts find 3 500-year-old burial chamber 2009-09-21 12:40:47 German archaeologists said they had discovered a burial chamber in an ancient royal palace in Syria containing hundreds of bones and treasure thought to 3500 years old. Full Story... Large crocodile fossil found in Cuba 2009-09-09 02:08:30 Cuban scientists have found a fossil of a 10-metre-long crocodile that lived more than 20-million years ago. Full Story... Giant statues reveal red hat secrets: study 2009-09-08 13:53:57 British archaeologists said they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats. Full Story... Easter Island mystery unravelled 2009-09-08 03:18:44 Archaeologists believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats. Full Story... Mayan city may have ended in pyramid battle 2009-09-04 03:04:31 One of the greatest ancient Mayan cities may have died out in a bloody battle atop a huge pyramid between a royal family and invaders. Full Story... Ancient wall unearthed in Old City 2009-09-03 02:44:36 Israeli archaeologists have discovered a massive wall in the Old City of Jerusalem - and they believe it was one of the earliest fortifications built by the Canaanites. Full Story... Double-sided axes were milestone for humans 2009-09-03 02:56:30 Early humans used two-sided stone axes in Europe up to 900 000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought. Full Story... Browse the [Discovery] Archive |
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