Picture shows some of the fifty illegal hunting trophies were sized by police from a person, in two houses in Daroca and Manchones, Spain, undated. Some of the animals seized were protected under the CITES international agreement. (Newsflash)

Pair Seized Over Shocking Show Of Slaughtered African Wildlife

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 4, 2023

This is the macabre slaughterhouse nightmare of two big game-hunting fans found with dozens of illegal trophies in their homes. The sick wildlife harvest was discovered in two homes, located…

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Image shows a tissue from one of the Medici embalming vessels was subjected to microscopic and molecular analysis, undated photo. Evidence of the parasite that causes a virulent type of malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) was detected in a 500-year-old organ stored in a terracotta jar bearing the Medici family crest. (Eurac Research/Newsflash)

Medicis May Have Been Wiped Out By Malaria Not Assassins

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 1, 2023

Astonishing new evidence has revealed that members of the notoriously plot-ridden Medici family may have died of malaria and not murder. The powerful Rennaisance family spawned four popes and two…

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Image shows the seized weapons and ammunition, undated photo. They were found in the town of Herborn, Lahn-Dill district, Hesse State, Germany. (Lahn-Dill-Kreis/Newsflash)

Bazooka, TNT, Grenades, 35 Guns And Over 600kg Of Ammo Dating Back To WWII Seized In Germany

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 1, 2023

Cops have seized a bazooka, TNT, grenades, 35 guns and over 600 kilogrammes of ammunition after a retired sports shooter died and his family discovered his secret arsenal. The incident…

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Photo shows burial two. Six skulls dated back 1000 years were found in the construction works of a school in the community of Hidalgo Amajac, municipality of Alamo Temapache, Veracruz, Mexico. (Eugenia Maldonado Vite-INAH/Newsflash)

Graves With Human Bones Dating Back 1,000 Years Discovered During Construction Work Under School

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 29, 2023

Graves containing human bones dating back a thousand years have been discovered during construction work under a school. The images show the skeletons, which were buried with a number of…

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Picture shows part of a parietal bone of Homo Antecessor, undated. Scientist found Homo Antecessor remains from 800,000 years ago found in Atapuerca, Spain, during a 2023 campaign. (Maria D. Guillen, IPHES-CERCA/Newsflash)

Historic Discovery Of Fossilised Skeletons Of Humans’ 850,000-Year-Old Cannibal Ancestors

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 29, 2023

Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed the fossilised skeletons of humans' 850,000-year-old cannibal ancestors in a historic discovery. The Homo Antecessor remains, the first to be dug up in 20 years,…

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Photo shows a receipt from a cafe in Lecce, Italy, undated. A customer was charged EUR 1 more for asking her crepe to be cut in half. (Newsflash)

Restaurant Charges EUR 1 To Cut Pancake In Half

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 28, 2023

A furious diner has told how a restaurant in Italy put a hard-to-swallow extra on her bill for simply cutting a chocolate crepe in half. The angry punter - not…

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Photo shows the new species of dinosaur called 'Calvarius rapidus'. It is one of the last dinosaurs that existed before its extinction on the whole planet. (ICP/Newsflash)

New Species Of Dinosaur Was Last Standing Before Meteorite Apocalypse

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 28, 2023

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur said the be one of the last ones standing before a massive meteor wiped out all of its relatives on Earth. The Calvarius rapidus…

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Photo shows receipts from a cafe in Ostia, Italy, undated. A customer had ordered a less foamy cappuccino in a well-known cafe in the seaside city of Ostia, where she was charged 10 cents more for it. (Newsflash)

Furious Diner Charged More For ‘Less Foamy’ Cappuccino

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 26, 2023

A cafe customer was left foaming at the mouth after being charged more for a cup of cappuccino coffee because they had asked for it to be served with less…

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Photo shows artistic interpretation of the general aspect of the woodpecker whose fossil was found in San Pedro, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Museo Paleontologico de San Pedro/Newsflash)

Nearly Complete Fossil Dating Back 200,000 Years Discovered In Argentina

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 26, 2023

A nearly complete fossil of a woodpecker dating back 200,000 years has been discovered in Argentina. It was discovered in a sandstone quarry near San Pedro, about 170 kilometres (105…

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Photo shows a magpie nest made of anti-nesting spikes in a tree in Antwerp, Belgium, undated. Researchers from two Dutch natural history museums collected nests of a carrion crow and a Eurasian magpie that were largely built with material that should have deterred birds; bird nests made of anti-bird spikes. (Auke-Florian Hiemstra/Newsflash)

Scottish Magpies Use Bird Repellent Pins To Build Nests And Guard From Other Birds

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 25, 2023

Clever magpies have been found stealing bird-repellent barriers to help build and defend their nests in areas as far apart as Scotland, Holland and Belgium. The newly published Dutch study…

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