Read more about the article Namibian Animal Tracking Experts Help German Archaeologists Match Footprint Pictures To Animals
Image shows detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia, undated photo. The carvings date back to the Later Stone Age. (Andreas Pastoors, Tracking in Caves/Newsflash)

Namibian Animal Tracking Experts Help German Archaeologists Match Footprint Pictures To Animals

Archaeologists examining prehistoric artwork of footprints up to 50,000 years old in southwest Africa have been able to determine the type of animals and even their likely ages by cooperating…

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Read more about the article 2,000-Year-Old Sphinx-Like Statue Unearthed In Egypt
Photo shows a sphinx statue, believed to be made in the likeness of a Roman emperor, undated. It is uncovered at an archaeological site in Qena, Egypt. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

2,000-Year-Old Sphinx-Like Statue Unearthed In Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a Sphinx-like statue dating back to the Roman era 2,000 years ago. The stunning find was made near the Dendera Temple complex in southern Egypt's…

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Read more about the article Boat Migrant Wins EUR 125k On Lottery
Gambian migrant Ibrahim Kante poses in undated photo. He won the Christmas Lottery's second prize, the first time he ever played the lottery, in Olot, Spain, in December, 2022. (Newsflash)

Boat Migrant Wins EUR 125k On Lottery

A migrant who nearly died crossing the Mediterranean Sea twice to get to Europe has won a fortune on the lottery with his first-ever ticket. Ibrahim Kante, from The Gambia,…

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Read more about the article Horrified Customs Cops Find Whole Roast Antelopes In Luggage
Image shows one of the two roasted antelopes, undated photo. Customs officers found the two animals during luggage check at the Munich airport in Germany. (Hauptzollamt Munchen/Newsflash)

Horrified Customs Cops Find Whole Roast Antelopes In Luggage

Horrified customs officials have seized two roasted whole antelopes from an air passenger's luggage who claimed she needed them for a "snack". The passenger - from Ghana, West Africa -…

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Read more about the article German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million
Image shows a sculpture with Idah War scenery, undated photo. The city of Hamburg, Germany returned looted art stolen during British colonial times to Nigeria in September 2022. (MARKK/Newsflash)

German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million

German authorities have returned a total of 179 art pieces to Nigeria after they were stolen during British colonial invasions in the former Kingdom of Benin. The decision to deliver…

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Read more about the article Rare Antelope Defies Naturalists By Olding On At 26
Photo shows a scene from the special birthday organised by a Bioparc Valencia staff for the rockhopper Calypso's 26th birthday in Spain, undated photo. (BIOPARC Valencia/Newsflash)

Rare Antelope Defies Naturalists By Olding On At 26

Europe’s only klipspringer antelope delicately hops and skips its way to its 26th birthday party, colourful cake and friends included. Known as ‘the goat of the rocks’ in Swahili, rock-climbing…

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Read more about the article Boffins Discover New 20-Million-Year-Old Ant Species Encased In Amber
Image shows the extinct ant in the Hereon measuring station at DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III in an undated photo. A German research team from the University of Jena discovered a previously unknown extinct ant in 20 million-years-old amber. (Hammel, Laustroer/Newsflash)

Boffins Discover New 20-Million-Year-Old Ant Species Encased In Amber

Astonished scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of ant after scanning a 20-million-year-old block of amber. Researchers in Germany, France and Poland made the remarkable find after using micro-computed…

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Read more about the article Endangered Giant Tortoise Rescued After Being Spotted In Texas City Park
Walter O’Hare, the African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), being rescued from a park in San Antonio, Texas, USA, undated. He was found walking in the park and rescued by animal control. (@SanAntonioACS/Newsflash)

Endangered Giant Tortoise Rescued After Being Spotted In Texas City Park

An endangered giant tortoise that was found in a city park after apparently getting lost is receiving some well-needed TLC from rescuers at a wildlife centre in Texas. African spurred…

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