Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin. The Galapagos land iguana had been completely wiped…
Oyster reefs almost wiped out by centuries of neglect can be restored in just six years, say marine experts at the University of Virginia. And even 'functionally extinct' reefs that…
Scientists have discovered that it could be possible to delay ageing in the brains of humans for centuries after studying the 'ageless' brain of a shark estimated to be almost…
A team of archaeologists has discovered an entire village of invading Merovingian warriors from the sixth and seventh centuries in France in what has been described as "a unique find".…
A trove of ancient clay figures found off the coast of Israel in the 1970s and thought to be from a single shipwreck over 2,500 years ago were actually accumulated…
These images show a centuries-old royal family golden seal weighing over 17 lb unearthed by Chinese archaeologists studying the remnants of a Ming dynasty battlefield. The discovery of the ancient…