
Eco-Activist Who Glued Herself To Old Master Jailed
An eco-fanatic who glued herself to the frame of a 16th century Old Master has been jailed for four months by judges in Germany. Activist Maja Winkelmann, 24, was arrested…
An eco-fanatic who glued herself to the frame of a 16th century Old Master has been jailed for four months by judges in Germany. Activist Maja Winkelmann, 24, was arrested…
US authorities have repatriated a 2,700-year-old artefact stolen from a museum in Iraq 20 years ago. The Iron Age artefact, named 'Furniture Fitting with Sphinx Trampling a Youth', was reportedly…
This is the historic moment a huge anaconda bit off more than it could chew in Brazil 100 years ago. Because just as the 17ft long snake was swallowing a…
An international research study has indicated a massive loss of biodiversity in Germany in the past century. The team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) analysed multiple local studies including…
The oldest known sample of an E. coli bacteria has been extracted from a 16th-century Italian mummy by an international team of researchers. Modern E. coli bacteria is often found…
Two previously unknown shipwrecks have been found near a famous Spanish galleon laden with an estimated USD 17 billion in gold that was sunk by the British in 1708. The…
An amateur archaeologist has found this huge treasure trove of over 1,200 priceless, ancient Roman coins dating back to the 4th Century AD and the reign of Emperor Constantine the…
A super-rare Andy Warhols work could become the most expensive 20th century artwork to go under the hammer in a sale of more than 100 paintings from one of the…
Cops in Spain have recovered the last part of a valuable 17th century Flemish tapestry stolen from a Spanish church by notorious art thief Erik 'The Belgian' in 1980. The…
Archaeologists working on a 16th-century hospital in Mexico have discovered several human remains including pregnant women, their unborn children and at least one man who met a violent death. Archaeologists…