Read more about the article Scientists Discover Gulf’s Oldest Known Pearl Diving Town
Photo shows the oldest pearling town on Siniyah Island in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates, undated. Artifacts found in this town, date as far back as the region’s pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century. (Umm al-Quwain Department of Tourism and Archeology/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Gulf’s Oldest Known Pearl Diving Town

A 1,500-year-old town unearthed by archaeologists has been declared the Persian Gulf's oldest known commercial pearl diving community. The 6th-century town - in the Emirati state of Umm Al Quwain…

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Read more about the article Supposed 2,500-Year-Old Royal Pottery Find Declared Fake
Photo shows the Darius inscription, undated. Eylon Levy, the international media advisor to the President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog, and his friend Yakov Ashkenazi, found a small potsherd with some inscribed letters on it in Tel Lachish National Park, Israel. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Supposed 2,500-Year-Old Royal Pottery Find Declared Fake

A small pottery shard that was believed to be a rare 2,500-old find inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great turned out to be nothing more…

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Read more about the article Mountaineers Swept Away By Avalanche Declared Dead
Photo shows the mountaineer Iker Bilbao, undated. He has been missing since Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, on Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia. (@iker.bilbao.3367/Newsflash)

Mountaineers Swept Away By Avalanche Declared Dead

Two mountaineers engulfed by an avalanche 11,000 feet up a mountain peak, which swept them into a crevasse and buried them under the snow at the bottom, have been declared…

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Read more about the article Cute Creatures Are Visitors’ Favourites
Image shows meerkats at the Vienna Zoo, Austria, undated photo. They were considered amongst the visitor's most favourite animals. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Cute Creatures Are Visitors’ Favourites

The world's oldest zoo has declared its cute colony of meerkats its visitors' favourite animals. Footage released by Austria's Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna to celebrate their status shows the adorable…

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Read more about the article Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old
Picture shows a footprint at the site of Matalascaas in Spain, undated. The hominid fossil footprints date back 300,000 years. (Eduardo Mayoral/Newsflash)

Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old

Ancient human footprints found in southern Spain two years ago have been declared nearly 300,000 years old, making them unique in Europe. The footprints are now believed to be 200,000…

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Read more about the article Girl, 3, Declared Dead Twice After Waking Up At Her Funeral Before Dying In Hospital
Camila Roxana, 3, in undated photo. She was declared dead but her mother noticed she was still breathing, she then died on the way to the hospital, in Salinas de Hidalgo, Mexico, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (@mery.mendozaperalta/Newsflash)

Girl, 3, Declared Dead Twice After Waking Up At Her Funeral Before Dying In Hospital

A three-year-old girl has been declared dead twice after doctors allegedly misdiagnosed her the first time and she woke up at her own funeral – only to be declared dead…

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Read more about the article Have Billionaire’s Bones Emerged From Melting Glacier?
Karl-Erivan Haub pictured in a screen from undated video. He disappeared while mountaineering on April 7, 2018, near Zermatt, Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Have Billionaire’s Bones Emerged From Melting Glacier?

A melting Swiss glacier has revealed a human skeleton that could be the remains of a missing German billionaire who went out on a hike and never came back. Karl-Erivan…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Man Says Secret Is Daily Glass Of Sugarcane Hooch
Venezuelan Juan Vicente Mora (pictured), declared the oldest person in the world by Guinness World Records, will celebrate his 113th birthday on 27th May 2022. (Newflash)

World’s Oldest Man Says Secret Is Daily Glass Of Sugarcane Hooch

The world's oldest man - who turned 113 yesterday (27th May) - says the secret to his long life is a daily glass of sugarcane liquor. Venezuelan Juan Vicente Mora…

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Read more about the article Fly Trapped In Amber While Carrying Floral Gift For Partner Was A Real Love Bug
A nuptial gift-giving Alavesia lanceolata preserved in Cretaceous amber. (Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/AsiaWire)

Fly Trapped In Amber While Carrying Floral Gift For Partner Was A Real Love Bug

A sex-mad fly trapped in amber 100 million years ago while on his way to tempt a mate with a floral gift has been hailed as the world's earliest recorded…

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