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Picture shows horse racing with the British racehorse named "Smart Latch.", undated. An investigation has been launched after a digital chip was found inside a dish of roasted meat distributed at a soup kitchen in Mersin, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Dinner Shock As English Champion Racehorse Is Slaughtered And Served In Public Kitchen Complete With Microchip

Post author:Ajda Ender
Post published:March 13, 2026

A champion English racehorse with three career victories was secretly slaughtered and turned into food before its identity was exposed when an electronic microchip was discovered by a diner inside…

A new species belonging to the genus Biarum (Araceae) has been discovered in the Derekoy region of Karaman in Turkey, undated photo. With a population of just 100, the species is classified as critically endangered. (Dr. Omer Cecen/newsX)

Mushroom Picker Uncovers New Deadly Species With Less Than 100 Left

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 7, 2025

A woman collecting mushrooms discovered a new plant species that was confirmed to be poisonous and critically endangered by scientists who have now named it after her. The discovery was…

Picture shows bird found in Belgian passenger's luggage at Sao Paulo International Airport, Brazil, Oct. 18, 2025. He was arrested. (PF/newsX)

Rare Exotic Birds Found Hidden In Passenger’s Luggage Being Smuggled Into France

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 4, 2025

A plane passenger has been arrested after customs agents found 18 small exotic birds hidden in his luggage that he was trying to smuggle into France. The man, a Belgian…

Picture shows Jacek Ukowski and Katarzyna Herdzik with the dagger discovered on a Baltic Sea beach in Poland. (Muzeum Historii Ziemi Kamienskiej/Newsflash/NX)

Ornate 3,000-Year-Old Ritual Dagger From Sun Worshippers Unearthed On Beach

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:May 2, 2025

These images show an ornate 3,000-year-old ritual dagger that was found embedded in a piece of clay that had fallen off a cliff and was discovered in remarkable condition on…

Customs seize 448 hermit crabs from a passenger's luggage at Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport, China, Saturday, Jul. 20, 2024. The customs have transferred the batch of hermit crabs to the follow-up department for further processing. (Customs/AsiaWire)

Customs Detain Female Passenger After 448 Live Hermit Crabs Discovered In Bizarre Smuggling Attempt

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:August 4, 2024

Female passenger is detained by customs for attempting to smuggle 448 live hermit crabs into China. Customs officials conducted routine inspections on arriving passengers on international flights landing at Dalian…

Photo shows Elazar HaCohen coin, undated. The coin dating back nearly two millennia has been discovered in the Judean Desert. (Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Rare Coin From 2,000-Year-Old Jewish Revolt Against Romans Discovered In Judean Desert

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:March 13, 2024

A rare coin dating back 2,000 years to a Jewish revolt against the Romans has been discovered in the Judaean desert bearing the inscription "Year one of the redemption of…

Photo shows the excavation area in Megiddo, undated. Buildings, roads in huge, complete Roman-era military base revealed by excavations. (Emil Algam, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Base Of Caesar’s Legendary Roman Legion That Fought Gaul Is Uncovered

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 24, 2024

A huge 1,800-year-old army barracks that would have been home to an elite force of legendary Roman legionnaires that defeated the Gauls from the time of Asterix and which was…

Photo shows a 2,800-year-old scarab seal found in Lower Galilee, Israel, undated. The seal has a beetle shape. (Anastasia Shapiro, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Israeli Soldier On Two-Day Hike Finds Priceless 2,800-Year-Old Scarab Carved Into Precious Stone

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 21, 2024

An Israeli soldier who went for a hike in the rain while taking a two-day break from the army discovered an almost 3,000-year-old scarab beetle carved into a precious stone…

Picture shows Enyalioides dickinsoni, called 'Dickinson's stick lizard', undated. New lizard found in the jungle of Peru is named in honour of the Iron Maiden singer. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

Newly Found Lizard Named After Iron Maiden Singer

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 13, 2024

A new lizard discovered in Peru has been named after the legendary British heavy metal Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. The 'Enyalioides dickinsoni' wood lizard was found with another new…

Photo shows a moray fish that was found dead on Farol Velho beach in Salinopolis, Brazil on Monday, January 29, 2024. It's not knows what caused the death. (CEN)

Fang-Toothed Cutthroat Eel Washes Up On Beach

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:February 10, 2024

Grim-looking fang-toothed giant eel is discovered washed up on a tourist beach in Brazil. The fish's powerful, muscular jet-black body is topped by a sleek bullet head with a jaw…