Read more about the article Zoo Giraffe Enters Race For Top Political Party
Image shows an illustrative photo of a giraffe from the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. Dubbed Camelo Pardalis the animal entered the race to become chairman of Austria's Social Democratic Party, or SPOe in March 2023. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Zoo Giraffe Enters Race For Top Political Party

A zoo giraffe has entered the race for a top job in politics after being put in for the leadership role in one of Europe's most divided parties. The giraffe…

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Read more about the article Steel Was Already Used In In Stone Age Europe 2,900 Years Ago, Says Study
Image shows geochemical analyses used by the researchers to show that stone stelae on the Iberian peninsula that date back to the Final Bronze Age feature complex engravings that could only have been done using tempered steel, undated photo. This was backed up by metallographic analyses of an iron chisel from the same period and region that showed the necessary carbon content to be proper steel. (Rafael Ferreiro Maehlmann/Newsflash)

Steel Was Already Used In In Stone Age Europe 2,900 Years Ago, Says Study

New research by German scientists has revealed that Europeans already used steel tools nearly 3,000 years ago. The groundbreaking discovery was made after scientists from the University of Freiburg analysed…

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Read more about the article People During Last Ice Age Who Sought Shelter In Spain And Portugal Survived Unlike Their Relatives In Italy
Image shows a reconstruction of a hunter gatherer associated with the Gravettian culture (32,000-24,000 years ago), undated photo. It was inspired by the archaeological findings at the Arene Candide site, in Italy. (Tom Bjoerklund/Newsflash)

People During Last Ice Age Who Sought Shelter In Spain And Portugal Survived Unlike Their Relatives In Italy

A new study has revealed that only hunter-gatherers who sought refuge in Spain and Portugal survived the last Ice Age 30,000 years ago. Using new DNA analysis of prehistoric human…

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Read more about the article Spanish Caveman Had Cousin 1,200 Miles Away
Image shows an overview of Cueva de Malalmuerzo, near the city of Granada, in southern Spain, undated photo. Researchers recovered genomic data from a 23,000-year-old individual who lived during the Ice Age. (Pedro Cantalejo/Newsflash)

Spanish Caveman Had Cousin 1,200 Miles Away

Scientists studying DNA from a 23,000-year-old caveman found in Spain have been astonished to discover he is related to humans found 1,200 miles away. The genetic material was extracted from…

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Read more about the article Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor
Image shows a palaeoreconstruction of the Solnhofen Archipelago 150 million years ago showing Protospinax annectans and the Jurassic ray Asterodermus platypterus, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the Jurassic shark was very developed. (Manuel Andreas Staggl/Newsflash)

Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

Evolutionary biologists have apparently solved the mystery of the missing link between modern-day sharks and rays. A new study of fossils dating back 150 million years of a Jurassic fish…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Zoo Becomes First Ever Zoo In Europe To Breed Luminous Jellyfish
Image shows the sea nettle jellyfish (Pelagia panopyra), in undated photo. The Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, welcomed the species' offspring for the first time ever in Europe in January 2023. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Becomes First Ever Zoo In Europe To Breed Luminous Jellyfish

The oldest zoo in the world has become the first in Europe to successfully breed two jellyfish species. Experts at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, were thrilled to welcome sea…

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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 Two Dozen Bronze Statues Of Gods Dating Back 2,000 Years Found In Italian Thermal Spring
The photo shows one of the bronze statues, dating back to ancient Roman times, which archaeologists in Italy have found in thermal baths in Tuscany, undated photo. The statues were found over the last two weeks in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Rome, Italy. (Ministero della Cultura/Newsflash)

Two Dozen Bronze Statues Of Gods Dating Back 2,000 Years Found In Italian Thermal Spring

These 24 intact bronze statues of ancient gods dating back 2,000 years have been retrieved from an Italian thermal spring, with experts saying that the discovery will "rewrite history". Archaeologists…

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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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