Read more about the article Namibian Animal Tracking Experts Help German Archaeologists Match Footprint Pictures To Animals
Image shows detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia, undated photo. The carvings date back to the Later Stone Age. (Andreas Pastoors, Tracking in Caves/Newsflash)

Namibian Animal Tracking Experts Help German Archaeologists Match Footprint Pictures To Animals

Archaeologists examining prehistoric artwork of footprints up to 50,000 years old in southwest Africa have been able to determine the type of animals and even their likely ages by cooperating…

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Read more about the article Boffins Discover Unknown Beetle Among Historical Items Which Escaped Devastating Museum Fire
Image shows the newly discovered beetle species Dorynota phoenix, undated photo. It was almost destroyed in a fire at the Brazilian National Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2018. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Boffins Discover Unknown Beetle Among Historical Items Which Escaped Devastating Museum Fire

Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed a spectacular museum collection have discovered a previously unknown species of insect. The Brazilian National…

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Read more about the article Ancient Mummies  Hold Secrets Of World’s Weather
Picture shows ancient wooden tags, undated. The wooden tags hold clues to the climate of the times of Roman Egypt in the form of the trees growth rings. (Prof. Dr. Sabine Huebner/Newsflash)

Ancient Mummies Hold Secrets Of World’s Weather

Ancient body tags used to identify mummies from 2,000 years ago could hold the secret of the planet's extreme weather patterns, it has emerged. Scientists in Switzerland are examining 3,000…

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Read more about the article Seven Beached Dolphins Saved As Rescuer Pushes Them Back Out To Sea
Photo shows the member of the Environment Authority of the Sultanate of Oman, undated. A total of eight dolphins were rescued after being washed up on a beach in Dhofar Governorate, Oman. (@ea_oman/Newsflash )

Seven Beached Dolphins Saved As Rescuer Pushes Them Back Out To Sea

A pod of dolphins washed onto a beach are saved by a rescuer as he pushes them back out to sea. The extraordinary scenes - filmed on the Arabian Sea…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Stunned As Construction For New Rowing Club Unearths Worlds Youngest Roman Amphitheatre
A Roman amphitheatre was discovered during constriction in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland, December, 2021. (Kantonsarchaologie Aargau-Kanton Aargau/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Stunned As Construction For New Rowing Club Unearths Worlds Youngest Roman Amphitheatre

Swiss archaeologists carrying out a routine check on a building site for a new rowing club were amazed when they unearthed a fourth-century Roman amphitheatre, which they believe is the…

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