Picture shows spider found in a cave, undated. Researchers from the Humboldt Institute managed to enter a remote and unexplored area of Caqueta, Colombia, where they found cave-dwelling species, some of which could be new. (Felipe Villegas, Humboldt Institute/Newsflash)

Researchers Find New Species Of Fish And Insects Inside Untouched Cave In Colombia

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:April 19, 2023

Researchers in Colombia may have discovered never-before-seen species living inside a remote and untouched cave. Expert teams from Germany's Humboldt Institute and La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche found various species of…

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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

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:March 5, 2023

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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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

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 21, 2023

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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Professor Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, poses in undated photo. She was standing next to a life-size reconstruction of an adult male European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany. (Lutz Kindler, LEIZA/Newsflash)

Neanderthals Were Expert Giant Elephant Hunters, Says Study

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 8, 2023

Primitive human ancestors were skilled hunters tracking down and killing giant elephants for food 125,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. The study of a pit containing animal remains…

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Linda Prigarska poses with a white horse in New Forest National Park, England, in an undated photo. According to Linda, her love for nature and wildlife has been ingrained into her since her early childhood. (@lemon.rise/Newsflash)

My Tickled Pony Uses Its Horse Sense

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:January 17, 2023

New Forest pony gets to the bottom of a niggling itch with the help of a tree trunk. The footage - filmed by wildlife fan Linda Prigarska - shows one…

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Illustrative image shows a swarm of bees, undated. An African man has died after trying to communicate with a swarm of bees that he believed represented his ancestors. (Newsflash)

South African Man Killed By Swarm Of Bees He Believed To Be His Ancestors

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 14, 2022

A South African man has died after trying to communicate with a swarm of bees that he believed represented his ancestors. Nkosentsha Njimbana, 58, was stung to death by the…

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Man, 26, moves animal corpse while surrounded by wolves in Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia in China, undated. The man identified only as Mr. Wang said that he was raising wolves since 2015, and rescued a total of 320 wolves. (828433335/AsiaWire)

How Wolf King Became Leader Of The Pack

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:December 6, 2022

A man from northern China has told how he has spent seven years living among hundreds of wild wolves and become part of their pack. The wildlife expert - named…

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Jonas Hainz poses in an undated photo. Hainz, a Tyrolean climber, has died after suffering a fall of more than a hundred metres on Monte Magro, South Tyrol, Italy. (@jonas.hainz.14/Newsflash)

Young Mountain Climber Killed After 100-Metre Fall From Side Of Ice-Covered Alpine Peak

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:November 12, 2022

A well-known solo mountaineer who specialised in free climbing without ropes or safety devices has died after he fell 100 metres to his death from the side of an icy…

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Image shows the hairy snail, undated photo. It was discovered in a 99-million-year-old amber: Archaeocyclotus brevivillosus sp. nov by scientists in Germany in October 2022. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

The 99-Million-Year-Old Snail Which Used Hairs To Make It Sexy

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 31, 2022

Scientists have discovered a tiny ancient snail that could have used hairs sprouting out of its shell to help it find mates. The creature was found in a 99 million-year-old…

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Image shows an ancient Egyptian mummy foot, undated. It was handed over handed to the Egyptian ambassador in Germany's capital Berlin on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022. (Polizei Krefeld/Newsflash)

German Cops Hand Ancient Foot Back To Egyptian Authorities After Finding It On eBay

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 19, 2022

An ancient mummified foot was handed back to Egypt after it was found on eBay Classified Ads and anonymously reported to police. Police were alerted to the bizarre artefact, which…

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