Image shows the stained glass window in Linz's Mariendom, undated photo. It shows the Steineder family (the man on the right is Leopold Steineder, city carpenter of Linz, behind him his underage son Hans Steineder). (Federal Monuments Office, Bettina Neubauer-Pregl/Newsflash)

Man Spots Great Granny In Church’s Stained-Glass Window

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:July 9, 2024

Art experts restoring a cathedral's stained glass windows in Austria were astonished when a local identified five of his ancestors in the artwork. Art historians have been conducting a painstaking…

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Image shows Enea breeding on the windowsill of the Harley-Davidson dealership in Ruemlang, Switzerland, undated photo. The bird was found dead in Tuscany, Italy, on Mar. 17, 2024. (C. Esterer/Newsflash)

Experts Use GPS To Track Rare Wild Ibises And Trace Their Poachers

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:June 17, 2024

Experts are now using GPS tracking systems to keep an eye on rare wild ibises and hunt down poachers. The birds are considered to be some of the world's most…

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Image shows the 100-million-year-old wasp, undated photo. It was preserved in a small piece of amber from Myanmar. (MDPI/Newsflash)

Bug Boffins Find Missing Link Wasp In 100-Million-Year-Old Amber

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:May 15, 2024

Bug experts in Germany and France have unearthed a missing link wasp species trapped in a piece of amber around 100 million years ago that was found in Myanmar. Entomologists…

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Picture shows the snake measuring almost 7 meters found dead in Bonito, Brazil, undated. Giant anaconda is found in a putrefactive state and must undergo forensic examination. (@cdimitrius/Newsflash)

Experts Say Famous 20ft Anaconda Ana Julia Found Dead In Rainforest Passed Away Naturally

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:April 14, 2024

A famous anaconda called Ana Julia measuring over 20 feet long who featured in documentaries and had been a regional symbol for years has been found dead in the rainforest…

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Photo shows a box discovered during the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel, undated. The multi-compartment container, carved out of soft limestone around 2,000 years ago. (Zohar Shemesh, Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Newsflash)

Experts Say 2,000-Year-Old Stone Box Was Used By Merchants To Measure Goods

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 28, 2024

A 2,000-year-old stone box unearthed burned and damaged in Israel's ancient City of David was probably a casualty of a revolt against Roman invaders by occupied Jews, say experts. The…

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Picture shows the crocodile in Cape Hillsborough, Australia, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2023. Residents spotted what they initially thought was a goanna lizard, but turned out to be a crocodile in their chicken coop. (Queensland Environment/Newsflash)

Terrified Family Find Saltwater Croc In Chicken Coop

• Post author:Marija Stojkoska
• Post published:January 16, 2024

A stray saltwater crocodile has been captured by wildlife experts after a horrified family found it hiding in their chicken coop. The family, in Mackay, Queensland, Australia at first thought…

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Photo shows the ancient slingstones, the earliest evidence of warfare and organized arming in the Southern Levant, and specifically in the area of modern Israel, undated. It is revealed that there was mass production of weapons as long as about 7,200 years ago. (Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Archaelogists Unearth 7,000-Year-Old Arms Dump In Israel

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 1, 2023

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the earliest known evidence of war in the region dating back more than 7,000 years. A study of hundreds of sling stones has revealed they…

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Picture shows the snake that crawled out of a hotel toilet in Vienna's 22nd district, Austria, undated. Tierschutz Austria published a list of recommendations on how to behave if you find a snake in nature, in the garden or even in a toilet. (Tierschutz Austria/Newsflash)

Horrified Holidaymaker Finds Snake In Hotel Loo

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:November 20, 2023

A horrified holidaymaker fled in terror when they found a four-foot-long snake slithering up out of their hotel loo. The huge snake, believed to be an escaped pet, appeared at…

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Historian Otoni Mesquita poses with ancient rock engraving painted with clay in Manaus, Brazil, undated. He stated that he used natural clay and apologized in a statement. (CEN)

Fury After Archaeologists Paint Ancient Engravings For Selfies

• Post author:Marija Stojkoska
• Post published:November 9, 2023

Archaeology experts who painted over 2,000-year-old Amazonian tribal rock carvings for birthday selfies have been censured by antiquities officials in Brazil. The academics, named in local media as Professor Gisella…

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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

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:September 26, 2023

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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