Read more about the article 113-Million-Year-Old Ant Fossil Is World’s Oldest
Picture shows Haidomyrmecinae fossil, undated. The oldest ant ever discovered found fossilized in Brazil. (Anderson Lepeco/Newsflash/NX)

113-Million-Year-Old Ant Fossil Is World’s Oldest

The world's oldest ant fossil preserved within a 113-million-year-old lump of limestone has been unearthed in a long-forgotten museum collection. Biologists at Sao Paulo University's Zoology Museum have revealed what…

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Read more about the article GBP 200,000 VW Treasure Trove Found In Abandoned Garage
Picture shows the brand new cars that had been forgotten at a dealership for over 20 years in Estrela, Brazil, undated. The establishment belonged to Otmar Essig, who passed away in 2022. (Newsflash/NX)

GBP 200,000 VW Treasure Trove Found In Abandoned Garage

An astonishing GBP 200,000 treasure trove of rare cars left untouched for decades has been unearthed in an abandoned dealership after it shut down more than 20 years ago. The…

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Read more about the article 44,000-Year-Old Mummified Wolf Unearthed
Photo shows Russian scientists working with the unique mummy of an ancient wolf at the laboratory of the Mammoth Museum of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Russia on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The mummy is allegedly more than 44 thousand years old. (Press Service of NEFU/Newsflash)

44,000-Year-Old Mummified Wolf Unearthed

A "unique" mummified wolf that died 44,000 years ago has been unearthed with its fur and teeth perfectly preserved from a Russian ice field. The ancient predator was discovered 120ft…

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Read more about the article Bear Paws Seized After Being Smuggled Into China In Luggage
Picture shows the bear paws in the luggage in Qingdao, China, according to a statement released on Monday, June 3, 2024. Airport Customs found five bear paws in the luggage of a passenger. (China Customs/AsiaWire)

Bear Paws Seized After Being Smuggled Into China In Luggage

Shocked customs officials find five bear paws hidden in the luggage of a man flying into the country. The smuggler was stopped by Qingdao Jiaodong Airport Customs staff who found…

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Read more about the article Builders Unearth Priceless Hoard Of Ancient Coins Digging Out Sewer
Image shows the farmstead Brauhausgasse in Wettin, Germany, undated photo. Archaeologists found silver coins from the Thirty Years' War worth 10 year's wages.(Altstadtverein Wettin eV, Frank Dobberstein/Newsflash)

Builders Unearth Priceless Hoard Of Ancient Coins Digging Out Sewer

Astonished builders have unearthed a massive haul of silver coins dating back up to 500 years as they dug up a new sewer at a historic farmhouse. The hoard of…

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Read more about the article Fearless Scientist Stepped On Deadly Snakes To Find Out How They Bite
Picture shows behavioral biologist Joao Miguel Alves Nunes, undated. He carried out research to discover when and why venomous snakes bite. (@joaao_miiguel/Newsflash)

Fearless Scientist Stepped On Deadly Snakes To Find Out How They Bite

A scientist has revealed how he stepped on some of the most deadly snakes in the world thousands of times to discover just how and when they bite. Behavioural biologist…

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Read more about the article Police Find Massive Python After Artist Owner Shot Fout Intruders
Members of the Secretariat of State for Public Security hold the injured 5-meter python that was found in a bathroom in Stio Laranjal, in Arapiraca in an undated photo. (Secretaria de Estado da Seguranca Publica/Newsflash)

Police Find Massive Python After Artist Owner Shot Fout Intruders

A massive Burmese python has been rescued by police after its owner shot and killed two young men and their girlfriends, who he claimed were trying to rob him. Police…

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Read more about the article Customs Officials Find Nine Tortoises Hidden In Man’s Underwear
Customs seizes nine Leopard Tortoises that a passenger tied up in his crotch at the Luohu Port in Shenzhen, China, undated. The man's walking posture was abnormal. (Customs/AsiaWire)

Customs Officials Find Nine Tortoises Hidden In Man’s Underwear

Surprising moment when customs officers who decide to check a suspicious-looking man discover he has not just one but nine tortoises hidden in his underpants. The eagle-eyed customs officials noticed…

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Read more about the article Surprise Find For Customs Officials As Passenger Tries To Smuggle 63 Reptiles
Photo shows turtles found inside the baggage of a passenger at the airport in Hong Kong on April 1, 2024. The seized 63 turtles have a market value of HKD 819,000 (GBP 83,336). (Hong Kong Customs/AsiaWire)

Surprise Find For Customs Officials As Passenger Tries To Smuggle 63 Reptiles

Looking like giant Easter eggs wrapped up in tape, customs officials have seized 63 live turtles from a passenger arriving on a flight from Malaysia. The turtles, which have not…

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