Image shows Harrison Ford's slender snake (Tachymenoides harrisonfordi), undated photo. It was named after the famous actor by a group of scientists at the German Society for Herpetology and Herpetoculture in the village of Salzhemmendorf, Lower Saxony State, Germany. (E. Lehr, DGHT/Newsflash)

New Snake Named After Indiana Jones Star Harrison Ford

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:August 20, 2023

Scientists have named a newly discovered species of snake after Indian Jones star Harrison Ford. The snake - known scientifically as Tachymenoides harrisonfordi - is a Peruvian slender snake and…

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The new Zurich West prison located in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Volunteers To Be Locked In Slammer To Test New Jailbird Rules And Hundreds Apply Despite No Compo

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:March 1, 2022

Officials in Switzerland are looking for volunteers to go behind bars to test procedures at a new prison - and hundreds of citizens have already applied, despite not getting a…

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A three-year-old German Shepherd in the care of Guide Dogs has birthed 16 puppies, setting a new record for the charity’s 60-year-old breeding programme in November 2021 at Guide Dogs UK.(@GuideDogsUK/Newsflash)

Guide Dog Sets New Record With Litter Of 16 Puppies

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:January 31, 2022

A German Shepherd has set a new record for a 60-year-old Guide Dogs UK breeding programme after delivering 16 puppies. https://youtu.be/SSJ1yJt3ORc @GuideDogsUK/Newsflash The puppies were born at the organisation’s National…

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Illustrative image: Scientists discover novel viruses in Galapagos giant tortoises. (Juan Manuel García, CDF/Newsflash)

Four New Viruses Discovered In Rare Giant Tortoises In The Galapagos Islands After COVID-Style Tests

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

Four new viruses have been discovered in giant tortoises is in the Galapagos Islands after 454 of the animals underwent COVID-style testing. The research showed that the infected animals live…

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An artist's reconstruction of the appearance of the new species of armoured dinosaur, Stegouros elengassen. (Luis Perez Lopez/Newsflash)

New Species Of Dinosaur With Unique Tail Weapon Resembling Aztec War Weapon Found In Chile

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:December 7, 2021

Researchers have found the near-complete skeleton of a new species of dinosaur with a unique weapon resembling an Aztec 'macuahuitl' war club on its tail. The find was made in…

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Living reconstruction of Issi saaneq, a newly discovered dinosaur that lived on Greenland 214 million years ago. (Victor Beccari/Newsflash)

New Dinosaur Species That Lived In Greenland Over 200 Million Years Ago Named Cold Bone

• Post author:Peter Barker
• Post published:November 12, 2021

This 13-foot-long dinosaur whose fossilised remains were unearthed under the freezing ice sheets of Greenland has earned the name 'Cold bone' in tribute to the location's Inuit people. The dinosaur's…

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Pieces of the pigeon snail Mitrella viennensis, named after Vienna, with a historical label and an outdated name. (NHM Vienna, Alice Schumacher/Newsflash)

Museum Dusts Off 150 Year Old Storage Boxes And Discovers 33 New Species Of Prehistoric Snails

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:November 9, 2021

Vienna’s Natural History Museum has discovered 33 new species of snails that lived millions of years ago after unboxing them from their 150-year storage. The Museum of Natural History in…

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Ida Maly, self-portrait , 1917. (Neue Galerie am Universalmuseum Joanneum/Newsflash)

New Exhibition For Rediscovered Austrian Artist Murdered At Nazi Castle Where Mentally Ill Were Gassed

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 29, 2021

A new exhibition is taking place in memory of a rediscovered Austrian artist who was murdered at a Nazi castle in 1941 where the mentally ill were systematically gassed to…

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The three new Ural Owls that were recently brought to the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. (Zoo Zurich, Nicole Schnyder/Newsflash)

Three New Ural Owls At Swiss Zoo Reintroducing The Species After They Were Extinct In Austrian Alps For Decades

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 28, 2021

Three rare owls have found a new home at a Swiss zoo that is reintroducing the nocturnal birds to Austria where they have been considered extinct for decades. There have…

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The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) is fitted with silk meshes and towed in surface waters similar to the spaces occupied by marine mammals. (Marine Biological Association/Newsflash)

New British Study Finds Large Amounts Of Toxic Chemicals Like Copper And Lead In The North Atlantic

• Post author:Peter Barker
• Post published:October 19, 2021

A new British study has found large amounts of toxic chemicals such as copper and lead in the North Atlantic potentially poisoning the fish that eventually end up on our…

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