As one of China's tourism hotspots, Harbin is famous for its offerings over the winter period where there is often thick snow and ice on the ground. But some were…
Scientists in China have discovered 100-million-years-old fossilised turtle footprints, including one ‘among the world’s best preserved’. The rare discovery was made at the Huanglonggou fossil site, located in the eastern…
A necropolis found in Bosnia and Herzegovina has revealed a high mortality rate in the prehistoric period after archaeologists discovered 46 graves and 53 individuals from the Bronze and Iron…
The earliest-known animal to eat fruit was an ancient bird that lived 120 million years ago, according to new research. Hundreds of animals eat fruit now, but most fruit-bearing plants…
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient temple to Zeus - the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology - in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The ruins were unearthed…
A team of experts and science enthusiasts led by a married couple of palaeontologists who managed to keep working by turning their home into a science lab have discovered the…
A farmer in Turkey has found this ancient golden bracelet dating back 3,300 years to the Hittite civilisation while ploughing his field. The bracelet, which is said to be one…
An extremely rare gold coin depicting Queen Elizabeth I has been sold for EUR 700,000 (GBP 585,000) at an auction in Germany, making it the most expensive coin ever auctioned…
This terrifying footage shows a gigantic nest crawling with wasps on a woman's bedroom ceiling after returning from long hospital visit. The unnamed resident of the property in the rural…
This rare mutant lamb was born with five legs on a farm in Turkey, and its owner took it to the vet, who said that it was in "good health".…