Read more about the article Boffins Discover New 20-Million-Year-Old Ant Species Encased In Amber
Image shows the extinct ant in the Hereon measuring station at DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III in an undated photo. A German research team from the University of Jena discovered a previously unknown extinct ant in 20 million-years-old amber. (Hammel, Laustroer/Newsflash)

Boffins Discover New 20-Million-Year-Old Ant Species Encased In Amber

Astonished scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of ant after scanning a 20-million-year-old block of amber. Researchers in Germany, France and Poland made the remarkable find after using micro-computed…

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Read more about the article Ancient Egypt Shrine And Statue Fragments Found At City That Once Housed Cleopatra’s Needle
A silicified sandstone pedestal of King Amasis (570525 BC) is also among the recovered artefacts from the ancient Egyptian city of Heliopolis. (Simon Connor/Newsflash)

Ancient Egypt Shrine And Statue Fragments Found At City That Once Housed Cleopatra’s Needle

Archaeologists researching the ancient temple city of Heliopolis have made remarkable discoveries documenting intense temple construction activities in Ancient Egypt. Heliopolis - which literally means City of the Sun -…

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Read more about the article Research Sensation As German And US Scientists Discover The Worlds Tiniest Land Snails In Vietnam
The smallest known land snail Angustopila psammion which was discovered by German researchers. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Research Sensation As German And US Scientists Discover The Worlds Tiniest Land Snails In Vietnam

German and US researchers have discovered two incredible snails - one of which is smaller than a grain of sand and believed to be the world's tiniest land snail, and…

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Read more about the article Starving Badger Finds Exceptional Treasure Trove Of Over 200 Roman Coins While Foraging For Food
Badger found 209 Roman coins from the third century, in a Spanish cave. (CONSEJERIA DE CULTURA DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS/CEN)

Starving Badger Finds Exceptional Treasure Trove Of Over 200 Roman Coins While Foraging For Food

Experts believe that a starving badger foraging for food unearthed this "exceptional" treasure trove of over 200 Roman coins, the largest such find ever unearthed in northern Spain. The remarkable…

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Read more about the article Photographer Aims To Give Voice To Small Sea Creatures As Habitats Vanish
A photo by Toni Bertran, 45, showing a couple of underwater horses in Calahonda, Andalucia, Spain.

Photographer Aims To Give Voice To Small Sea Creatures As Habitats Vanish

These remarkable images getting up close and personal with some of the more colourful and fascinating sea creatures are a photographer's attempts to remind us to do more to protect…

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