The restoration of a chapel which left the centuries-old cherubs inside looking like "stunned cartoon characters" hassparked so much outrage it forced authorities to close it down until it can…
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…
A lad who spent three weeks reconstructing a 10,000 yen bill that his father accidentally shredded has been awarded after the bank swapped it for a brand-new note. The project…
A Cold War-era nuclear fallout shelter has had its price slashed by more than half after failing to find a buyer in Germany. The fully operational bunker, in Xanten, in…
A giant Buddha statue dubbed the worst in the world for its grumpy face has been unveiled again after an emergency facelift. The iffy effigy horrified religious leaders and government…
This is the moment a veteran Moskvitch motor from Soviet Russia's Cold War era is brought back to life for an astonishing 6,000-kilometre run to the Arctic Circle. In its…
Genetics experts have revealed how they could be able to bring an extinct butterfly back from the dead in a Jurassic Park-style revival. Experts at Spain's National Research Council say…
A famous "black Christ" statue has turned out to actually be white following its restoration in Spain. The Holy Christ of Lepanto - Barcelona Cathedral's most venerated image - was…
A 2,000-year-old mummy looted and then thrown on a rubbish tip has been saved by antiquities experts in Yemen. Passersby in Sana'a - the country's historic capital in Sana'a Governorate…
A site housing an ancient sycamore tree said to have sheltered the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus has been reopened in Egypt after a painstaking restoration. The special park dedicated…