Construction worker unearths a 2,000-year-old chicken-shaped relic while building a house in south-west China. The distinctive funerary piece is believed to date back to the Eastern Han dynasty, which ruled…
An ancient Mayan chocolate pot thought to be 2,300 years old has been unearthed from a cave in Mexico. The pumpkin-shaped pot had been hidden from view for centuries in…
Scientists have created fish-shaped robots to swim around and collect microplastics from the oceans’ nooks and crannies. Microplastics, tiny plastic particles that can be harmful to marine animals when ingested,…
This is the moment a polar bear tucks into her giant frozen salmon birthday cake that was skilfully shaped into the number '2' to represent her age. The footage of…
Many of the deep chasms found on the Martian surface were formed by massive floods from crater lakes that cracked through rock and shifted sediment 3.5 billion years ago. The…
Archaeological studies have revealed that human migration played a huge role in Central Europe’s progress after scientists identified at least three new major events that shaped the continent's prehistory. Recent…
This beautiful pastry chef earns over 1 million GBP per month through her intricately shaped and beautifully decorated baked goods - despite admitting that many of them are not even…
Chinese scientists have discovered the fossil of a 500 million-year-old insect with a head resembling rabbit ears. The fossil of the ancient phantaspis auritus was found in the city of…
This bread made in the shape of the crocodile with a tyre around its neck which an Australian expert tried in vain to rescue has become a huge hit. The…
A farmer is baffled after finding mutant lemons which look like yellow chili peppers growing on his tree. Erhan Nizamoglu had to taste the fruit before he was sure they…