Astonished archaeologists have unearthed a Stone Age tomb under a school with the perfectly preserved skeleton of a middle-aged man. The ancient grave was first found by a mechanical digger…
These shocking images show a mutant calf with no eyes and its huge brain protruding under the skin due to a deformed skull. The mutant calf - resembling an abstract…
A heroic rescue dog who travelled to some of the world's worst disaster zones and saved an estimated 53 lives has been diagnosed with a tumour after going into retirement.…
A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait…
The mummified remains of an Italian woman have been found by police still sitting on the kitchen chair where she died over two years ago. The mortal remains were found…
Pets, including cats, dogs and even goldfish, are now considered family members under new laws in Spain with implications regarding shared custody when couples break up. The new law, which…
This is the moment a drone passes over a La Palma house - which recently featured in the New York Times’ ‘The Year in Pictures’ article - one month after…
Experts have found Mayan pots that were placed under stalactites to collect water in a cave almost a thousand years ago and were still in the cave today. One of…
A 1787 letter written by Catherine the Great encouraging a vaccination programme is set to go under the hammer with British auctioneers McDougall's. The letter is part of a lot…
A Chinese woman has found the body of her long lost missing tortoise under her bed and hard as stone as if it had been fossilised after it went missing…