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Picture shows some of the artefacts that were returned, undated. The artefacts with an estimated value of over 20 million dollars, were repatriated to Rome, Italy from the United States, where they had been marketed by traffickers. (Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Newsflash)

US Returns 60 Stolen Artefacts To Italy With Estimated Value Of GBP 18 Million

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:January 29, 2023

A total of 60 stolen archaeological artefacts valued at nearly GBP 18 million were returned from the United States to Italy following a criminal investigation spanning years. Some of the…

Picture shows one of Cecile Davidovici's pieces in her studio in Paris, France, in undated footage. Cecile uses cotton threads and felted wool for her pieces. (@ceciledavidovici/Newsflash)

Artist’s Amazing Works From Cotton Threads

Post author:Daniel Kamberski
Post published:December 9, 2022

These are the amazing artworks made out of cotton thread by self-taught artist Cecile Davidovici. Cecile, 35 - born and raised in Paris, France - regularly delights her 178,000 Instagram…

Image shows Rafael's Sistine Madonna, undated photo. Two Last Generation activists glued themselves to the painting's frame in the Dresden Zwinger museum in Germany on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (Newsflash)

German Police Raid Climate Activists’ Homes Over Damaged Property At Art Gallery

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 3, 2022

German police have raided the homes of climate activists suspected of having damaged property at an art gallery. The raids, which took part today (24th November), as part of a…

Dan Abbott's friend, Logan, who works with Bimini Scuba Center in Bimini, feeds a hammerhead shark in Bimini, Bahamas in undated footage. According to Dan, the feeling of being so close to a shark tends to be humbling and often awe-inspiring. (@sharkman_dan/Newsflash)

Woman Diver Hand Feeds Hammerhead Shark

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:November 27, 2022

British diver and wildlife filmmaker captures a huge hammerhead shark being fed a fish snack. Dan Abbott, 36, is originally from South East England and is now living in Majorca…

Picture shows a Coelognathus radiatus, commonly known as Copperhead Rat Snake, in undated footage. The snake was aggressive after being released back into the wild. (@wild_whisperer/Newsflash)

Ungrateful Snake Tries To Bite The Hand That Freed It

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:November 24, 2022

This video released by a forestry worker shows the release of a nonvenomous snake that is nevertheless so terrifying that it's not uncommon for people to die of a heart…

Chelsey Brown, 29, from New York, explains what she's learnt about old WW2 letters she has obtained in 2022, in undated footage. Ms. Brown stated that she usedMyHeritage.comto find the war and census records, as well as the descendants. (@citychicdecor/Newsflash)

How Tragic WWII Hero Returned From Battle But Was Murdered In His Own Home

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:September 11, 2022

A woman has shared a heartbreaking story of how a WWII hero's love letters to his wife were found in the same house he lived and was murdered in. Chelsey…

Picture shows a sinkhole in the Tierra Amarilla community, Chile, in a screen from an undated video. The authorities investigated whether this was caused by mining activity in the area. (Newsflash)

Mystery 80ft Sinkhole Terrifies Town

Post author:William McGee
Post published:August 10, 2022

A massive sinkhole linked to a copper mine has terrified locals in northern Chile. The 82-foot-wide hole appeared in the commune of Tierra Amarilla, in Atacama Region, close to the…

126 separate brigade of territorial defense of Odessa found ancient amphoras while digging trenches in Odessa, Ukraine. (126 separate brigade of territorial defense of Odessa/Newsflash)

Pot Luck As Trench Digging Soldiers Find Ancient Amphoras

Post author:Lee Bullen
Post published:May 22, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers have found ancient ceramic amphoras dating back to the 5th century AD while digging trenches to fight the Russian troops. The 126th separate brigade of the Odessa Defence…

An Andy Warhol for an estimated 200 to 300 million dollars: 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' from the collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann. (2022 Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation, Zurich/Newsflash)

Warhols Blue Marilyn Set For Record In USD 300 Million Auction

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 25, 2022

A super-rare Andy Warhols work could become the most expensive 20th century artwork to go under the hammer in a sale of more than 100 paintings from one of the…

CT scans of the best-preserved egg-clutch (CPPLIP 1798). (a) 3D rendering of the bottom of the clutch in CPPLIP 1798. (b) General view of the clutch at the same orientation, showing the external part of the lower hemisphere of the eggs. (c) Top view of the lower egg row, showing the inner part of the lower hemisphere of the eggs. (d) Lateral view of CPPLIP 1798, showing lower egg row with higher shells at both ends and part of the upper egg row. In dark orange, eggshell fragments within the eggs. Note that the incompleteness (“holes”) of some eggs in B and C are due to the lack of the eggshells and/or poor resolution of the CT scan. In A the shape of each egg is maintained due to the sedimentary internal mold. Scale bar 10 cm. (Dr Agustin G. Martinelli/Newsflash)

Scientists Find Massive Haul Of 80-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur Eggs

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 11, 2022

Scientists have unearthed the first titanosaur nesting site in Brazil after they found about 20 of these massive, 80-million-year-old dinosaur eggs. The dinosaur egg nest, which dates back to the…