Read more about the article People In Worlds Oldest City Walled Up The Painted Skeletons Of Their Dead Before Digging Them Up And Passing Them Around
Skeleton of a male individual aged between 35 and 50 years old with cinnabar painting on the cranium at the Catalhoyuk Neolithic settlement in Turkey. (Marco Milella/Newsflash)

People In Worlds Oldest City Walled Up The Painted Skeletons Of Their Dead Before Digging Them Up And Passing Them Around

The inhabitants of the "world's oldest city" - now a UNESCO World Heritage Site - painted the skeletal remains of their dead and buried them in the walls of people's…

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Read more about the article Worlds Oldest Zoo Gets Extremely Rare Chameleons To Breed After They Were Smuggled Onto Flight From Africa In Socks
A young Rednose dwarf chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina) at the Vienna Zoo in Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Worlds Oldest Zoo Gets Extremely Rare Chameleons To Breed After They Were Smuggled Onto Flight From Africa In Socks

The self-proclaimed world's oldest zoo has achieved great conservation and breeding results with over 70 extremely rare chameleons that were stuffed into socks and ice-cream boxes and smuggled in a…

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Read more about the article Researchers Develop Worlds Smallest Battery Which Is Tinier Than A Grain Of Salt
A picture of the smallest battery in the world is smaller than a grain of salt produced by the research team led by TU Chemnitz. (TU Chemnitz, Leibniz IFW Dresden/Newsflash)

Researchers Develop Worlds Smallest Battery Which Is Tinier Than A Grain Of Salt

What is apparently the world's smallest battery, which is the size of a grain of salt and which can be used to power surgical implants and micro-robots, has been developed…

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Read more about the article Construction Of Worlds Largest Telescope In Chilean Desert Making Progress After COVID Delays
Construction work on the world's largest telescope for looking at the sky, ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), on 31st January, in Antofagasta, Chile. (G. Hudepohl-atacamaphoto.com-ESO/Newsflash)

Construction Of Worlds Largest Telescope In Chilean Desert Making Progress After COVID Delays

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Construction at the world's biggest telescope in a Chilean desert is "making progress" following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is under construction on top…

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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 Worlds Oldest Tortoise, Jonathan, Celebrates 190th Birthday This Year
Jonathan the giant tortoise this year will celebrate his 190th birthday -- making him the oldest tortoise that lives on the remote island of St. Helena in the United Kingdom. (Mathias Falcone/Newsflash)

Worlds Oldest Tortoise, Jonathan, Celebrates 190th Birthday This Year

These snaps taken recently and in the late 1800s show Jonathan the giant tortoise, who turns 190 this year and is believed to be the oldest tortoise to ever live.…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Stunned As Construction For New Rowing Club Unearths Worlds Youngest Roman Amphitheatre
A Roman amphitheatre was discovered during constriction in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland, December, 2021. (Kantonsarchaologie Aargau-Kanton Aargau/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Stunned As Construction For New Rowing Club Unearths Worlds Youngest Roman Amphitheatre

Swiss archaeologists carrying out a routine check on a building site for a new rowing club were amazed when they unearthed a fourth-century Roman amphitheatre, which they believe is the…

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Read more about the article Worlds Oldest Zoo Gives 150-Year-Old Christmas Tree To Delighted African Elephants To Munch On
Female elephant Mongu at the Vienna Zoo in Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Worlds Oldest Zoo Gives 150-Year-Old Christmas Tree To Delighted African Elephants To Munch On

The self-proclaimed world's oldest zoo has fed a 150-year-old fir tree that served as the Christmas tree at the Schoenbrunn Palace Christmas Market to its delighted African elephants for them…

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Read more about the article Worlds Oldest Zoo Welcomes 30 Rare Baby Fish That Are Extinct In The Wild
Six months old Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi) native to Mexico, at the Vienna Zoo in Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Worlds Oldest Zoo Welcomes 30 Rare Baby Fish That Are Extinct In The Wild

The world's oldest zoo in the Austrian capital Vienna has welcomed 30 rare baby fish that are extinct in the wild. These La Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon longidorsalis), which are extinct…

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Read more about the article Expert Team In Bid To Determine If Rusty Trike Found In Garage Is Worlds Oldest Car Worth Millions
Hubert Rein, 69, Ost Klassiker Klub chairman, with the vehicle that is being investigated to determinate if its one of the world's oldest car, pictured in Germany. (Newsflash)

Expert Team In Bid To Determine If Rusty Trike Found In Garage Is Worlds Oldest Car Worth Millions

A team of five experts is currently attempting to determine if what looks like a rusty trike that was found in a garage in Germany is in fact the world's…

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