Mercury is no longer the planet that is closest to the sun
Using the powerful 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam) in Chile, astronomers just ten days ago discovered an asteroid with the shortest orbital period of any known asteroid…
Unexpectedly, a new horned dinosaur named “Regaliceratops” was found in Canada
Horned dinosaurs are divided into two main groups the Centrosaurinae, whose members have a short frill, with a large nasal/nose horn, and shorter brow horns, and the…
Archaeologists have found Seven pairs of gilded brooches in graves in Gloucestershire
Archaeologists have found seven pairs of Anglo-Saxon saucer brooches, one pair in each of seven burials unearthed in an excavation in South West of England Gloucestershire. The…
23,000-year-old human footprints discovered in New Mexico
In a study of exposed outcrops of Lake Otero in New Mexico, the United States, archaeologists have discovered numerous human footprints dating to about 23,000 to 21,000…
Discovered skeleton of animal “Glyptodon” nicknamed “Walking Fortress”
Glyptodon, which literally translates to ‘the carved tooth’ in Greek, is an extinct prehistoric mammalian genus. They once roamed the lands of present-day South America and North America.They…
Mummy found with a yellow tongue, thought to be from the tomb of Queen Cleopatra
During a recent expedition at an ancient Egyptian temple near Alexandria, archaeologists found something amazing and unique: a 2,000-year-old mummy with a golden tongue. The mummy’s tongue…
A stunning 3,000-year-old sarcophagus was unveiled live in front of a press conference from around the world
Two ancient sarcophagi were unearthed earlier this month from beneath the baking Egyptian sands by a French-led archaeological mission, affiliated with France’s University of Strasbourg. They were…
Skeletons of 5,000 year old Painted Men discovered in serbian burial mounds
Entombed inside two large barrows (burial mounds) located on an open plain in northern Serbia, a team of scientists from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of…
Baby zebra comforts orphaned rhino calf and helps her heal
Daisy and Modjadji would have never met in the wild. However, at the Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary, the young rhino and zebra have become unlikely friends…
“Gulper Eel” one of the most bizarre looking creatures in the deep sea
The gulper eel, known scientifically as Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is one of the most bizarre looking creatures in the deep sea. Its most notable attribute is the large…