Scientists uncover the reason behind the unusual skin of ultra-black eels that lurk in the ocean’s Midnight Zone
The ultra-black skin of the species enables them to hide in the pitch-dark depths of the ocean in order to ambush their prey.
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Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, ancient bone pendants reveal
The discovery of human artifacts made from a long-extinct sloth bones pushes back the estimated date of human settlement in Brazil to 25,000 to 27,000 years.
Ancient Egyptian figurines depicting Osiris found in Poland
A recent archaeological excavation in Kluczkowice, Poland unearthed a unique find of Roman and Egyptian gods together. This included two ancient Egyptian bronze figurines of fertility and agriculture god, Osiris, from the 1st millennium BC, and a 1st century AD bust of Bacchus, the Roman wine god.
33 unknown creatures found in the Movile Cave, Romania: A 5.5-million-year-old time capsule!
The researchers were totally shocked when they discovered 48 different species still living in the cave that was isolated for millions of years.
The Huldremose Woman: One of the best-preserved and best-dressed bog bodies
The clothing worn by Huldremose Woman was originally died blue and red, a sign of wealth, and a ridge in one of her fingers indicated it once bore a gold ring.
The largest insect ever existed was a giant ‘dragonfly’
Meganeuropsis permiana is an extinct species of insect that lived during the Carboniferous period. It is known for being the largest flying insect that ever existed.
Hundreds of well-preserved prehistoric animals found in an ancient ash bed in Nebraska
Scientists have excavated fossils of 58 rhinos, 17 horses, 6 camels, 5 deers, 2 dogs, a rodent, a saber-toothed deer and dozens of birds and turtles in Nebraska.
Mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling finally solved
Did dinosaurs, walking on all fours, use their hands to walk across a cave’s ceiling? Scientists have been puzzled by these odd fossils for decades.
This 14,000-year-old puppy ate a huge woolly rhino for last meal
Scientists analyzing the remains of a well-preserved Ice Age puppy uncovered an unexpected find inside its stomach: a bit of what may be one of the last woolly rhinos. In…
An ancient village discovered on Triquet Island is 10,000 years older than the pyramids
Archaeologists uncovered Ice Age village that dates back 14,000 years, outdating the pyramids by 10,000 years.
