A chicken egg surrounded by human feces inside an ancient cesspit for 1,000 years has been unearthed in Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. The complete egg was discovered in an industrial complex dating back to the Byzantine period, in what is now Yavne. ‘Eggshell fragments are known from earlier periods, for … Read more
Ancient Roman baths dating back some 2,000 years have been discovered in the Andalusia region of southwest Spain. The surprisingly well-preserved structure, which still retains windows, doors and entire walls, was discovered under sand dunes in Cádiz’s Caños de Meca beach. The baths were likely intended as a place for local farmers and fishermen to … Read more
The new barbie stars: Halloumi with red peppers, artichoke and preserved lemon By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2021 Summer on a plate. After returning from Morocco, I started putting preserved lemons into everything – they work beautifully against the red peppers in this dish. SERVES … Read more
Luisa Zissman broke down in tears as she explained her decision to have dead stallion Madrono preserved. Appearing on Thursday’s episode of This Morning alongside the majestic beast and taxidermist Simon Wilson aka Simon The Stuffa, the former Apprentice star grew emotional as she discussed her grief. Although the entrepreneur, 33, explained that she couldn’t bear to … Read more
Scientists have found an ‘exquisitely preserved’ skull of a herbivorous dinosaur species in New Mexico, known for its weird head adornment. The skull belongs to the iconic, tube-crested dinosaur Parasaurolophus, which lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76.5 million to 73 million years ago. The huge herbivorous reptiles sported trumpet-like nasal passages which they … Read more
Exceptionally preserved fossil of a 100-MILLION-year-old praying mantis is discovered in Canada that shows the prehistoric creature’s vein network and wings Fossils of wings belonging to Labradormantis guilbaulti were found in Labrador The exceptionally preserved specimens allowed scientists to analyze veins laying on the wings A single vein on a folding line exists in just … Read more
A mummified baby grey wolf with a perfectly preserved head, tail, paws and fur has been found in Yukon, northern Canada. The seven-week-old female wolf pup, christened Zhùr, had been locked in permafrost – ground that remains completely frozen – for 57,000 years. Researchers think the 1.4-pound pup, who had traces of salmon in her gut, died … Read more
‘Hitler’s alligator’ is preserved forever and will go on display in Russia after dying at Moscow Zoo Alligator rumoured to have belonged to Hitler has been preserved forever Saturn was discovered by soldiers after WWII and passed to the Red Army The reptile became an icon of Moscow Zoo for generations of children By Will Stewart … Read more
Doing the school run! Primary school walks on mechanical legs to new location so the building can be preserved in its entirety in Shanghai The Lagena primary school was first built in 1935 according to local officials But a new construction project on the site will begin soon, completing in 2023 To save the building, … Read more
3D reconstruction of Cretaceous beetle preserved in amber for 99 million years finally reveals its ‘mysterious’ shape Mysteriomorphidae beetles were first identified around a year ago, experts said However, as their given name hints, their body shape had been quite unclear New specimens from the Kachin amber mines in northern Myanmar were found Experts used a … Read more