Inside a clear piece of amber, there is a small prayer mantis, frozen forever in time. The piece, which measures just slightly over one inch tall, was sold via Heritage Auctions for $6,000 in 2016. The pristine piece of amber, which comes from the Dominican …

The loving embrace of a mother and child has lasted 4,000 years, as Chinese archaeologists found when they discovered their interlocked skeletons. The mother is believed to have been trying to protect her child during a powerful earthquake that hit Qinghai …

A Yorkshire couple is set to be £250,000 richer after finding gold coins underneath their kitchen floor. The anonymous pair uncovered a remarkable haul of 264 coins at their 18th century detached property in the village of Ellerby, North Yorkshire. The …

Creatures from legends occasionally turned out to be real. While some of these “legendary creatures” turned out to be normal animals, others were exactly how we imagined them. Among the creatures we found was the legendary hellhound. Animals, like dogs, …

The expansion of Australia’s largest 2-million-year-old whale ѕkeɩetoп exһіЬіtіoп at the Albany museum marks an іпсгedіЬɩe moment in the realm of paleontology and scientific exploration. The display’s growth is a testament to ongoing advancements in understanding …

During archaeological excavations in Crimea , experts discovered a necropolis of the Byzantine Empire where the tomb of a giant was While the reconstruction work on the Mithridates Staircase in Kerch continues, archaeological excavation work has also …

In the middle ages, most dogs had jobs. In his book De Canibus, the 16th-century English physician and scholar John Caius described a hierarchy of dogs, which he classified first and foremost according to their function in human society. At its apex were …

The 65 million-year-old triceratops fossil, a relic from the distant past, has provided scientists with a treasure trove of mуѕterіeѕ and questions that have remained unanswered for millennia. This remarkable discovery not only sheds light on the enigmatic …

In September 1622, the Nuestra Señora de Atocha treasure ship sunk near the Florida Keys. Now, its $1.1billion cargo of plundered indigenous treasures, including a stunning Colombian emerald crucifix, a royal orb and a gold-and-emerald ring, are being …