Archaeologists in Israel have found a 6,000-year-old copper fishhook so large it may have been used to catch sharks. The piece, which was unearthed during infrastructure work in the coastal…
Hundreds of cave drawings dating back to the Bronze Age have been found in a cave in north-eastern Spain. Newsflash obtained a statement and images from the Catalan Institute of Human…
Ancient remains of a terrifying 250-million-year-old sea reptile have been found halfway up a mountain in Norway. Image shows a reconstruction of the earliest ichthyosaur and the 250-million-year-old ecosystem found…
New research into ancient tools has revealed that cutting stones once believed to be made by early humans could actually have been the work of monkeys. Image shows an example…
A sexy vocal technique used by Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry is also being used by dolphins and whales to help them catch their prey, says a new study. Vocal…
A 2,000-year-old mummy looted and then thrown on a rubbish tip has been saved by antiquities experts in Yemen. Photo shows a 2,000-year-old mummy, undated. It was found in the…
Experts have studied the skull of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor with one of the smallest cranial capacities and say that it was longer and rounder than those of modern…
Scientists studying DNA from a 23,000-year-old caveman found in Spain have been astonished to discover he is related to humans found 1,200 miles away. Image shows an overview of Cueva…
Evolutionary biologists have apparently solved the mystery of the missing link between modern-day sharks and rays. Image shows the fossil of the Late Jurassic shark Protospinax annectans, undated photo. Researchers…
A French vineyard has turned out to be located in an ancient meteor crater after researchers found countless micro diamonds under the vines formed as a result of the incredible…