Read more about the article 6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Was Used To Catch Sharks
Photo shows a fishhook, which was discovered in the Israel Antiquity Authority excavations carried out prior to the construction of the Agamim neighborhood in Ashkelon, Israel, undated. The copper fishhook is believed to be used for hunting sharks. (Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquity Authority/Newsflash)

6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Was Used To Catch Sharks

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…

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Read more about the article INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY: Hundreds Of Cave Drawings Found In Cave In North-Eastern Spain
Picture shows some of the prehistoric engravings, from the Chalcolithic-Bronze period, found in a cave in Febro, Spain, undated. The set of more than a hundred engravings is arranged in an 8-metre-long panel. (Arnau Pascual Monells, Departament de Cultura/Newsflash)

INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY: Hundreds Of Cave Drawings Found In Cave In North-Eastern Spain

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…

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Read more about the article Oldest Sea Reptile Found On Arctic Island Mountain
Image shows a reconstruction of the earliest ichthyosaur and the 250-million-year-old ecosystem found on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, undated photo. A team of Swedish and Norwegian palaeontologists has discovered remains of the earliest known ichthyosaur or 'fish-lizard' on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen. (Esther van Hulsen/Newsflash)

Oldest Sea Reptile Found On Arctic Island Mountain

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…

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Read more about the article Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study
Image shows an example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food, undated photo. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the city of Leipzig, Germany, claimed that some accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. ( Lydia V. Luncz/Newsflash)

Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study

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…

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Read more about the article Sexy Kardashian Vocal Fry Used By Whales To Catch  Prey
Image shows a scan of the sound producing nose of a harbor porpoise, undated photo. It shows parts of the two sound sources, and the fatty melon that conducts sound into the water. (Christian B. Christensen, Aarhus University/Newsflash)

Sexy Kardashian Vocal Fry Used By Whales To Catch Prey

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…

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Read more about the article Looted 2,000-Year-Old Mummy Found On Rubbish Tip
Photo shows a 2,000-year-old mummy, undated. It was found in the garbage in Sanaa, Yemen. (YEMENGOAM/Newsflash)

Looted 2,000-Year-Old Mummy Found On Rubbish Tip

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…

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Read more about the article Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins
Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in the Ethiopian site of Gona to carry out the analysis of their neurocranial shape and the variability of the first species of the genus Homo erectus. (CENIEH/Newsflash )

Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins

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…

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Read more about the article Spanish Caveman Had Cousin 1,200 Miles Away
Image shows an overview of Cueva de Malalmuerzo, near the city of Granada, in southern Spain, undated photo. Researchers recovered genomic data from a 23,000-year-old individual who lived during the Ice Age. (Pedro Cantalejo/Newsflash)

Spanish Caveman Had Cousin 1,200 Miles Away

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…

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Read more about the article Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor
Image shows the fossil of the Late Jurassic shark Protospinax annectans, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the species was very developed. (Sebastian Stumpf/Newsflash)

Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

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…

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Read more about the article On-Holiday German Boffin Finds Micro Diamonds In French Vineyard Caused By Pressure When Giant Meteorite Crashed
Image shows the microsphere from the meteorite, undated photo. The iron oxide spherule found in the 'Domaine du Meteore' crater near the town of Beziers, in France, has a core composed of minerals typical for the crater environment and also contains a large number of microdiamonds. (Frank Brenker, Goethe University Frankfurt/Newsflash)

On-Holiday German Boffin Finds Micro Diamonds In French Vineyard Caused By Pressure When Giant Meteorite Crashed

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…

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