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Pompeii villagers would have died in just 15 minutes, study finds

The sun begins to set on the snow capped Mount Vesuvius still overlooking Temple of Jupiter standing in the forum of Pompeii (Credits: Getty Images)

24 March 2021 No Comments

Sperm whales taught each other how to avoid hunters

Whaling was such a huge industry in the 19th century that engravings and stories about the practice are widespread (Photo: Getty) 19th century sperm whales

17 March 2021 No Comments

2,000-year-old Roman millstone found with massive penis engraved on it

The rare Roman millstone engraved with a penis which was found during a road improvement project. (Credits: PA) An ancient Roman millstone, dating back two

19 February 2021 No Comments

World’s oldest DNA recovered from 1.2 million year old woolly mammoth tooth

An artist’s impression of what these ‘steppe mammoths’ may have looked like (Photo: Beth Zaiken/Centre for Palaeogene) Scientists have recovered and sequenced the world’s oldest

18 February 2021 No Comments

3D scans reveal brutal way an ancient pharaoh was executed

A 3D image of the pharaoh’s skull. (Credits: Sahar Saleem / SWNS) A pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than 3,500 years ago was taken prisoner

17 February 2021 No Comments

Fossil from gigantic fish was mistaken for flying reptile

An example of what a complete coelacanth fish fossil looks like (Credits: PA) Fossilised remains of a fish that grew as big as a great

15 February 2021 No Comments

Archaeologists unearth ‘world’s oldest’ mass-production brewery

The remains of a brewery uncovered in the ancient city of Abydos at Sohag Governorate in Egypt. (Credits: EPA) A high-production brewery believed to be

15 February 2021 No Comments

Stonehenge mystery deepens as scientists find another connection to Wales

Stonehenge in Wiltshire (Credits: Getty Images/EyeEm) Stonehenge may have been built from a dismantled larger stone circle in Wales, academics believe. The mysterious formation in Salisbury,

12 February 2021 No Comments

Gold-tongued mummy discovered in 2,000-year-old burial site

Archaeologists believe replacing the tongue with a jewel or gold let the person speak in the afterlife (Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) A startling

2 February 2021 No Comments

Baby T-Rex were lethal killers ‘born ready’ to hunt

A cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana greets visitors as they enter the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington. (Credits: AP) Some

27 January 2021 No Comments

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