Tag: new discovery
NASA spacecraft aims to put mystery planets on galactic map
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Calling all planets that orbit around bright, nearby stars: NASA's new Tess spacecraft is looking...
DNA suggests 10,000-year-old Brit had dark skin, blue eyes
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — DNA from a 10,000-year-old skeleton found in an English cave suggests the oldest-known Briton had dark skin and...
New Giant Ancient Penguin Discovered in New Zealand
By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown...
New Species Discovered: 6 Tiny Tree-Climbing Anteaters
The never-ending tale of the hunt for the tricky tree-climbing mini anteaters of Brazil.
For years, researchers thought there was just one anteater species, that...
New Blue Tarantula Discovered in South American Forest
Scientists discovered a rare spider in Guyana, South America.
If you thought the radioactive spider that bit Peter Parker was amazing, you haven't seen this...
New Bizarre Looking Dinosaur was First Carnivorous Bipedal Swimmer 75 Million...
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a bill like a duck but teeth like a croc's, a swanlike neck and killer claws,...
Amateur Canadian Explorers Accidentally Discover 15,000-year-old Caves Below Montreal
It's not every day someone uncovers portal into ancient history, so you can imagine it came as quite a surprise to these two Canadians...
Ancient Underwater Castle Discovered in Turkey After Decade of Searching
After 10 years of searching, Turkish underwater diving team finally make a huge discovery.
Hidden beneath the waters of Turkey's Lake Van researchers found a...
Strange 518-Million-Year-Old ‘Mythical Beast’ Sea Creature Fossil Discovered
Experts find rare ancient fossilized sea creature that's 'strange beyond measure'
The second one of its kind ever found
518 million years old from...
Ancient ‘Hell Ant’ Impaled Victims with Metal Spike and Drank Their...
Sealed away in an amber prison for all time, this evil "Hell Ant" looks like it can't wait to break free and devour its...
