In a surprising discovery, scientists have found a new hybrid species of hummingbird with never-before-seen characteristics. The hybrid bird has a gold-colored throat and is believed to be a cross between two species of hummingbirds - the Amazilia luciae and the Amazilia tzacatl. The new species was discovered by Alejandro Rico-Guevara, a biologist at the University of … [Read more...] about Newly Discovered Gold-Throated Hummingbird Hybrid Stuns Scientists
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Scientists In France Have Discovered A Giant Femur From A Dinosaur
A massive dinosaur thigh bone was discovered by researchers in south-western France at an excavation site that has produced fossils for almost ten years. The Angeac femur, which measured two meters (6.6 feet) in length, is believed to have belonged to a sauropod, a plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail. One of the biggest land animals to ever exist was the … [Read more...] about Scientists In France Have Discovered A Giant Femur From A Dinosaur
A Preserved Great White Shark Carcass Was Discovered In A Closed Wildlife Park
It's amazing the things people leave behind when they're packing up and abandoning a place for good, but 'preserved carcass of great white shark' has got to be up there. If you ever go to a wildlife park you'd probably expect most of the animals there to still be alive and kicking, albeit at a safe distance so they can't harm people, but one place had a giant shark sitting … [Read more...] about A Preserved Great White Shark Carcass Was Discovered In A Closed Wildlife Park
A Roman Mosaic Floor Was Discovered Under An Italian Vineyard
A Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy after decades of searching. Surveyors in the commune of Negrar di Valpolicella north of Verona published images of the well-preserved tiles buried under metres of earth. According to officials, scholars first found evidence of a Roman villa there more than a century ago. Technicians are still … [Read more...] about A Roman Mosaic Floor Was Discovered Under An Italian Vineyard
A 1.2 Million Year Old Obsidian Axe Factory Was Discovered In Ethiopia
It appears that an unidentified species of human has mastered obsidian, which was previously thought to have only been possible in the Stone Age. Obsidian is without a doubt one of the most badass materials ever imagined, having been forged in magma and having the ability to produce the sharpest blades on Earth (there's a reason George RR Martin chose it as the weapon of … [Read more...] about A 1.2 Million Year Old Obsidian Axe Factory Was Discovered In Ethiopia