Tag: discovered

A treasure hunter who was about to give up has unearthed Finland's biggest ever Viking-era hoard - thousands of silver coins stashed in two birch-bark pots.
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Treasure hunter finds country’s largest ever Viking hoard of silver coins

country’s largest ever Viking hoard of silver coins

Lee Bullen Lee Bullen
A pest expert was stunned to find a 4ft monster wasp nest holding over 10,000 insects in a loft after homeowners kept waking up to wasps in their bedroom.
Nature and Wildlife

MONSTER wasp nest with 10,000 stingers found in loft

MONSTER wasp nest with 10,000 stingers found

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
Scientists have turned a discarded plastic bottle into an edible vanilla cookie in a bizarre experiment that could one day help tackle food shortages.
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Would you eat a cookie scientists 3D-printed from old plastic BOTTLES?

Scientists reveal snack of the future made from BOTTLE

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A homeowner renovating his house was stunned to find a mystery letter hidden behind a wall for 71 years - addressed simply to the finder.
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Homeowner stunned to find 71-year-old letter hidden in wall during house renovation

Homeowner stunned to find 71-year-old letter hidden in wall

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A tiny brightly-coloured sea slug spotted on a shipwreck off the British coast could be a brand new species never documented before, experts say.
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Tiny sea creature spotted in British waters could be a new species, scientists say

Tiny bright sea creature spotted off British coast

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
An ultra-rare custard and chocolate moth has been found at a British country estate 74 years after it was last seen there - sparking fresh hope for the endangered species.
Nature and Wildlife

Rare custard and chocolate moth discovered after 74 YEARS hiding at British estate

Ultra-rare ‘custard and chocolate’ moth discovered

Will Millar Will Millar
A set of incredible photographs capturing a total solar eclipse 151 years ago have been rediscovered hidden away in an archive for more than a century.
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Remarkable solar eclipse photos taken in 1875 finally unearthed after 129 years

Remarkable solar eclipse photos taken in 1875

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An 'Excalibur' style sword has been found sticking out of a castle lake after hot weather caused the water levels to plummet, revealing the hidden blade.
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‘Excalibur’ sword discovered in lake after it dries up in heatwave

sword discovered in lake after it dries up in heatwave

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A pale, eyeless "demon" cavefish dubbed one of the world's rarest species has been found in a single Alabama cave - named after the monster from Stranger Things.
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‘Demon’ cavefish that could be world’s rarest fish species found during routine survey

Demon' cavefish that could be world's rarest fish species found

Will Millar Will Millar
Scientists have discovered a compound in an Antarctic sea creature that showed promise against melanoma cells, raising hopes for future skin cancer treatments.
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‘Hidden weapon’ found in Antarctic sea could hold key to killing deadly cancer cells

Scientists have discovered a compound in an Antarctic sea creature that showed…

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