Discoveries

Oldest reptile that could shed its tail to escape predators identified

127 million-year-old fossil of smallest known prehistoric baby bird discovered

Ancient human remains, ice age animal bones found in giant Mexican cave

Experts discover lock of George Washington's hair in old library book

Rare 200 million-year-old fossil discovered

Scientists discover ancient fish species and they have a 10-year-old boy to thank

10,000-year-old crayon found in Britain

Scientists discover a piece of America in Australia

Pentagon made of microbes older than dinosaurs: Study

Fossils of 'iridescent' dinosaurs with rainbow feathers discovered

World's fifth largest diamond worth USD 40 million discovered in Lesotho

Thirty 130 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur eggs from Jurassic period discovered in China

New technique reveals 2,000-year-old writings in mummy cases

Scientists unearth remains of oldest creature ever found in the Antarctic

Scientists discover living bacteria in polar ice for the first time

Evidence of 60 million-year-old meteorite impact found at Scotland's Isle of Skye

Partially preserved dinosaur-like corpse discovered in Uttarakhand, India

Isaac Newton, the artist? Graffiti sketched by scientist as a young boy discovered

Christmas surprise? Scientists offer evidence pointing at Santa Claus' existence