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 An illustration of the swamp dweller.

The swamp dweller: researchers discover early mammal who walked among the dinosaurs

 Column capital of the god Bes.

Scientists discover hallucinogens in 2,200-year-old Egyptian Bes mug

 Temple of Baal Shamin, Palmyra, Syria.

Oldest known alphabetic writing found on clay cylinders in Syria

 The Eiffel Tower.

Arthur Frommer discovered Europe for middle-class America

 The Amazon rainforest.

Archaeologists uncover lost 18th-century Portuguese city in the Amazon rainforest

 Cast of microraptor.

106-million years ago, this tiny dino-predator ran faster than any animal living today

 Wooden burial chamber at the center of a large burial mound near Riedlingen in Baden-Württemberg.

Archaeologists discover rare well-preserved 2,600-year-old Celtic wooden burial chamber in Germany

 The hoard includes silver pennies minted between 1066 and 1068.

Largest treasure hoard found in England sold for £4.3 million

 Can lasers cast shadows?

Can lasers cast shadows? Answer redefines understanding of light, researchers say

 The saber-toothed kitten.

37,000-year-old saber-toothed 'kitten' found in Arctic permafrost, revealing new species insights

 Greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) on the coral reef.

Scientists discover world's largest coral in Solomon Islands, spanning over 34 meters

 Navaornis hestiae. Bird brain.

Scientists uncover 80-million-year-old ancient bird's brain structure

 Bathydevius caudactylus.

Newly discovered sea slug is first known to swim in the ocean's Midnight Zone

 Early wheel-like technology.

12,000-year-old spindle whorls discovered in Israel suggest early wheel-like technology

 Shinto shrine in Kyoto.

Over 500,000 ceramic 'ghost coins' from World War II discovered in Kyoto warehouse

 Yellow transparent amber nugget on snow pellets.

“Pine Island Amber”: Scientists discover world's southernmost amber in antarctica, revealing forest

 Cat morning on Red Square. Moscow.

Cat lovers rejoice: Moscow archaeologists discover 17th century tiles depicting a cat with a crown

 Lucy model. Australopithecus afarensis, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Fifty years after her discovery, Lucy remains the original Australopithecus celebrity