How Einstein tried to model the shape of the Universe
In 1917, just two years after Albert Einstein proposed the general theory of relativity — his revolutionary new theory of gravity — he took a bold step forward…
“Nefer Say Nefer” – Was Nefertiti Buried in the Valley of the Queens?She may be ancient Egypt’s most famous face, but the quest to find the eternal resting place of Queen Nefertiti has never been hotter.
Thanks to the now-iconic limestone/plaster bust of her found in 1912 at Amarna, her striking beauty and elegance have captured millions of hearts around the world. However, her…
Lasseter’s Reef and One Man’s Maddened Quest for Gold
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the search for gold was at an all-time high. People discovered vast goldfields all across the world, attracting newcomers who wanted to…
Medieval Hoard of Gold and Silver Unearthed in the Netherlands
An astonishing collection of gold and silver jewelry and coins, some of which are at least 1,000 years old, has just gone on display at the Rijksmuseum Van…
140 Skeletons Discovered at Site of Mass Child Sacrifice in Peru
One of the skeletons of 140 children who were ritually sacrificed during a ceremony about 550 years ago near the modern day city of Trujillo, Peru. Archaeologists in…
4,000-YEAR-OLD LION JAW BONE UNEARTHED IN KÜLTEPE
4,000-Year-Old Lion Jaw Bone Unearthed in Kültepe Excavations continue in Kültepe, the starting point of Anatolian written history. During the excavations, a 4,000-year-old lion jawbone was unearthed. For…
Horned screamer
COMMON NAME: Horned screamers SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anhima cornuta TYPE: Birds DIET: Herbivore AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Unknown SIZE: About the size of a turkey WEIGHT: Up to seven pounds What is a horned screamer? Horned screamers…
BirdLife joins governments in Panama as they take decisions to ensure the sustainability of the wildlife trade
What is CITES CoP19? Now a multi-billion-dollar industry, the wildlife trade impacts an array of species: over a third of the world’s bird species are impacted by international…
Deforestation and climate change take their toll in 2022’s Red List update
New satellite imagery showing rapid forest loss in many parts of the tropics has led to a suite of forest-dependent bird species being moved to higher extinction risk…
Last Chance. With only four ageing females left, under attack from invasive species on all sides and now trying to fight off avian malaria, Fatu Hiva Monarch is on the brink. Yet, thanks to the incredible efforts of BirdLife in French Polynesia, there is still hope for the death-defying species.
How does it feel to look a bird in the eye and know that the entire species would have gone extinct without your help? As Thomas Ghestemme puts…
‘Snow fairies’ in a winter wonderland
Long-tailed Tit plumage varies substantially across its range, and the pale head of the subspecies found in Hokkaido, Japan, along with its inquisitive behaviour, has long inspired many…
The popular Netflix movie Don’t Look Up is a satirical send up of two astronomers’ attempts to warn an indifferent world to the civilization-ending threat of an imminent asteroid impact
Our technologies are on the verge of being able to save us. But it will be close. The popular Netflix movie Don’t Look Up is a satirical send up of…