Scientists have made a stunning discovery in Australia that could rewrite the history of life on Earth. They found ancient evidence of photosynthesis in microfossils dating back 1.75 billion years.
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19th century archaeological treasure found in Hydro-Québec parking lot in Montreal
A construction team working on a Hydro-Québec parking lot started to dig beneath the asphalt when they came across an ancient artifact.
Nude Venus statue unearthed in Roman garbage dump in France
Archaeologists have discovered a treasure trove of relics, including two statues of the goddess Venus, in a Roman-era quarry that had been turned into a garbage dump.
Huge ant fossil found in Princeton
The fossil of a huge, ancient ant, the first of its kind to be found in Canada, was uncovered by a Princeton woman.
In Canada, a 66-million-year-old smooth-shelled turtle fossil was discovered
A virtually complete skeleton of the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) animal Leiochelys tokaryki has been discovered. Tim Tokaryk, a former curator of paleontology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, is honored with the new turtle species’ name.