Stonehenge mystery thickens

Stonehenge mystery thickens Researchers have discovered what may be the largest surviving Neolithic stone monument in the U.K. — an enormous ‘superhenge’ with as many as 100 large standing stones — about three kilometres from the famous Stonehenge. Tourists at the Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in England. The remains of the monument are buried under a thick, grassy bank and are thought to have been hauled into position more than 4,500 years ago. The hidden arrangement of nearly 100 huge standing stones formed part of a...

Whale vomit set to fetch 7,000 pounds at auction

Whale vomit set to fetch 7,000 pounds at auction The extremely rare lump of ambergris found by a dog walker on a beach An extremely rare lump of whale vomit found by a dog walker on a beach in the UK is expected to fetch 7,000 pounds at the first auction of its kind. The substance is used in the perfumery industry and has sold for thousands of pounds privately before. The chunk of ambergris — a waxy rock-like substance that can prolong the scent of perfume — was found washed-up on the shore at Anglesey, north Wales, earlier...

New species of ancient humans found

New species of ancient humans found Explorers stumbled upon a huge haul of bones found in a small, dark chamber at the back of a cave in South Africa A huge haul of bones found in a small, dark chamber at the back of a cave in South Africa may be the remnants of a new species of ancient human relative. A replica of the skull of a newly discovered ancient species, "Homo naledi" - named in honour of the "Rising Star" cave where it was found. Naledi means "star" in South Africa's Sesotho language. Explorers happened upon the bones...