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Twist as human remains found in Queensland identified

The remains were examined by a forensic anthropologist who revealed the stunning truth.

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Skeletal remains found near worksite in Queensland national park, deemed to be of significant cultural importance

The shocking price the world’s most expensive dinosaur sold for

An anonymous buyer splashed the cash to purchase the fossil in 2020. Now the mystery surrounding its new home has finally been solved.

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Stan the 67-million-year-old T-Rex is the world’s most expensive fossil.

How a 3,500-year-old mummy of an Egyptian king was ‘digitally unwrapped’

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Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep.

Scientists firm long-held theory after discovering perfectly preserved dinosaur egg

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A life reconstruction of a close-to-hatching oviraptorosaur dinosaur embryo based on the new specimen Baby Yingliang.

Incredible 10,000-year-old find in hidden European cave

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Excavations at the richly decorated, 10,000-year-old burial site.

Incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints discovered by geologists

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The largest footprints of carnivorous dinosaurs are 40 centimetres long and in many cases, the skin can be seen in detail.