DISCOVERY

Fossils of 340-pound giant penguin found in New Zealand

Published on: February 9, 2023
18:30

London, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) An international team of scientists have unearthed the fossilized remains of the largest ever known penguin on Earth, a 340-pound (150 kilograms) behemoth that glided through the oceans around what is now New Zealand more than 500 million years ago.

Israel archaeologists find ancient ivory comb with full sentence

Published on: November 9, 2022
16:35

Tel Aviv, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Israeli scientists have found an ancient ivory comb dating back some 3,700 years ago and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, according to the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology.

New oil reserves discovered in China

Published on: August 11, 2022
11:19

Beijing, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) China's state oil giant Sinopec discovered other reserves containing 1.7 billion tons of crude oil while some fields in the Northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were explored, Global Times reported on Thursday.

Cubans commemorate 25th anniversary of discovery of Che’s remains

Published on: June 28, 2022
07:22

Havana, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Cubans on Tuesday commemorate the discovery of the remains of Ernesto Che Guevara, considered a milestone of Cuban science and a symbol of victory for an entire generation.

Archeologists find cache of Ancient Egyptian mummification materials

Published on: February 9, 2022
16:45

Cairo, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Czech and Egyptian archaeologists have found a cache of mummification materials in Abu Sir, south of the Pyramids of Giza, located in Greater Cairo, an official source reported Wednesday.

Australia announced discovery of historic ship

Published on: February 4, 2022
10:35

Canberra, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) The National Maritime Museum of Australia today announced the discovery of the final resting place of Captain James Cook's research vessel Endeavour, sunk more than two centuries ago.

World War I-era shell discovered in Israel

Published on: November 16, 2021
09:02

Tel Aviv, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Israeli workers uncovered an artillery shell dating back to World War I (1914-1918) at a building site in Ganei Tikva, in central Israel, the press reported on Tuesday.

Egyptian archaeologists discover tomb of the treasurer of Ramses II

Published on: October 31, 2021
09:49

Cairo, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian archaeologists discovered the tomb of the treasurer of Pharaoh Ramses II in the Saqqara necropolis, about 30 kilometers from the capital, an official source reported.

Italian ENI makes new oil discovery in Egypt

Published on: October 27, 2021
08:46

Cairo, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Italian energy giant ENI made three new oil and gas discoveries in western Egypt with total reserves of 50 million barrels of crude oil equivalent, an official source announced on Wednesday.

Oldest known footsprints of pre-humans identified in Crete

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:39

London, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Footprints left by pre-humans dating back at least six million years ago and found four years ago has been identified by researchers on the island of Crete, Greece, UK Scientific Reports magazine published on Thursday.

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