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Female fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque in Tring
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (681+ words) Dorothea Bate was one of the first women to be employed as a scientist by the Natural History Museum A blue plaque has been unveiled to honour one of the first female scientists to be employed by the Natural History…...
Weekly quiz: Where did builders find £7.6m worth of gold bars and coins?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) This week, millions of Brits were sent a phone alert warning them against starting wildfires, scientists found giant whales were moving to Greenland, and there were courtroom clashes during Tupac's murder trial. Quiz collated by George Sandeman and Grace Dean....
Sculpted stone study could shed new light on lost kingdoms
2+ week, 4+ day ago (595+ words) Carved stones in East and West Lothian and the Borders will be among those studied A study of sculpted stones in south-east Scotland hopes to shed new light on the lost kingdoms of the area. The Society of Antiquaries of…...
The skull of a saint that was discovered during renovations
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (810+ words) The skull of St Ambrose Barlow is on display at Wardley Hall On 25 April 1641, Ambrose Barlow celebrated a secret Easter Sunday mass at Morleys Hall near Astley in Greater Manchester. King Charles I wanted to prove that he supported the…...
Digital reconstruction reveals Norman Conquest man's face
1+ week, 6+ day ago (672+ words) The face of a man who lived through the Norman Conquest has been digitally reconstructed. The skeleton of the man, known as Conquest Man, was found buried at St Peter's Church in Barton-upon-Humber 50 years ago, with evidence his burial took…...
Scorpion fossil identified as the largest ever known
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (439+ words) An enormous scorpion fossil has been identified as the largest known to science. The discovery was made by experts from the University of Manchester and the Natural History Museum, who rare re-examining it 150 years after it first became part of…...
Inside the Reigate Caves once used as a cellar and air raid shelter
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (690+ words) Reigate's caves are packed with history sitting just beneath the town's surface Behind an unassuming door within a road tunnel, Peter Burgess switches on some dim lights in a hidden cave and waits for them to warm up. It's the…...
Bronze Age site near Peterborough could be saved thanks to funds
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (501+ words) Peterborough City Council says Flag Fen is a "globally significant" Bronze Age site An excavation project at a Bronze Age site could see the area removed from a register of at-risk historical locations, the government has said. Ancient remains at…...
Lego shows Orkney standing stones down the ages
2+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) Video, 00:00:57Lego shows Orkney standing stones down the ages Up Next. Is UK's Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine? Video, 00:01:37Is UK's Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine? Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games. Video,…...
Norfolk Broads hoard yields rare late Bronze Age button
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (640+ words) The copper-alloy button has a diameter of 2.4cm (about an inch) and an unusual central conical boss, expert Helen Geake said A late Bronze Age button has been discovered with a hoard of axe heads in a find that is exciting…...