Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck
Felines have actually long accompanied sailors on ships, as held true for the very first domestic felines in what is now the U.S. (Image credit: iboter by means of Getty…
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‘Hell ant’ with scythe-like jaws may be oldest ant fossil ever discovered
A photo of the fossilized “hell ant.” (Image credit: Anderson Lepeco ) A freshly found “hell ant” fossil might be the earliest ant ever discovered, researchers state. This fossilized bug…
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Oldest sinew bowstrings ever found in Europe have been hiding in Spain’s ‘Bat Cave’ for 7,000 years
3 Neolithic arrows discovered in Spain’s Cueva de Los Murciélagos, or “Bat Cave,” consist of one made from reed and wood. (Image credit: © MUTERMUR Project) Approximately 7,000-year-old cables discovered…
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Oldest firearms ever found in US were abandoned by Spanish in 16th-century battle against Native Americans
The cannons that were found by the group are called a hackbut or hook weapon. They are both made from bronze and this one is well maintained. (Image credit: Courtesy…
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World’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies at 117 years old
Maria Branyas Morera commemorated her 117th birthday previously this year. (Image credit: Arxiu de la família Branyas Morera, (CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL Deed), through Wikimedia Commons) Maria Branyas Morera, the earliest…
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