The rare artifact was unrecognizable under thick layers of rust
History


Prehistoric turtle shell fossil was ‘stupendous’ giant

Stupendemys geographicus is one of the hugest turtles ever known


‘Reaper of Death’ is Canada’s newest tyrannosaur

Thanatotheristes degrootorum is one of the oldest tyrannosaurids ever found


New feathered dinosaur was one fancy-looking kid

This Wulong bohaiensis fossil may show how differently dinosaurs grew feathers compared to modern birds


5,700-year-old chewing gum used to reconstruct genome

In other words? Scientists learned what a person looked like from her spat-out wad of chewing gum


Radar finds viking ship under farm in Norway

The ship likely signified a great warrior on the way to Valhalla