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Scientists have identified a new species of feathered dinosaur from a fossil that sat forgotten in a museum drawer for nearly 100 years. The discovery fills a critical gap in understanding how these fierce predators spread across ancient continents.
A "forgotten" skeleton sitting in London's Natural History Museum since 1963 turned out to be an entirely new species that's rewriting when dinosaurs first walked the Earth. The discovery connects continents separated by millions of years and finally answers questions that stumped scientists for three decades.
A bone fragment collected in 1985 and stored in London's Natural History Museum has been confirmed as Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil. Modern imaging revealed the 82-million-year-old bone belonged to a young long-necked herbivore that roamed the continent when it was warm and green.
A first-grader on a school field trip spotted what looked like rusty metal sticking out of the ground and made the archaeological discovery of a lifetime. The ancient iron sword he unearthed in Norway had been buried for over 1,300 years.
Construction workers in Germany discovered a perfectly preserved medieval notebook in a 13th-century latrine, complete with legible wax pages and an ivory writing stylus. The rare find offers a remarkable window into the daily life of an educated merchant from 800 years ago.
A 43-foot marine monster that ruled ancient seas 80 million years ago just earned the name Tylosaurus rex, making it the ocean's answer to the dinosaur king. The discovery came from museum fossils that sat misidentified for decades.
A rare royal seal belonging to King Edward has been recovered in Britain after vanishing more than four decades ago. The precious artifact fills a crucial gap in England's medieval documentary record.
Workers installing an elevator in Uruguay's historic Cabildo Museum uncovered a hidden water source that may solve mysteries about how colonial Montevideo survived sieges. The 18th-century discovery is rewriting the city's early history.
A forgotten masterpiece by Dutch painter Rembrandt has been authenticated after disappearing from public view for more than six decades. The 1633 painting will go on display in Amsterdam this week.