FOUR distinct species of giraffe, not just one, identified by scientists

Efforts to map the genome of giraffes has confirmed that there are four distinct species, and they are as different to one another as brown bears and polar bears.  Visually, they are hardly distinguishable, according to LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics scientists, who carried out the genetic analyses. Despite looking the same, genetically there are four … Read more

2,000-year-old bust of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, identified by telltale hairstyle

Ancient marble head discovered under Italian town’s 2,000-year-old city walls is identified as Rome’s first emperor Augustus by his big ears and unusual ‘swallow-tail’ hairstyle The head was discovered during renovations to the historic city walls in Isernia It bears Augustus’ iconic ‘swallow-tail’ haircut and comma-like locks Rome took Isernia in 295BC but briefly lost control to … Read more

2,000-year-old bust of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, identified by telltale hairstyle

Ancient marble head discovered under Italian town’s 2,000-year-old city walls is identified as Rome’s first emperor Augustus by his big ears and unusual ‘swallow-tail’ hairstyle The head was discovered during renovations to the historic city walls in Isernia It bears Augustus’ iconic ‘swallow-tail’ haircut and comma-like locks Rome took Isernia in 295BC but briefly lost control to … Read more

Fossils: Newly identified sabre-toothed cat from 9 million years ago weighed 600 pounds

A newly-identified sabre-toothed cat that lived in North America five to nine million years ago weighed some 600 pounds and could have taken down prey ten times its size. US researchers named the ferocious feline ‘Machairodus lahayishupup’ to honour the Cayuse people, on whose lands the original specimen was unearthed. In Old Cayuse, ‘Laháyis Húpup’ means ancient … Read more

Israel festival stampede: Victims identified after 45 killed at religious event

The victims of the Lag B’Omer festival stampede have begun to be identified as Israel comes to terms with one of the worst peace-time disasters in the country’s history. Among those killed were two pairs of brothers: Yosef and Moshe Elhadad, 18 and 12, and Moshe and Joshua Englander, aged 14 and 9; Shraga Gestetner, … Read more

Contents sealed in 160-year-old vial identified as a deadly laxative used by famed Japanese doctor

The strange contents of a medicine bottle from 19th century Japan have been discovered thanks to a unique x-ray analysis. Antique glass vials from a medical kit belonging to Ogata Koan, a leading proponent for Western medicine in late feudal Japan, had jammed shut from age.  Researchers at Osaka University bombarded a bottle with muons, … Read more

Rapper OG YD is identified as victim in fatal freeway shooting in his native San Diego

Rapper OG YD is identified as victim in fatal freeway shooting in his native San Diego By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 04:27 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 04:27 GMT, 26 March 2021 Authorities in San Diego on Thursday identified rapper Martell ‘OG YD’ Dean as a victim in a fatal freeway shooting in his native … Read more

Victims of Boulder grocery store massacre are identified

The family of a 25-year-old woman who was among the 10 people gunned down in the Boulder grocery store massacre have called for the ‘monster’ gunman to ‘fry and burn in hell’.  Rikki Olds was among the 10 people killed at the King Soopers outlet in Boulder on Monday afternoon when the gunman, since identified by … Read more