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Tang Dynasty tomb group found in north China

Culturalworkersrecentlydiscoveredanancienttombgroup,datingbacktotheTangDynasty(618-907),atariverbasininnorthChina'sHebeiProvince.Therearethreeround-shapedbrickc

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Bahrain strikes its biggest oil field, dwarfing current reserves

Bahrainhasdiscovereditsbiggestoilfieldinmorethan80years.The“highlysignificant”oilanddeepgasresourceisthoughttodwarftheGulfkingdom’scurrentreserves,accordingtoan

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Ruins of 1,000-year-old building found in China

Chinesearcheologistshavediscoveredtheruinsofalargestructure,believedtobebuiltsome1,000yearsago,innortheastChina'sLiaoningProvince.LocatedinLonggangzi,BeizhenCit

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Ancient mining ops buildings found in Egypt: ministry

TheruinsoftwobuildingsusedtosuperviseminesinancientEgyptmorethan4,400yearsagohavebeendiscoveredinthesouth,theantiquitiesministryannouncedonThursday.Thefindwasma

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New species of trapdoor spider found in Thailand

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sept.20(APD)--AnewspeciesofancienttrapdoorspiderhasbeendiscoveredbyFacultyofScienceofThailand'stopacademy.StudentsandteachersfromDe

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Giant mushroom discovered in southwest China

A giant mushroom has been discovered in southwest China's Yunnan Province, authorities said Sunday.

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200 million-year-old dragonfly fossil found in China

Chineseresearchershavebeenstudyinga200million-year-olddragonflyfossil.Thedragonflyfossil,whichlivedintheLateTriassicperiod,wasdiscoveredinJunggarBasininnorthwes

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Massive database containing over 560 million passwords discovered

Securityresearchershavediscoveredamassivedatabaseoflogincredentials—over560millionemailsandpasswords—puttogetherbyanunknownperson.Alloftheinformationisinsecure.

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Afghan police defuse 5 improvised bombs in eastern province

The Afghan National Police (ANP) discovered and defused five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near a main foreign forces' base in eastern province of Parwan on Monday, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Aussie researchers discover pathway key to weight loss

Australian scientists have discovered a pathway key to accelerating weight loss.

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Int'l team identifies smallest salamander species

An international team of researchers has identified three new species of the world's smallest salamander and warned that the rare creatures are in danger of dying out.

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3,000-year-old tree found in NE China

A rare Chinese yew tree, believed to be about 3,000 years old, was discovered in northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said Sunday.

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Cup of China's Ming Dynasty found in British university fetches 4.6 mln USD at auction

A rare Chinese cup, dating back to the Ming Dynasty and found covered in dust at an English university, sold at an auction in Hong Kong Tuesday for more than 4.6 million U.S.dollars, the university said.

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Pottery relics reveal China's ancient stargazers

Their feet were firmly on the earth, but their hearts and minds were in the stars.That's the conclusion of archaeologist after studying common household utensils used by Chinese about 5,000 years ago.

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Egypt discovers tomb of ancient god Amun's wife in Luxor

​The Egyptian-French archeological mission working at the Ramesseum Temple in Luxor discovered the tomb of Karomama, divine wife of ancient Egyptian god Amun, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

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Japanese scientists find new mechanism for enterics' adaptability

Scientists in Japan have discovered a "surprisingly simple" mechanism through which enterics can adjust to the very different oxygen environments inside the human gut and outside, which opens a new potential target against these bacteria, a Japanese research institution said Tuesday.

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Ancient cliff paintings found in NW China valley

Chinese archaeologists have discovered more than 40 rock paintings in northwestern Gansu Province that may shed light on nomadic lives thousands of years ago.