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miamiherald.com | Lauren Liebhaber
Ancient archaeological finds, some dating back 7,000 years, were unearthed during the construction of an industrial park in southwestern Germany. Archaeologists have documented more than 1,100 finds, including graves, pottery, tools, jewelry, a meat-cooking pit and “longhouses”, at the site, according to a May 14 news release from Vaihingen an der Enz officials. Officials said the discoveries will reveal the much longer history of Vaihingen an der Enz and the region more broadly.
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miamiherald.com | Lauren Liebhaber
In a forest bordering a remote town in Tibet, in an area referred to as “the roof of the world,” researchers captured seven bats that looked unlike any they had seen before. Five of the seven specimens, caught in the forest canopy using no-harm harp traps, were members of a new species called Murina chayuensis, according to a May 28 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Zoosystematics and Evolution.
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islandpacket.com | Lauren Liebhaber
Two ancient urns were discovered at the same cemetery in 1956 and 1967, officials said. Photo by the City of Espelkamp/P. Metzner Archaeologists are investigating a 3,000-year-old gravesite discovered during the expansion of a modern-day cemetery in Germany.
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miamiherald.com | Lauren Liebhaber
A remotely operated vehicle ventured to the depths of the ocean off the coast of southern New Zealand and captured “mesmerizing” footage of the never-before-seen ecosystems thriving in the darkness. Diving over half a mile down, the ROV recorded an “incredible variety of life,” specifically coral communities, along the ocean floor, according to a May 27 news release from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation.
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mahoningmatters.com | Lauren Liebhaber
As an electrical storm hit a small town in eastern South Africa, wildlife expert Nick Evans drove past a field in KwaZulu-Natal Province. He said he and two friends pulled over after hearing the calls of rain frogs driven from their burrows by the storm’s heavy rain, according to a May 21 Facebook post. Believing they heard the calls of the elusive Braviceps bagginsi, or Bilbo’s rain frog, they scoured the field for the hard-to-find amphibians.
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