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Mystery of where Yorkshire Stone Age monuments came from solved

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (616+ words) A set of giant monoliths known as the "Devil’s Arrows" were moved 18km (11 miles) across Yorkshire by Stone Age people, new research has found. The three columns have been standing in a farmer's field in Boroughbridge for thousands of years, with…...

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Carmarthen fossil hunter Dorothea Bate recognised with blue plaque

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (532+ words) A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the National History Museum has been recognised with a national blue plaque. Dorothea Bate, who died in 1951 aged 72, "transformed our understanding of prehistoric animals and…...

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Female fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque in Tring

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (416+ words) A blue plaque has been unveiled to honour one of the first female scientists to be employed by the Natural History Museum. Dorothea Bate began working for the institution in 1898, aged 19, before being transferred to the museum's site in Tring,…...

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Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia's main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in airspace near Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on…...

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Cave art discovery suggests first humans in Ireland came from Wales

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (823+ words) Researchers believe the first known humans to set foot on Ireland thousands of years ago were most likely from Wales, following the "exciting" discovery of ancient cave art. During the most recent Ice Age, when much of the British Isles…...

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Holywell Bay cliff fall in Newquay caused by 'fault in rocks"

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (436+ words) A beach cave collapsed due a "fault in the rocks", a geologist has said. The collapse at the historical landmark Holywell cave in Holywell Bay, Newquay, is thought to have occurred overnight on Saturday. The cave, also known as St…...

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BBC Audio | Rare Earth | Volcano

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (69+ words) Volcano BBC Helen Czerski and Tom Heap investigate the environmental impact of volcanoes from prehistory to the present day, and find out about their cultural significance in art and literature. On today's panel: Dr Will Hutchison, volcanologist at the University…...

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Life-size Megalosaurus sculptures displayed at Blenheim Palace

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (329+ words) Five colourful dinosaur sculptures have been installed in the gardens of a palace. The Megalosaurus is displayed in different expressive poses in the Dinosaurs Are Forever exhibition at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. It was the first ever scientifically named…...

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Peru earthquake leaves three injured and buildings damaged

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (414+ words) At least three people have been injured and buildings have been damaged after an earthquake struck Peru, local officials have said. The earthquake, which occurred near the small settlement of Aniso in the southern Ayacucho region on Thursday, had a…...

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Earthquake rocks Spain's historic Granada, injuring three

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) At least three people have been lightly injured and a number of buildings damaged when an earthquake rocked southern Spain, local officials say. The epicentre of the magnitude 4.8 tremor on Tuesday morning was about 10km (six miles) south of the historic…...