DISCOVERY

World War I-era shell discovered in Israel

Published on: November 16, 2021
09:02

Tel Aviv, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Israeli workers uncovered an artillery shell dating back to World War I (1914-1918) at a building site in Ganei Tikva, in central Israel, the press reported on Tuesday.

Egyptian archaeologists discover tomb of the treasurer of Ramses II

Published on: October 31, 2021
09:49

Cairo, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian archaeologists discovered the tomb of the treasurer of Pharaoh Ramses II in the Saqqara necropolis, about 30 kilometers from the capital, an official source reported.

Italian ENI makes new oil discovery in Egypt

Published on: October 27, 2021
08:46

Cairo, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Italian energy giant ENI made three new oil and gas discoveries in western Egypt with total reserves of 50 million barrels of crude oil equivalent, an official source announced on Wednesday.

Oldest known footsprints of pre-humans identified in Crete

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:39

London, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Footprints left by pre-humans dating back at least six million years ago and found four years ago has been identified by researchers on the island of Crete, Greece, UK Scientific Reports magazine published on Thursday.

Russia’s Lukoil finds new oil reserves on Mexican platform

Published on: August 2, 2021
08:50

Moscow, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Russian company Lukoil announced the discovery of new oil reserves in the Sayulita well of the Mexican platform, estimated up to 200 million barrels of crude oil equivalent, local press reported on Monday.

Scientists discover 15,000-year-old viruses from Tibetan glacier

Published on: July 23, 2021
07:12

London, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Scientists have found viruses nearly 15,000-year-old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China.

Climate change varied the size of the Maya populations

Published on: July 9, 2021
07:16

London, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Climate change played a key role in the variations in the size of the Maya settlement in Itzan, now modern-day Guatemala, thousands of years ago, Quaternary Science Reviews published.

Scientists devise a biodegradable, battery-free pacemaker

Published on: July 7, 2021
07:28

London, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Scientists have designed a temporary, biodegradable, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient´s body when its work is done, the latest advance in the emerging field of bioelectronics, the Nature Biotechnology magazine published.

Mayan urn returned to Mexico by Albion College

Published on: April 15, 2021
08:42

Mexico, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) A Mayan urn, made between 900 and 1600 AD, was returned to Mexico after spending over 52 years at Albion College, Michigan, since 1969.

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