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Plastic-Eating Worms Discovered in Africa
Scientists have found a surprising helper in dealing with plastic waste: the lesser mealworm. This beetle larva, originally from Africa but now living in many places around the world, can eat and break down plastic, according to recent research. This...
Israel Bongo: The Fake MP Who Fooled Congo
A man by the name of Israel Bongo was perhaps the most famous man in the Democratic Republic of Congo after it was discovered he made himself pass as a fake MP in the National Assembly of Congo. In late...
Egypt Calls for Return of Berlin Museum Nefertiti Bust
Egypt's former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Zahi Hawass is on a mission, calling for the return of the priceless Queen Nefertiti bust currently exhibited at the Neues Museum in Berlin. According to Deutsche Welle, he requests Germany's cooperation...
Groundbreaking Discovery of Largest Ancient City in Egypt
Renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass recently revealed the groundbreaking archaeological discovery of an ancient city in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Researchers have uncovered the largest, most complete city ever found in the area. So far, around 2,000...
The Vlahakis Greek Tribe of Africa
The name Vlahakis is widespread in Zambia, thanks to a brave Greek man from the island of Crete called Nikolaos Vlahakis who arrived in southern Africa at the end of the 19th century. His descendants, who are members of the...
Long-Lost Ship Found in the Desert Laden With Gold
The discovery of a ship, missing for five centuries, in a southwest African desert, filled with gold coins, is one of the most thrilling archaeological finds in recent times. The Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus) was a Portuguese vessel that...
Two Alien Minerals Unknown to Earth Found in Meteorite
Geologists have recently discovered two alien minerals unknown to Earth in a meteorite in Somalia. A small, 2.5 ounce (70-gram) fragment of the fifteen thousand kilogram fallen comet known as El Ali revealed the alien ore. Scientists stumbled upon the...