MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have discovered the fossil of the world’s oldest flying squirrel fossil and the intriguing finding gives new insight on the origin and evolution of these airborne
MessageToEagle.com – Periods of extreme cold winter weather and intense snowfall, similar to those that gripped the UK in a deep freeze with the arrival of the ‘Beast from
MessageToEagle.com – Two fossils of the species Graecopithecus freybergi, discovered in Greece and Bulgaria have now been dated to between 7.2 and 7.1 million years ago. The discovery is
MessageToEagle.com – A very long time ago, Britain was connected to the European mainland. Then a series of dramatic geological events resulted in that Britain was separated from Europe.
MessageToEagle.com – The oldest human cranium fossil was discovered in the cave of Aroeira in Portugal. Dated to 400,000 years ago, the cranium represents the westernmost human fossil ever
MessageToEagle.com – An unexplained increase of radioactive isotope Iodine-131 has been detected in several countries in Europe. The levels are still beyond dangerous threshold, but the cause of the
MessageToEagle.com – There were almost only men who migrated from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe approximately 5,000 years ago, according to a new genetic study. Scientists from Uppsala and Stanford University
MessageToEagle.com – You never do know what is hidden beneath the ground do you? Using satellite images that helped to create an ‘x-ray’ view of the planet, scientists have
MessageToEagle.com – In December 1952 a great fog blanked London killing as many as 12,000 people. Causing breathing problems, the fog covered the city for five days and it
MessageToEagle.com – The name of Europe’s largest megalithic mausoleum is Cairn de Barnenez. Located the Bay of Morlaix, Britanny, France, we find some of the world’s oldest burial chambers.
MessageToEagle.com – On November 21, 615, died Irish Saint Columbanus who founded monasteries throughout France, Germany, and Italy. He was one of those many Irish missionaries who kept
MessageToEagle.com – Europe is famously tesselated, with different cultural and language groups clustering in different regions. But how did they all get there? And how are they related? One
MessageToEagle.com – On September 15, 1616, the first public and free school for poor children in Europe was established on the initiative of Saint Joseph Calasanz. The school
MessageToEagle.com – A recent study suggests half of the Western European population descended from an unknown Bronze Age king who lived around 4,000 years ago. Although it remains
MessageToEagle.com – We are all familiar with the names of the continents and their geographic location, but not everyone knows the history behind these names. If you are a
MessageToEagle.com – Charlemagne was born on April 2, 742 in Northern Europe. He was also known as Charles the Great (in English), Karl der Grosse, (in German) and Carolus Magnus
MessageToEagle.com – An 8,500-year-old cemetery in Germany is believed to be the oldest burial place on the continent. Scientists who examined the place have stated it is the
MessageToEagle.com – The introduction of agriculture into Europe about 8,500 years ago changed the way people lived right down to their DNA. Now, an international team reports in Nature that researchers
MessageToEagle.com – Superstitions, curses, hideous rituals and customs that our modern world find unacceptable today, often dominated the lives of our ancestors. The belief that some people rise
MessageToEagle.com – Humans have been using bees for their beehive products for as long as 8,500 years, according to new research from the University of Bristol. Previous evidence from prehistoric
MessageToEagle.com – A new study indicates that Neanderthal man arrived on the Italian peninsular some 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed radioactive deposits that were found in sediments
MessageToEagle.com – It might take some courage to live here and have giant, miraculously balanced granite boulders above the roof of the house. However, residents of the beautiful ancient
MessageToEagle.com – A two-year meticulous investigation into the mystery of an Edinburgh crypt has finally cast important new light on the turbulent and little-known history of the Dark
MessageToEagle.com – A recently launched project that is performing CAT scans on the remains of Pompeii victims contained within plaster casts has revealed that good health was widespread
MessageToEagle.com – Few people know about the remarkable Mangup cliff that together form the biggest cavern fortress on the Crimean peninsula, about 9 miles due east of Sevastopol. Once
