Food: Deliciously preserved By Kylee Newton Published: 19:02 EDT, 18 September 2021 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 18 September 2021 Harvest time? Reap the rewards for months with these recipes for pickles and jams Kimchi fried rice with a fried egg PRESERVING KNOW-HOW STERILISING JARS Wash jars and lids in hot soapy water, then rinse in … Read more
Deliciously preserved: Chicken liver pâté with chutney and brioche toast By Kylee Newton Published: 19:02 EDT, 18 September 2021 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 18 September 2021 You can make a vegetarian version of this pâté by replacing the livers with 400g sliced button or chestnut mushrooms. SERVES 2 (makes about 200g pâté) 80g unsalted butter … Read more
A chicken egg surrounded by human feces inside an ancient cesspit for 1,000 years has been unearthed in Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. The complete egg was discovered in an industrial complex dating back to the Byzantine period, in what is now Yavne. ‘Eggshell fragments are known from earlier periods, for … Read more
Ancient Roman baths dating back some 2,000 years have been discovered in the Andalusia region of southwest Spain. The surprisingly well-preserved structure, which still retains windows, doors and entire walls, was discovered under sand dunes in Cádiz’s Caños de Meca beach. The baths were likely intended as a place for local farmers and fishermen to … Read more
The new barbie stars: Halloumi with red peppers, artichoke and preserved lemon By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2021 Summer on a plate. After returning from Morocco, I started putting preserved lemons into everything – they work beautifully against the red peppers in this dish. SERVES … Read more
Exceptionally preserved fossil of a 100-MILLION-year-old preying mantis is discovered in Canada that shows the prehistoric creature’s vein network and wings Fossils of wings belonging to Labradormantis guilbaulti were found in Labrador The exceptionally preserved specimens allowed scientists to analyze veins laying on the wings A single vein on a folding line exists in just … Read more
Oldest mammal hair ever discovered is found preserved in amber dating back 110MILLION years – as experts say its owner probably got stuck to a tree while snoozing Scientists uncovered dinosaur feather at site in Teruel, Aragon, eastern Spain Three strands of mammal hair and dinosaur feathers found at Santa María mine Both pieces ‘exceptionally … Read more
Doing the school run! Primary school walks on mechanical legs to new location so the building can be preserved in its entirety in Shanghai The Lagena primary school was first built in 1935 according to local officials But a new construction project on the site will begin soon, completing in 2023 To save the building, … Read more
Royal Mint condition! Perfectly preserved £5 banknote dating back to 1863 is set to fetch £12,000 at auction One of the finest quality early black and white note the cataloguer has ever seen Signed by Matthew Marshall it represented the height of Victorian technology The live online auction to be held by Dix Noonan Webb … Read more
3D reconstruction of Cretaceous beetle preserved in amber for 99 million years finally reveals its ‘mysterious’ shape Mysteriomorphidae beetles were first identified around a year ago, experts said However, as their given name hints, their body shape had been quite unclear New specimens from the Kachin amber mines in northern Myanmar were found Experts used a … Read more