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Scientists have found a new part of the Earth's crust that was previously hidden, and it dates back billions of years.

Continental shield, any of the large stable areas of low relief in the Earth’s crust that are composed of Precambrian crystalline rocks. The age of these rocks is in all cases greater than 540 million years, and radiometric age dating has revealed some that are as old as 2 to 3 billion years.

Editor Ray Blades visited Finland where he toured the historic port city, saw presentations on the new Sako rifles, and hunted.

New research published this month suggests Vikings brought horses and dogs from Scandinavia to Britain during the 9th century

Highland metal detectorists found an unexploded bomb, Beyonce's tour will have Scottish dates, and this week saw more misery for the Dons.

The findings indicate Vikings were not only stealing animals when they arrived in Britain, but brought some with them.

Cremated Viking bodies discovered in Britain have revealed some unknown truths about the ninth-century Viking invasion of Britain, thanks to cutting-edge technology.

Scientists from Durham University found animal remains alongside human remains at Britains only known Viking cremation cemetery at Heath Wood, Derbyshire.

A chemical analysis of cremated remains offers physical evidence of the arrival of Norse animals to England in the ninth century.

Research shows Scandinavian warriors were so fond of their animal friends they brought them to the UK and would be cremated alongside them