Human ancestors are ... eel?
An eel-like prehistoric creature found in Canada has been identified as the oldest ancestor of humans that science has ever known.
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An eel-like prehistoric creature found in Canada has been identified as the oldest ancestor of humans that science has ever known.
Since 2010, a group of researchers led by Tamara Estupinan historian surveyed the area of Sigchos, located 80km from Quito, the capital of Ecuador. They reported findi…
The list of ancient Egyptian pharaohs will probably have to be corrected by the arrival of a new king, Egyptian Minister of Ancient Monuments Mohammed Ibrahim, has issue…
Named Coronacollina acula, this creature was from 560-550 million years ago, ie during the Ediacaran period (630-542 million years ago), before the outbreak of life and…
According to DailyMail, it is interesting that its owner does not know the priceless value of the item before selling it. It was not until the appraisers of the auction…
The most comprehensive map of the sinking of the Titanic has just been completed when researchers assembled 130,000 images of underwater robots shooting at the bottom of…
Italian researchers say they may have discovered a long-lost painting of artist Leonardo da Vinci. This painting is said to be behind a 16th-century mural in Florence.
Forensic experts said they discovered 167 remains near 1300 years old in a mass grave in southern Mexico.
Scientists have discovered fossils of two horned dinosaurs,
The strange fossil bones that scientists found in southern China may be the remains of a new strain who lived with modern people more than 11,000 years ago.
On the Kamchatka peninsula, located 200km from Tigil village, scientists from Russia's Archaeological University St Petersburg discovered some strange fossils. According…
Some photos of the ship after a century of seabed going to be published in the April issue of National Geographic will help people see what the ship looks like today.
In the process of restoring an ancient well in the area of Xuan Giang - Nghi Xuan commune (Ha Tinh), Nguyen Du Relic Management Board discovered traces of an ancient a…
In August 2011, for the first time, archaeologists discovered dead bodies buried in the ancient pyramid of Huaca Las Ventanas, the capital of the Sicilian people living…
Paleontologist Zhang Jianping of the Chinese University of Geology said the footprints of the first dinosaur imprinted in the city were found. According to Mr. Zhang, th…