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Follow dinosaurs from above ... aircraft
Archeology

Follow dinosaurs from above ... aircraft

Scientists are trying to understand more about dinosaurs by taking pictures of the footprints they left millions of years ago, from helicopters.

December 17, 2018
Dinosaurs stopped evolving before being extinct
Archeology

Dinosaurs stopped evolving before being extinct

Scientists have discovered that dinosaurs have stopped evolving 50 million years before being extinct. This animal has taken advantage of the habitat change of its last…

December 17, 2018
Can soft tissue of dinosaurs really exist?
Archeology

Can soft tissue of dinosaurs really exist?

Paleontologists have done a study in 2005 proving that soft tissue can be recovered from dinosaur bones that have been decomposed. This is a big discovery that will expa…

December 17, 2018
Diversity of dinosaurs has a long pedigree
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Diversity of dinosaurs has a long pedigree

The belief that dinosaurs underwent species diversification booming just before being wiped out was essentially an illusion, because the major evolution of the beasts oc…

December 17, 2018
Detecting Greek mummies in coffins with lead
Archeology

Detecting Greek mummies in coffins with lead

The mummy of a middle-aged woman dating from ancient Greece was discovered in a coffin by lead in another stone casket. The first clear information is the Greek mummy fr…

December 17, 2018
King Tutankhamun may have a daughter
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King Tutankhamun may have a daughter

Egyptian scientists are examining the DNA of two embalmed fetuses found in Tutankhamun's tomb to find out if they are children of the young emperor.

December 17, 2018
Sahara used to be green and inhabited
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Sahara used to be green and inhabited

Scientists have just discovered the skeleton of a small woman hugging two children, lying on a flower bed 5000 years ago in the barren Sahara desert today.

December 17, 2018
The eternal beauty of earrings of 2,500 years old
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The eternal beauty of earrings of 2,500 years old

Even when it comes to 2,500 years old, it is completely crafted with extremely primitive tools, but surely this earrings will fascinate modern ladies at the first sight.…

December 17, 2018