Archeology
Ancient DNA can reveal the mystery of the Dead Sea book
The Dead Sea book is made up of tens of thousands of manuscript pieces made primarily of parchment or animal skin.
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Archeology
'Golden moment' at the opening of King Tutankhamun's casket
One of the famous historical photographs taken by archaeologist Harry Burton in Egypt in 1925 was first tinted, helping to highlight the importance of the discovery.
Archeology
2 million-year-old super rare frog fossils discovered in Argentina
According to AFP, the findings were published by the science and technology agency of La Matanza National University, Argentina.
Archeology
3,000-year-old paintings in a coffin containing mummies
Archaeologists uncovered many paintings while working to preserve ancient coffins containing mummified remains of ancient Egyptian nuns.
Archeology
Using radar to sweep through the ground, discover an ancient Roman city
Scientists have announced the discovery of an ancient city in the northern capital of Rome (Italy) by ground-sweeping radar (GPR).
Archeology
The burial place of Queen Cleopatra and her lover are about to be revealed?
Archaeologists believe that a spot on Egypt's Nile Delta could provide new clues about Queen Cleopatra's final resting place.
Archeology
Discovered the world's largest ancient shark tooth about the size of a hand
The tooth, 14.6 cm long and weighing nearly 0.5 kg, belongs to the megalodon, the extinct giant shark.
Archeology
Discover a prehistoric crocodile 3m long walk on two feet
Large, well-preserved footprints in a fossilized area of Korea may belong to the ancestors of two modern crocodiles.
Archeology
Ancient fish revealed the mystery of the origin of the human finger
Why do we have fingers, what does the number of these fingers mean in terms of evolution?
Space science
Details of the special astronaut's outfit to the ISS station
On May 31, the Crew Dragon aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket approached the International Space Station, marking the first time a private ship successfully brought a man t…
Space science
Discovered that the brown dwarf closest to Earth contains the dust disk
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a brown dwarf star 332 light-years from Earth that could support planet formation.
Space science
The SpaceX rocket landed after a historic flight
The Falcon 9 rocket propulsion deck was brought from the Atlantic into the Florida port by the SpaceX's unmanned 'Of Course I Still Love You'.
Space science
New findings on the early universe
New research results from the Hubble Space Telescope show that the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early universe occurred earlier than previously thoug…
Space science
'Interstellar guests' in the Solar System
Oumuamua is the first interstellar asteroid to fly over the recorded Solar System. However, the latest research shows that in our planetary system there may be many aste…
Space science
Find the 'mirror image' of the Solar System
An alien planetary system orbiting the star has been found to have many similarities to the Earth and the Sun.