Oceanography
The first one to conquer the deepest point in every ocean
American explorer Victor Vescovo dives to the bottom of the 5.5 km deep Molly trench in the Arctic Ocean by submarine.
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Oceanography
Half red lobster, half black, super rare
Fishermen found a two-million-color two-million-color lobster in one off the state of Maine on Sept. 6.
Oceanography
Ghost crabs use teeth in their stomach to intimidate enemies
When threatened, Atlantic crabs can emit growls with teeth that evolved to shred food.
Archeology
The animal with 50 living parts 550 million years ago could decipher the secret of life
A 550 million-year-old fossil worm found on the banks of the Yangtze River, west of Hubei province, China, may be the first creature on Earth to move.
Archeology
Discovered a new species of platypus
Paleontologists identify a 72 million-year-old fossil on Hokkaido island belonging to an unknown species of platypus.
Archeology
Ancient 'beast' version of 4 meek modern creatures
Many small and gentle animals in the present, having children even raised as pets have had ancestors of giant beasts that terrify the ancient world.
Archeology
Tyrant dinosaurs had 'air conditioning' in mind
The latest research shows that the T-Rex's skull has an air-conditioned function.
Archeology
56 jars in the tomb of the prime minister of Egypt contain great secrets
Egyptian archaeologists were surprised to find the tomb of an ancient Egyptian prime minister, but the contents of this tomb made them even more 'heartbroken'.
Archeology
Found 200 silver coins buried under the old battlefield
Jaroslaw Musialkowski and his brother found hundreds of coins under a tree at the scene of the Battle of Roslin, Scotland, in the early 14th century.
Archeology
The largest carnivorous mammal on land, dubbed the 'mobile meat grinder'
They are big, powerful and possess long fangs that can crush your bones in a snap and are known as portable meat grinders.
Archeology
Dead Sea ancient texts reveal 'miracles' that 2,000 years of material did not disintegrate
A scroll of Dead Sea Ancient Literature dated to less than 2,000 years, hidden in caves, written on parchment - a material that should have long since disintegrated - re…
Archeology
A worker accidentally unearths medieval treasures
Go to help you build a house, a worker stumbles upon a treasure with 14,000 coins dating back to the Middle Ages.
Archeology
2,600-year-old seal discovered in ancient Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have found a seal engraved with ancient Jewish characters.
Archeology
The gruesome grave reveals the massacre of the Mongol army when attacking Europe
Researchers are really obsessed after learning the truth behind a skeletal mass grave discovered in Russia.
Archeology
Fossil discovered the largest flying animal ever lived on Earth
Fossils of a newly discovered dinosaur with a wider wingspan than a bus in London are one of the largest flying animals ever on Earth.