Archeology
Discover common ancestors of modern people and extinct people
An unknown ancient species gave birth to both modern humans and extinct Neanderthals, in a miraculous evolution of 800,000 years ago.
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Animal world
Why do goats climb well?
Surely you do not believe your eyes when you see a mountain goat standing on a cliff, where hardly any species can reach. But it's amazingly natural.
Archeology
Discovering extremely rare footprints of ancient people 14,000 years ago
After a long period of research, archaeologists finally determined that the vestiges in a cave in Italy are human.
Archeology
1500 years ago, some people ate live rattlesnakes, went to the toilet to remove snake canines
Around 450, in the Chihuahuan Desert, some brave individual was alone eating a whole rattlesnake snake.
Biology
Finding ferns that can live in arsenic-polluted environments
(Reuters) - Scientists say this new finding could help clean up toxic waste more easily in the future.
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Today, the definition of 1kg will be calculated by light
Since ancient times, the concept of kg has been defined by a cylindrical platinum-iridium alloy block, called Le Grand K and protected in a basement in the suburbs of Pa…
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This is why the body in the concrete block is not decomposed
To answer the question, why is the body lying in a closed concrete block not strongly decomposed? First of all, understand the process of decomposing the human body.
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NASA spacecraft completes 60,000 rings around Mars
MRO probe, with a flying speed of more than 12,000km / h, reaches a new milestone in the journey to collect data about the red planet.
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When removing individual adhesive tape, should it be jerked gently or gently, it will be less painful?
If you have a small wound every time you have to stick a personal tape, you will know the feeling
Archeology
The 29 million-year-old stone on the necklace of pharaoh Tutankhamun
The big stone in the center of the pharaoh Tutankhamun's necklace is the result of a collision when the meteorite crashed into the Earth 29 million years ago.
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'Fine laughs' - Scary and painful torture in ancient times
The sound of 'laughs' sounded very funny, but in fact, this was a torture method that did not require any weapons, nor did it shed blood but tormented prisoners until de…
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What is the cause of life 'exploding' on Earth?
When the composition of the Earth's atmosphere changes, the evolution of animals can change.
Space science
Russia shows off space robots superior to the US and China
Russia's FedOR robot is about to be put up in space for the space race with the US and China, unexpectedly disparaged only for a photo.
Doomsday
Find the apocalyptic message of genius Leornado Da Vinci?
The prediction of the great apocalypse Leonardo da Vinci is finally deciphered after the latest analysis of his masterpiece Last Supper.
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Why do we have a nose?
There are many things worth pondering in life, such as the fate of man or the vastness of the universe. However, very few of us dare to question the rusty nose.