Oceanography
The touching story of a lonely dolphin in the Baltic Sea
Five years ago, residents living along the Svendborgsund Canal in the Baltic Sea, Denmark, were surprised to notice the appearance of a lone male bottlenose dolphin.
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Oceanography
Scene of more than 150 tons of jellyfish destroying a power plant in China
The sudden swarm of jellyfish overloaded the cooling system, forcing factory workers to work around the clock to clear the blockage and clean up the mess.
Archeology
Digging a 3,500m high 'water tomb', China found a huge treasure mine, the secret of the Silk Road is revealed!
This discovery shocked Chinese archaeologists.
Archeology
China unearths more than 90,000 Stone Age artifacts dating back more than 5,000 years
This archaeological excavation provides a lot of data for the study of stone technology, production and life of ancient people in different periods in the region.
Archeology
Ancient Hercules Statue Discovered While Fixing Plumbing in Rome
A statue depicting the Roman mythological hero Hercules was discovered during pipe repairs on a famous street in Rome, Italy.
Archeology
Student picks up leaf, archaeologist declares 'this is a priceless treasure'
Running up the mountain to collect dry firewood, a middle school student found a strange leaf that surprised archaeologists.
Archeology
The first block of amber discovered in Antarctica
For the first time, researchers have found pieces of amber from a sedimentary basin off the coast of Antarctica.
Archeology
'Dragon Man': Ancient Species Unleashes Mystery About Human Origin!
In recent years, archaeologists made a major discovery in China's Pingyao County: An entirely new species of ancient human, dubbed
Archeology
The truth about the world's top 'dinosaur gold mine' in China
Scientists have just discovered what makes Yixian, a world where dinosaurs seem to have frozen in time.
Archeology
Declassified spy satellite, 1,400-year-old ghost town appears
Images taken by the US KH-9 (Hexagon) spy satellite system in 1973 brought about a spectacular archaeological discovery.
Archeology
35,000-year-old mummy of saber-toothed cat found frozen in Siberia
Researchers analyzed a mummy collected from permafrost in Siberia in 2020 and determined it was a 3-week-old saber-toothed cat that died at least 35,000 years ago.
Archeology
Decoding the Aztec child sacrifice during drought
At least 42 children were sacrificed in Tenochtitlán to appease the rain god's anger during a prolonged drought.
Archeology
Rare gladiator knife handle found on Hadrian's Wall
It's rare to find gladiator souvenirs from Roman Britain, but archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England.
Archeology
12 mysterious mummies revealed next to famous French castle
The mummies were found in a crypt on the grounds of the Château des Milandes, dating from the 16th-17th century.
Archeology
Reconstructing the face of a person who lived 50,000 years ago
A team of archaeologists and 3D designers reconstructed the face of an individual belonging to the now extinct species Homo floresiensis, genus Homo (Human genus).