Oceanography
More than 130 whales are stranded in Japan
More than 130 early whales watered on the coast of Japan from the morning, including some of them died.
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Giant jellyfish drifted off the coast of Australia
A jellyfish shaped like a giant drop of water, belonging to the unclassified and named rare jellyfish was discovered drifting on the coast of Australia.
Oceanography
Hundreds of mysterious dead dolphins in Peru
From January to now, nearly 900 dolphin carcasses, of which 95% are bottlenose dolphins, continuously drifted to a coast about 170km in northern Peru. Officials suspect…
Oceanography
Oysters with language like?
According to AFP on December 6, Japan deciphered the 'language of successful oysters after discovering they could emit' squeak 'like people who suffer if they change the…
Oceanography
Rescue whales in Australia
Volunteers and lifeguards have to race against time to save the survivors, among nearly 200 whales and dolphins stranded on King, Australia on the third night.
Archeology
Israel showcased a 9,000-year-old sandstone neck mask
The ancient sandstone mask with highly symmetrical and complete details is found near a settlement in Israel.
Archeology
Discover 19 mysterious ancient statues in the clay city
Archaeologists have discovered 19 mysterious wooden statues in the ancient city of Chan Chan, Peru.
Archeology
Unexpected discovery: the oldest cave art belongs to Neanderthals
According to AFP news agency, the oldest cave art has been identified by new technologies by Neanderthals.
Archeology
Egypt excavated 3 ancient 2,000-year-old tombs containing many stone coffins
AFP quoted an announcement by the Egyptian Ministry of Stocks that tombs excavated in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area belong to Minya province in the southern capital of Ca…
Archeology
South Korea discovered new evidence of human sacrifices
Two skeletons were found under the walls of the ancient capital of Gyeongju, in Wolseong district, Gyeongsang province.
Archeology
Egypt plans to move the treasures of Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Archaeologists and conservation experts around the world discussed the safe movement of the treasures of Pharaoh Tutankhamun to a new location in Cairo, Egypt.
Archeology
Discovering Pharaoh's tomb nearly 4000 years in Egypt
The French news agency AFP reported that a Spanish archaeologist has discovered the tomb of Pharaoh of an 11th dynasty king of Egypt in the city of Luxor, in the middle…
Archeology
The mysterious cemetery on the cliff is 100 meters high
More than a hundred urns and many coffins containing skeletons are placed on the cliffs in Cambodia's remote forest for centuries, holding the secrets of a mysterious na…
Archeology
Predators have insect eyes
On December 8, Australian scientists announced the discovery of fossil eyes like insect eyes of ancient marine predators more than 500 million years ago, according to AF…
Archeology
Discover an open mummy in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have found a mummy of a woman who lived about 2,300 years ago.