Archeology
The oldest 2,200-year-old termite mound on Earth
A giant 2,000-year-old giant termite nest discovered in Africa is the oldest termite mound on Earth and is proof that insects can live in a house for thousands of years.
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Discovered the wreck of 18th century slave ship of Portugal
New experts discovered Portugal's sinking ship Sao Jose-Paquete de Africa off the coast of South Africa in 1794.
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Discover the world's oldest fossil skin in South Africa
Scientists discovered skin tissue belonging to two million-year-old fossil skeletons, found in South Africa.
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Found the most giant fossil lobster on earth 480 million years ago
The latest scientific news from scientists said a larger set of giant fossil lobsters has been found in southeastern Morocco in North Africa.
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New step in reviving Woolly's long-haired mammoth
The US researchers said that the successful creation of 14 mammoth genes and implantation into elephants will bring mammoths back to Earth.
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Discover the oldest fossil of mankind
A piece of lower jaw bone excavated in Ethiopia, Africa dates back to 2.8 million years, showing that human history dates earlier than we thought 400,000 years.
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Human bones are lighter with time
The lack of osteoporosis makes human bones lighter, increasing the risk of fractures and osteoporosis.
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Study ecosystem from ancient Egyptian paintings
About 6 millennia ago, there were about 37 large mammal mammals that once roamed the deserts and river valleys that now lie in the territory of Egypt.
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Find ancient giant footprints in Africa
During excavations in southern Africa, archaeologists discovered a giant footprint with a length of 120cm.
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Why do the ancient ancestors of human beings walk on two legs?
The hominin, our ancient ancestor, must be attracted by the terrain of the rocky uplands and these topographic canyons giving them shelter and many opportunities to trap…
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Climate change changes people's creativity
The Live Science website said on May 21 that there was evidence that the favorable climate period was also when humans invented new tools, and began to use symbolic imag…
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Ancestor fossil turtle
American paleontologists said they discovered a fossil, thereby providing clues about the initial evolution of the natural development of tortoise shells.
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New discovery about the evolution of language
The combination of monkey and human traits in the middle ear bone of two extinct ancient genus shows that human ancestors may have begun to evolve the parts that souther…
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Found the oldest fossil monkey in America in Panama
An international team of archaeologists from the Smith Institute for Tropical Research (STRI) recently found the oldest monkey monkey fossil in the United States, dating…
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Ancient Chinese coins appear in East Africa
Archaeological delegation led by Chapurukha M. Kusimba, an expert of Field Museum in Chicago (USA), discovered Minh's coin on Manda island in Kenya. They excavated the i…