1001 mystery
The thousand-year mystery of a lizard-man statue with a 'deformed' face
One of the world's most difficult mysteries to solve are the Ubaid lizard people found in Iraq.
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Oceanography
Ancient landslide in the Red Sea can cause a tsunami 21m . high
Depending on the extent of the landslide, a giant tsunami between 21 and 45 meters high could wreak havoc on the coasts of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Archeology
Archaeologists unearth 'thousand year game' in Oman
Archaeologists working in the Qumayrah Valley in Oman have unearthed a rare artifact: a 4,000-year-old boardgame. The game table set has engravings arranged in a grid sh…
Archeology
Discovered 5,000-year-old remains covered with ocher color in Siberia
In addition to being covered in ocher, the remains in two large graves in Serbia are unusually tall, suggesting they had migrated from elsewhere.
Archeology
The 'origin' of the controversial scientific discovery of the first Americans
The scientific understanding of the habitability of the Americas is not as disturbing as it once was in the Western Hemisphere.
Archeology
Digging ancient graves, 'hit the trick' of a 1,500-year-old smuggled silver workshop
This ancient structure is not only the lavish tomb of a powerful noblewoman, but also includes the largest illegal silver workshop of the Roman period in England.
1001 mystery
Mysterious 99,999 'spooky' bricks to build the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall was built with the wisdom and sacrifices of many Chinese people.
1001 mystery
Ancient super-floods deformed the Earth's crust
The flood caused by melting ice during the last Ice Age changed the Earth's surface, leaving many traces that can still be seen today in North America.
Archeology
The 450-year-old mummy is clutching an old and dilapidated letter, the content inside makes posterity dumbfounded
When the letter was read, everyone was deeply moved, 450 years have passed and it is indeed a memoir with great spiritual value.
1001 mystery
Unsolved mysteries in Chinese history
Since ancient times, the mystical land of China has recorded a number of mysteries with fascinating stories. Some great examples include assassinations of historical fig…
Conquer Mars
Achievements of NASA robots after a year of exploring Mars
The Perseverance robot has achieved many achievements such as drilling for the first time to sample rocks on another planet or extracting oxygen from the Martian atmosph…
Archeology
Explore 2,600-year-old ancient wells: Where 'life after death' is created
Among a group of extremely large burial wells in the ancient cemetery of Abusir north of Saqqara (Cairo, Egypt), scientists have found a special ancient well containing…
Space science
Admire the heart-shaped oasis seen from space
Astronauts on the International Space Station photographed an oasis over 1,200 square kilometers with a unique shape in the middle of the desert.
Science story
Build an Olympic village, dig an 800-year-old palace full of treasures
The Olympic Village for athletes participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics under construction in Hebei - China has had to be relocated due to encountering an overwhelmin…
Archeology
Antiquities reveal the punishment for students who commit mistakes in ancient Egypt
Archaeologists have discovered 18,000 ceramic fragments engraved with details of life in ancient Egypt. These artifacts also reveal the punishment for bad students 2,000…