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Archeology
World's oldest wine jar contains cremated human bones
The world's oldest wine jar containing a man's ashes in a Roman tomb sheds light on 1st century burial practices.
1001 mystery
The mystery of the relics of the great monks of Vietnam
They are crystals of all colors, sparkling like jade, solid like diamonds, unbreakable by hammers, unburnable by fire.
Scientific application
Concrete made from fly ash waste and glass can transmit light
A group of scientists took advantage of waste fly ash and slag at the bottom of a waste-burning power plant to combine glass to create concrete that can transmit light,…
Environment
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia makes new findings about climate
Ruang Volcano in Indonesia experienced multiple eruptions last week. The volcanic phenomenon was pushed so high that it reached the stratosphere of the atmosphere, estim…
Environment
The world's southernmost volcano spews gold dust. How much gold is worth each day?
An active volcano in Antarctica not only spews ash like other volcanoes, but also spews gold dust.
Archeology
Excavation of 63 ancient tombs, revealing the cremation custom of the Neolithic period
Archaeologists in France have excavated a Neolithic site containing 63 tombs and hundreds of structures and artifacts in human possession spanning some 4,000 years.
Archeology
Decoding the 'petrified man' gene for the first time: The secret of the 'timeless' city
Italian and Danish scientists have successfully decoded the DNA of two Pompeii people - a city devastated by the volcano Vesuvius 2,000 years ago, famous for its shockin…
Space science
Discovered a completely new type of cosmic monster, born from 2 'zombie'
German and Argentine scientists have identified a strange, powerful new type of star covered in helium-burnt ash. More horrifying, this kind of cosmic monster spawns fro…
Biology
Disaster with billions of ash trees in America and Europe: East Asian emerald worm
The study predicts this beautiful emerald worm could wipe out all ash in 6,000 metropolitan areas across the United States.
Space science
Rare collision of dead stars may give new life
Like the phoenix, some stars can explode with life and emerge from the 'ashes' of previously passed stars.
Space science
Discovered a new type of star covered with ash from burning helium gas
A group of German astronomers recently discovered a group of stars of the strange stellar type, covered with ash from helium combustion.
Environment
Volcano in Indonesia erupts, creating a column of ash 1,500m . high
The column of ash formed from the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia reached 1,500 meters high on February 5, according to the country's Geological Agenc…
Scientific application
Successfully extracted rare earth element from waste
Rice University has successfully recovered rare earth elements from trash with important properties for electronics and green technology.
Archeology
World history is turned upside down because of the world's oldest fossil of a wise man
The secret of Omo I, fossil remains unearthed among volcanic ash in Ethiopia in 1960, has just been deciphered by scientists.