Archeology
550 million year old strange creature discovered in China
Strange creature in Hubei province - China belongs to the period called
Cambrian
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Archeology
Three-eyed, 10-legged monster reappears after half a billion years of extinction in China
One of the most primitive creatures of
Archeology
New 500 million year old species is as terrifying as 'alien creatures'
Reconstructed images show something beautiful and terrifying swimming, leading scientists to appropriate the name of the alien from the Oscar-winning film.
Archeology
The Earth's crust shifted, causing many animal species to disappear
Geological and fossil evidence more than half a million years old has shown that the Earth itself may be the culprit of mass extinctions.
Archeology
China discovered sponge fossils dating back about 540 million years
This is also the first complete sponge fossil this museum has collected since 1958.
Archeology
'Fainting' at the appearance of ancient Earth creatures, looking like alien monsters
The Cambrian explosion, which occurred about 542 million years ago, is one of the most 'impressive' events when it comes to the history of life on this planet. A few spe…
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Half-billion-year-old 'zombie' burrows into the Earth's heart, trapped between diamonds
New research has revealed how the explosion of life 541 million years ago left incredible traces deep in the Earth's interior, where the mantle is covered with diamonds.
Space science
Surprise the planet reversed hundreds of times right in the Solar System
Throughout 4.5 billion years of history, the planet's Arctic and Antarctic periods have changed places ... 26 times in every million years. More surprisingly, it is the…
Archeology
506 million-year-old monster in the quarry is like ... spaceship
The earth version of the Millennium Falcon spacecraft in Star Wars was found in a quarry in Canada, an ancient predatory sea monster.
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What is the cause of life 'exploding' on Earth?
When the composition of the Earth's atmosphere changes, the evolution of animals can change.
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Earth History through images (Part I)
Earth is a planet formed nearly 4.6 billion years ago and life appears on its surface about 1 billion years ago.
1001 mystery
The 8 biggest mysteries about Earth
You may be surprised to learn that dozens of spacecraft have mapped the surface of Mars even more accurately than the depths of the Earth's oceans.
Oceanography
Octopus is a hybrid of an alien creature?
Over 540 million years ago, the earth appeared a mysterious evolutionary leap that scientists call
Archeology
The prehistoric, headless prehistoric predator
Long before the dinosaurs dominated the Earth, the sea worm Capinatator praetermissus appeared in the oceans of the Cambrian period about 541 million years ago.
Archeology
Learn the world's oldest brain fossil
Fossil brain 500 million years old can provide more clues about the evolution of organisms on Earth.