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Ancient Chinese coins appear in East Africa
Archeology

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…

December 17, 2018
Complete a compilation dictionary for 90 years
Archeology

Complete a compilation dictionary for 90 years

The project has compiled a dictionary that lists, explains and provides references to wedge-shaped words on the shale and stones of Mesopotamia residents that have just…

December 17, 2018
'Tiny' dinosaur fossils
Archeology

'Tiny' dinosaur fossils

A group of scientists from London, Cambridge and Chicago recognized and described one of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered.

December 17, 2018
Discover a vestige of the world's oldest battle
Archeology

Discover a vestige of the world's oldest battle

A few kilometers from the fighting areas in Iraq, the archaeologists from the University of Chicago (USA) and the Syrian art industry have discovered the remains of a ba…

December 17, 2018
A long-necked predator in the sea
Archeology

A long-necked predator in the sea

Scientists have discovered a long-necked reptile, with fangs, that seems to hunt fish and squid in shallow waters that are present in the South China Sea more than 230 m…

December 17, 2018
Contacting aliens can destroy Earth's life
Space science

Contacting aliens can destroy Earth's life

Lucianne Walkowicz, astrophysicist at Adler Planetarium in Chicago, USA, told the NBC news agency that contacting aliens could be disastrous for humans.

December 17, 2018
America exhibits Russian meteorite fragments
Space science

America exhibits Russian meteorite fragments

The Field Museum in Chicago (USA) said it had collected 234 meteorite pieces of the terrorist that exploded in the sky of Russia's Urals region in February.

December 17, 2018
Live without the sun
Space science

Live without the sun

Scientists at the University of Chicago (USA) have calculated that life can exist on a planet for billions of years without a star providing direct warmth.

December 17, 2018
Homosexual intercourse in fruit flies
Biology

Homosexual intercourse in fruit flies

Researcher David Featherstone, of the University of Illinois at Chicago, led the team who discovered that sexual orientation in fruit flies is controlled by an unknown n…

December 17, 2018
Rare rhinos in East Africa give birth
Animal world

Rare rhinos in East Africa give birth

A new East African black rhino has just been born at Lincoln Zoo, Chicago, USA, last week in the rare birth of rhino at the zoo.

December 16, 2018
Penguins use scent to identify their partners
Animal world

Penguins use scent to identify their partners

Penguins can smell their partners' smells, help them find each other in crowded herds, and can also identify relatives of relatives to avoid inbreeding.

December 16, 2018