Archeology
The mysterious ancient Buddhist kingdom of Khotan lies on the Silk Road
Human history has largely forgotten the 'jewel' of Khotan, the cradle and cultural bridge of Buddhism on the branch of the Silk Road.
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Animal world
Why in oysters and shellfish have pearls?
The cradle that produces the pearl is a mollusk like a scallop, a pearl on the beach and a freshwater mussel.
Space science
Mysterious comet suburbs fringe the Solar System
A new project led by a University of Florida researcher could fundamentally alter our understanding of how comets come from the outskirts of the Solar System.
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A lot of things about ancient Chinese cricket cages: Great artifacts of mankind
Since the Tang Dynasty (618-907), in China there has been an interest in raising crickets.
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Interesting facts about Syria
Syria was the cradle of civilization 10,000 years ago. It is also home to the ancient city of Ebla.
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Little known facts about the Sahara desert
Today can be terrifyingly hot, the Sahara has always been the cradle of life, enveloping thousands of ancient inhabitants.
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9 remarkable things about Iraq
Not only is football a respectable achievement, Iraq is also a country with a rich cultural history. Here's what few people know about Iraqi U23's homeland.
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Life on Earth begins with volcanoes?
A series of recent studies revealed that life on Earth may have begun in the craters sprayed on the sea floor.
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Life on Earth comes from ... clay?
According to Scientific Reports, researchers from Cornell University (USA) believe that clay may be
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The Middle East may be the cradle of humanity
The fact that archaeologists discovered the human remains dating back 400,000 years in Israel could force the scientific community to rewrite the entire evolutionary sto…
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Unexpected discovery of the
Everyone knows that ancient Egypt was a great civilization cradle, but its origin lies elsewhere.
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Shocking discovery: Asia is the cradle of art
Scientists have identified paintings in a cave in Sulawesi Island (Indonesia) that is up to 40,000 years old.
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Humanity survives thanks to the Altai climate
Climate conditions are stable, so some ancient forms of people could survive here - the Russian expert Pavel Tarasov said.
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Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens
New England University experts at Armidale studied ancient DNA (called DNA mitochondria) in 48 ancient chicken bones and found similar traces present in chickens everywh…