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Human ancestors are ... eel?
Archeology

Human ancestors are ... eel?

An eel-like prehistoric creature found in Canada has been identified as the oldest ancestor of humans that science has ever known.

December 17, 2018
Discover the oldest animal in Earth
Archeology

Discover the oldest animal in Earth

Scientists discovered fossils of a sponge-like creature dating back about 760 million years in Africa. This may be the first animal to appear on Earth.

December 17, 2018
Small horses like ... cats
Archeology

Small horses like ... cats

Over 50 million years ago, Earth's temperatures were higher than now, and cat-only horses have a lot in North American forests.

December 17, 2018
Disaster sweeps 90% of dinosaurs are not serious?
Archeology

Disaster sweeps 90% of dinosaurs are not serious?

Scientists say the severity of the biggest 'environmental disaster' in Earth's history with the cleanup of nearly 90% of the dinosaurs may have been greatly exaggerated.

December 17, 2018
The oldest temple on Earth
Archeology

The oldest temple on Earth

During the period of 11,000 - 6,000 years before BC, humans, despite having no tools or machines, could chisel and successfully build Gobekli Tepe temple in southeastern…

December 17, 2018
Found life on Mars from microbial fossils
Archeology

Found life on Mars from microbial fossils

Researchers discovered fossils of microorganisms at Strelley in Western Australia, dating back 3.4 billion years before land and oxygen atmosphere on Earth, reinforcing…

December 17, 2018
Dinosaurs are hot-blooded and active
Archeology

Dinosaurs are hot-blooded and active

Professor Roger Seymour works at the School of Environmental Science & Earth, University of Adelaide, Australia, has applied the latest theories of anatomy and physiolog…

December 17, 2018
Dead dinosaurs, mammals
Archeology

Dead dinosaurs, mammals

The size of mammals has increased 1,000 times after the extinction of dinosaurs on Earth, according to research results ...

December 17, 2018
Beer helps civilization grow faster
Archeology

Beer helps civilization grow faster

Many archaeological evidence shows that if our ancestors did not know how to make beer, maybe civilization on earth has developed more slowly than reality, ...

December 17, 2018