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Life evolved through an explosion on earth
Archeology

Life evolved through an explosion on earth

The largest diversity of species on earth occurred 542 million years ago in the Cambrian explosion. But scientists argue that a similar and rapid evolutionary explosion…

December 17, 2018
Revive the ancient spider
Archeology

Revive the ancient spider

From the fossil model of an ancient spider that once lived on the earth more than 50 million years ago, scientists at the University of Manchester City (UK) created vivi…

December 17, 2018
Dinosaur teeth are as big as ... bananas
Archeology

Dinosaur teeth are as big as ... bananas

A British student studying fossils found in Nigeria in 1997 found that among them there was a great dinosaur that had never been seen on earth.

December 17, 2018
Diamond 4 billion years old
Archeology

Diamond 4 billion years old

Australian scientists have dug a diamond that is up to 4 billion years old, equivalent to the age of the earth. Diamonds are found in the Jack Hills area in western Aust…

December 17, 2018
Dinosaurs dominate the earth slowly
Archeology

Dinosaurs dominate the earth slowly

The way to conquer the throne in the animal world of dinosaurs is longer than expected. They do not suddenly appear after the ancestors die, but in parallel exist and tr…

December 17, 2018
A year has 540 days
Archeology

A year has 540 days

Chinese geologists believe that 1.3 billion years ago, one year of the Earth lasted 540 days, ie 13 to 14 months with 42 days a month and only 15 hours a day. These impr…

December 17, 2018
Detection of giant dinosaur fossils in Spain
Archeology

Detection of giant dinosaur fossils in Spain

This may be the largest animal on Earth in the late Jurassic period 150 million years ago. Turiasaurus riodevensis with fossils found in Teruel (Spain) can weigh 40 to 4…

December 17, 2018