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Rotten fish used to study fossils
By observing the fish as they are decaying, scientists have discovered patterns that may shed light on some of the most important and ancient fossils.
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China discovered traces of glaciers 2 million years old
Chinese scientists have discovered the area once covered by a glacier about 2 to 3 million years old.
Archeology
Secretly decode thousands of years of mummies
Research on the 5,300-year-old Iceman mummy gave the answer to mystery, why mummies can be intact over thousands of years.
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Dinosaurs are extinct because of cold
British researchers claim that the sudden drop in habitat temperature makes dinosaurs go into extinction.
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Discover 2,250-year-old coins
Archaeologists have discovered silver coins with the image of the ancient Pharaoh Ptolemy III at an oasis south of the capital Cairo (Egypt).
Archeology
Identify the oldest piece of the Great Wall
Chinese authorities are beginning to plan to preserve the oldest wall of the Great Wall after archaeologists determine its location and length.
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Humans carry the genes of Neanderthals?
A recent study concluded that our ancestors could not resist the charm of Neanderthals from 10,000 years ago ...
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China unearthed hundreds of clay soldiers
Chinese archaeologists have unearthed 114 statues of burned clay soldiers in a tomb area of the Qin Dynasty in Xi'an City.
Archeology
Why do grass-eating dinosaurs have long necks?
The act of swallowing food is considered to be the cause of herbivore dinosaurs with large bodies with long necks and small heads. That is the conclusion of German scien…
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Discovered mummy of 500-year-old women in Korea
A mummy of 500-year-old women, believed to be the wife of a high-ranking government official during the Joseon Dynasty, was discovered in South Korea.
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Scientists talk about
Based on the characteristics described, some scientists claim to be fossils of an elephant's teeth.
Archeology
Prehistoric people were in Indonesia a million years ago
Australian scientists believe that prehistoric people lived on the Indonesian island of Flores at least a million years ago.
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Discovering fossil birds in the Gobi Desert
Scientists have discovered fossils of a new bird at the site of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, dating from about 70 to 75 million years ago.
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Canada discovered rare earthworm fossils
Canadian paleontologists recently learned that, for more than a decade, they have owned a fossil of hard-shelled worms that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.
Archeology
Finding new 'relatives' of carnivorous dinosaurs
A British student recently discovered the fossil of the new 'cousin' with carnivorous dinosaurs in China.