Archeology
Quarrying, revealing monsters never seen before in the world in China
Strange creature on the banks of the Jialing River, with a body
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Archeology
234 million years ago, there was a rain that lasted 2 million years - Beware of a repeat disaster!
234 million years ago, nature created a continuous rainfall that lasted for 2 million years. This event triggered the third mass extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs.
Archeology
New research reveals the cause of the mass death of dinosaurs
A newly published study has shared the latest evidence about what killed the dinosaurs.
New technology
Supercomputer predicts mass extinction in 2100
Scientists ran a supercomputer simulation that depicted a mass extinction on Earth in the year 2100.
Discover science
The meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs created a 1.5km high wave, 30,000 times stronger than the strongest tsunami in history.
66 million years ago, a giant meteorite crashed into Earth, transforming life on the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and ushering in a new era in biology.
Archeology
Three-eyed, 10-legged monster reappears after half a billion years of extinction in China
One of the most primitive creatures of
Archeology
What if saber-toothed tigers still existed today?
The saber-toothed tiger is one of the most well-known Ice Age animals, yet modern science still doesn't really understand this massive predator.
Biology
'Miracle sex drug' revived after 2,000 years of extinction, surprising effects
An extinct plant, described in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman literature as a sexual enhancer and a cure-all, has been unexpectedly revived at the foot of a volcano.
Oceanography
Strange species in Southeast Asia becomes the first marine fish species 'extinct due to humans'
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has just declared a mysterious creature in Indonesia to be the first marine fish species to become extinct due…
Space science
Discovery of space object powerful enough to tear apart the Earth
A super member of a monster family that caused several mass extinctions on ancient Earth could create a real apocalypse on Earth-like planets.
Space science
Gamma Ray Burst: The End of Cosmic Civilization, Potentially Causing Mass Extinction of Life
In the universe there is a terrible light that can penetrate all matter and destroy all life, this light was discovered by French physicist Paul Villard.
Space science
Habitable planet appeared next to Earth, but met with disaster
Scientists have found a possible explanation for how a mass extinction occurred on a planet that NASA, ESA and many other space agencies believe must have life.
Archeology
New research says: Not a meteorite, this is the terrible thing that destroyed the dinosaurs
Something even more terrifying than the giant space rock Chicxulub may have existed on Earth, forming
Space science
Exploring the 'Black Box of the Earth' project: A device that records the process of human extinction
Despite many advances in technology, humans still seem to be worried about the impending danger of extinction.
Biology
Unique and rare plant species in Vietnam: Rarely found anywhere, high risk of extinction!
This plant species has been classified as critically endangered in need of conservation by the World Red Book.