Archeology
Found the first 'matches' of humanity
Israeli scientists say stone and clay artifacts from the Stone Age can be the oldest matches ever known.
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Archeology
Fire may appear 1 million years ago
Human ancestors first gathered around the fire 1 million years ago, 300,000 years earlier than the previous theory.
Archeology
Fire was discovered late in Europe
A new study suggests that fire is used by humans in Europe later than people have thought for a long time
Archeology
Modern people use fire to make stone tools from 72000 years ago
Evidence that early modern people living in the southern tip of Africa's coast 72,000 years ago used fire control techniques to increase the efficiency and quality of th…
Archeology
Humans know how to create fire 790 thousand years ago
One study showed that mankind knew how to create fire nearly 790 thousand years ago, a skill that helped them migrate from Africa to Europe.
Archeology
People know when fire?
The international team examined charcoal from a fireplace in the Pedra Furada archaeological site (in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil).
Archeology
The history of fires was discovered thanks to coal.
British scientists have discovered the history of fires by studying ancient coal lumps around the world. Fossil samples show the range of influences of the crowd
Space science
The meteor glows like a fireball in the English sky
Amateur astronomer Derek Robson, 58, does not believe his eyes when he is fortunate to record the scene of a giant shooting star shining in the night sky near Bristol.
Space science
Meteors more than 5 tons intact after the big fire in the museum
The largest meteorite piece discovered in Brazil with the main component is iron - nickel alloy that can withstand very high temperatures.
Space science
Meteors speed over 140,000km / h rush through the sky
The American Meteorite Association (AMS) received more than 270 reports of seeing fireballs rushing through the sky from northwest to southeast 8/7, the Daily Herald rep…
Space science
Chinese space station caught fire in the South Atlantic sky
At 7:30 on April 2 (Vietnam time), the Chinese space station falls at a speed of about 26,000 km / hour and enters the atmosphere at an unspecified coordinates.
Space science
Meteor makes the night sky as bright as day in Russia
Many residents in the Urals mountains, Russia, reported seeing a blazing fireball lighting up the night sky before making a loud bang.
Space science
SpaceX's world's most powerful rocket fired 27 engines
All 27 engines on the first floor of the Falcon Heavy boosters were fired at the same time yesterday at the 39A launcher of the Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida, U…
Space science
The true message of the moon missions that NASA revealed in Orion video on Mars
In October 2014, a video of NASA's Orion to Mars program was posted on YouTube. There is an opinion that this video has
Space science
Snatching up the image of a choking cosmic black hole when swallowing a star
Astronomers were shocked to see a 1-0-2 scene: the black hole was swallowing a star ... vomiting immediately.