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The oldest computer in the Roman era
Archeology

The oldest computer in the Roman era

The size of a shoe box, a mysterious bronze device taken from a shipwreck in Roman times in the early 20th century has been a headache for scientists for many years.

December 17, 2018
Dinosaurs fell toes in the Pacific Ocean
Archeology

Dinosaurs fell toes in the Pacific Ocean

The first evidence of the existence of terrestrial dinosaurs that once dominated the remote islands of the South Pacific. Dr. Jeffrey Stilwell, paleontologist at Monash…

December 17, 2018
Carry out excavation 'Pompeii oriental'
Archeology

Carry out excavation 'Pompeii oriental'

In 1815, on Indonesia's Sumbawa island, a volcanic eruption of Tambora peak buried the village of Tambora and claimed the lives of about 100,000 people. Archaeologists h…

December 17, 2018
How did Easter Island decline?
Archeology

How did Easter Island decline?

Residents on Easter Island may not have destroyed the beautiful island by themselves with their giant statues. Instead, the culprit may be European.

December 17, 2018
Found a giant dodo bird grave
Archeology

Found a giant dodo bird grave

A Dutch and Mauritius scientific team discovered bones in a swamp near a sugarcane field in the southeast of the island, including the beaks and bones of young birds. Th…

December 17, 2018
Minoan treasure on Crete
Archeology

Minoan treasure on Crete

Scientists on the island of Crete have obtained a net of Minoan-era treasures which contain the earliest vestiges of Greek writing.

December 17, 2018
Science may have found water right on our Moon
Space science

Science may have found water right on our Moon

Recently, experts from Brown University (Rhode Island, USA) have found evidence that the Moon may contain a huge amount of water inside volcanic glass layers.

December 17, 2018