Archeology
Largest creature on Earth discovered
Researchers estimate that the creature was about 20m long and weighed up to 340 tonnes, a mass that exceeds any other known animal on Earth.
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The Mystery of Money That Shouldn't Exist
Scientists recently analyzed a Peruvian 10-cent coin of unexplained origin.
Archeology
Peru announces crocodile fossil dating back more than 10 million years
Fossils of an ancient crocodile species have been discovered in Peru. Paleontologists believe the fossils date back more than 10 million years.
Archeology
Japanese research team finds archaeological site in Peru using AI
To date, researchers have found 430 ground carvings dating back about 2,000 years, of which 318 were discovered by Yamagata University.
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Peru claims to have the world's oldest people
Peru's Andean Mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest people if new claims by government officials about a 124-year-old man born in 1900 prove…
Environment
Peru faces the risk of glacial lake floods
In 1941, thousands of people died in Huaraz (Peru) when the natural dam on the lake above the city broke. Now, melting glaciers are increasing the risk of that happening…
Oceanography
The blue whale reclaims the title of largest animal on the planet
New research results show that the ancient whale Perucetus was very large but still inferior to today's blue whales.
Archeology
Giant river dolphin fossils discovered in Peru
Scientists have discovered the fossilized skull of an extinct giant river dolphin in Peru.
Environment
Tonga tsunami causes 'ecological disaster' in Peru
The Peruvian government says an oil spill at a Peruvian refinery following a volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga late last week caused a
Archeology
Discovered the 'mind-control magic potion' from the thousand-year-old ruins in Peru
Mysterious stories of ancient Peru once spoke of the ability of kings and nobles to control the minds of warriors and subjects.
Archeology
Discovering a thousand-year-old mummy, archaeologists were stunned with a strange posture, the more they looked, the more scared they became
A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archaeologists in Peru at a site near the country's capital, Lima.
Archeology
Mass graves in Peru reveal dozens of women living and dying with weaving?
Archaeologists recently discovered a mass grave in Trujillo province (Peru), which contains the remains of about 25 people, mainly women and children, surrounded by weav…
Environment
Marvel at the pink river in Peru
In Cusco, Peru, there is an amazingly pink and red river. In particular, this watercolor is only available in the rainy season.
Archeology
Cretaceous fossils reveal new dinosaurs
Paleontologists have discovered an unknown hairy dinosaur that lived 67 million years ago in the southwestern United States.