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The Rhine is older than we thought
Archeology

The Rhine is older than we thought

German researchers say fossil evidence shows the Rhine, one of Europe's major rivers, 5 million years older than the original, according to UPI news agency.

December 17, 2018
Detecting huge crocodiles, swallowing people
Archeology

Detecting huge crocodiles, swallowing people

Researcher Christopher Brochu of the University of Iowa has discovered that a huge new crocodile species can swallow people who once lived in East Africa. According to t…

December 17, 2018
Detecting bronze artifacts intact
Archeology

Detecting bronze artifacts intact

Scientists at Cambridge University, England, have excavated hundreds of intact relics dating back to 3,000 years at Cambridge Fens.

December 17, 2018
Amazon River 11 million years old
Archeology

Amazon River 11 million years old

The Amazon River originated as a transcontinental river about 11 million years ago, and began to take shape today about 2.4 million years ago.

December 17, 2018
Find the river on Saturn's moon
Space science

Find the river on Saturn's moon

Titan, a Saturn moon satellite, has ravines hundreds of meters deep with rivers with flowing water signaling the possibility of life.

December 17, 2018
Honeycomb house for Mars
Space science

Honeycomb house for Mars

One day, astronauts set foot on Mars, how will they live in an architectural headquarters?

December 17, 2018