Archeology
The oldest turtle only has a belly in the abdomen
A new fossil study reveals that hard-shell turtles that live in China's coastal waters 220 million years ago are the oldest
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Archeology
Finding fossilized prehistoric turtle fossils and eggs in South Alberta
Scientists at the University of Calgary and the Tyrrell Royal Paleontological Museum have recently discovered a 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant sea turtle.
Archeology
Terrifying dinosaurs 'agile' like ... turtles
The familiar image of carnivorous predators rushing into prey is actually fiction, a new study reveals. Computer models show that this horrifying dinosaur is actually ju…
Archeology
Discovered turtles from the period of dinosaurs
The first prehistoric creature like modern modern turtles was discovered in a British quarry. Researchers have found a 120-million-year-old reptile with thick-legged mem…
Archeology
Detection of 4,500-year-old divination instrument in China
A Chinese archaeologist said yesterday that a turtle made of 4,500-year-old jade and a jade-shaped object discovered in Anhui Province, China, is the oldest divination i…
Space science
'Black turtle' is twice as big as the Earth on the Sun.
The ALMA telescope reveals new details from the first observations of the Sun, including a giant black streak resembling a turtle swimming across the celestial surface.
Space science
Arakan forest turtle was first discovered in the wild
Arakan forest turtles, one of the world's rarest turtles, are only known through museum specimens and a few captive animals, first found alive in nature, Live Science on…
Space science
Simulate the mission to the Moon under the ocean
Under the Atlantic Ocean, about 20 meters deep, surrounded by giant sharks and turtles off the coast of Florida, NASA space astronauts are preparing for future missions…
History
Turtle Lake and anecdote
The design has only a large concrete pillar plugged into the octagonal lake, Ho Con Rua (District 3) associated with an anecdote of the long-standing town of the Republi…
Biology
Giant water bugs catch snakes eating meat
A Japanese scientist was fortunate to capture rare scenes of a giant water bug catching snakes and eating baby turtles.
Biology
Historical floating turtles are just random
The leading scientists in biology research have the same opinion
Animal world
There is more than one individual Hoan Kiem turtle in Dong Mo Lake
The Asian Turtle Conservation Program (ATP) said that, with recent observations and records, more than one individual Hoan Kiem turtle can be found in Dong Mo Lake.
Animal world
Hanoi plans to restore the Hoan Kiem turtle
Hanoi People's Committee has just issued a plan to preserve individuals of Sin-hoe (Hoan Kiem turtle) in Dong Mo and Xuan Khanh lakes in the period of 2018-2020.
Animal world
Rare turtle species in Vietnam: Do not retract the neck but can climb a tree
A turtle looks distinct from many other turtles, they often live in slow-flowing waters and eat crustaceans, worms ...
Animal world
Urgent alarm: More than 60% of turtles on the planet are about to become extinct
Many turtles in the world are seriously threatened and endangered