Space science
Terrifying ancient Chinese monster grows longer with each generation
The fossil of a completely new species recently found in China has helped reveal the truth about one of the world's most terrifying monster families.
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Animal world
How do stray dogs find their way home?
Dogs' ability to find their way home may have been inherited from their ancestors, the gray wolf. Wolves roamed vast swaths of land across Eurasia.
Archeology
Shocking Fact: Our Beastly Ancestors Were Scarier Than Tyrannosaurus Rex
New analysis of the Whatcheeria beast, whose partial remains were found in the United States, has led paleontologists to call it a super predator.
Archeology
When did human ancestors discover fire?
As humans gained the power of fire, they climbed up the food chain. But when did this history-changing event happen?
Discover science
Explaining why human ancestors used to eat each other before evolving into what we are today
Is it true that in ancient times, people ate other people's flesh to avoid harm?
Archeology
Shocking Research: Dinosaurs Took 100 Years Off Human Lifespan
Humans might have lived to the age of 200 if not for a catastrophic event.
Archeology
'Ghost humans' discovered leaving 'hybrid offspring' in 3 modern countries
A new study has found
Archeology
Shocking Research: If You Have This Beauty, You May Have DNA From Another Species
A facial feature that many people are proud of is a clear trace of interspecies marriage between Homo sapiens ancestors and an extinct human species.
Space science
'Time travel' 13.5 billion years, NASA telescope finds 4 cosmic ancestors
The cutting-edge James Webb Space Telescope has just set a new record by identifying the four oldest galaxies ever known in the universe, born just 300 million years aft…
Oceanography
The world's most mysterious creature has a very 'cool' name, its ancestors lived nearly 400 million years ago!
Habitat is the main factor that makes it very difficult to collect complete information about this species.
Archeology
Shocked with half a billion year old mummy intact as if it died yesterday in China
The world's best natural mummy has been found in South China, perfectly preserved in three dimensions despite dying at least 540 million years ago.
Archeology
Half a Billion Year Old Monster Appears Intact, Beautiful as a Bas-Sculpture in China
The monstrous ancestor of three animal families alive today was sealed by a rock in China, keeping his features surprisingly intact.
Discover science
Why did humans first appear in Africa?
Our ancestors first appeared in Africa, but why there and not elsewhere?
Archeology
Strange creature 'sealed' in rock for 478 million years: The ancestor of many species
An ancient stone slab in Morocco has preserved intact creatures that could fill an important evolutionary gap.
Discover science
Why do mammals usually have 5 fingers?
The common five-finger structure in mammals may be due to a common ancestor, but experts have yet to find the exact reason.