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Detect oxygen in the atmosphere of ancient stars
This discovery provides important clues as to how oxygen and other key elements are created in the universe.
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Archeology
Ancient human mysteries bear the powerful teeth
An ancient lineage of man who once had big, strong teeth like large and mighty primates of modern times.
Archeology
Discovered the oldest sake brewery in the world
A 600-year-old sake brewery in the middle of the courtyard of an ancient temple in Kyoto was discovered by accident during a construction project.
Archeology
Discovered 'monster' dinosaur head, phoenix tail
An ancient creature with a dinosaur-like head and body, wide wings, raven feathers and a phoenix-like long tail that once fluttered our continent.
Archeology
Ancient canal system exposed after forest fire
Victoria's fire burned down the dense vegetation, revealing canals of the irrigation system that were older than the Egyptian pyramids.
Biology
Surprise with the 'dinosaurs' tree that caused Australia to sprout full protection
The tireless efforts of Australian firefighters to save the world's only natural forest are home to the rare Wollemi pine from devastating wildfires in the state of New…
Discover science
Why is cement a powder but when mixed with water, it is as hard as stone?
When mixing water into cement powder, an extremely complex chemical reaction will occur, resulting in a water-insoluble artificial stone and high abrasion resistance.
Archeology
Discovered 437 million years old scorpion fossils
The scorpion is possibly the oldest creature to move from the sea to the ground that scientists have discovered.
Archeology
Discover strange ancient ruins like alien civilizations
Sanxingdui civilization (Double Tamk) is considered to be alien civilization. But in fact, in addition to the Sanxingdui civilization, the ruins of other ancient cities…
Archeology
The mystery of the warrior family disappeared because of an extinct creature
Archaeological evidence shows that when a unique Greenland walrus species became extinct in the 15th century, it also carried the legendary Viking civilization.
Archeology
Shocked by the discovery of the world's entrance 3,500 years
A researcher was shocked to discover an entrance to another 3,500-year-old world while unearthing what was believed to be an old Roman street in Peterborough, a city in…
Biology
The melted 15,000-year-old glacier could release new viruses
A team of US and Chinese scientists studied two ice cores from a glacier in the Tibetan Plateau and discovered 28 completely new virus samples.
Health
Why did the ancient emperor spend the night with hundreds of thousands of beauties but not infected with sex?
The ancient emperors had hundreds of thousands of beautiful concubines, every night possible
Space science
The 7 billion-year-old star dust in asteroid hits Earth
Scientists identified the giant rock meteorite that fell to Earth half a century ago containing dust and is believed to be the oldest solid material.
Archeology
Discovering dinosaur horns 33,500 years old: Did humans live at the same time as dinosaurs?
The fossil record found in May 2012 challenged the notion that all dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago.