Archeology
The pandemic almost wiped out a whole country in 1545
In 1545, the tragedy occurred with the Aztec empire in the territory of Mexico today. Many people began to show symptoms such as high fever, headache, bleeding from eyes…
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Archeology
Helpless researchers look at the world's oldest mummy decomposing
The mummies of the Chinchorro people dating back at least 7,000 years began to turn into a black form, Science Alert reported yesterday.
Archeology
The 800-year-old skeleton contains 'ghost cells' of deadly bacteria
The nodules on a woman's skeleton contain
Archeology
The first sign of life on Earth could be bacteria
A recent discovery shows that bacteria have existed on Earth for 3.7 billion years ago, after 1 billion years since the Earth was formed.
Archeology
The culprit of the Plague Battle killed 100,000 people in England
Researching DNA from human bones, scientists found the bacteria that caused the Plague to eradicate 1/4 of London's population in England in 1665.
Archeology
The oldest mummy in the world is threatened
The impact of climate change makes the oldest mummies in the world, dating from around 5050 BC, begin to decompose and ooze black water.
Archeology
The oldest sign of life
Scientists have recently found traces of bacteria 3.5 billion years ago, in a layer of sedimentary rock in Australia.
Archeology
The oldest fossil on Earth
Bacteria discovered originated nearly 3.5 billion years ago, the oldest fossil in the world, according to US experts.
Archeology
Life began on Earth 3 billion years ago
Life on Earth dates back 3 billion years ago, when the first organisms developed the ability to absorb solar energy.
Archeology
Detection of bacterial fossils dating back to 1.2 billion years
Scientists have discovered living bacteria fossils about 1.2 billion years ago in the lava block in the Scottish highlands.
Archeology
Found the belly opening in amber
One hundred million years ago, a termite got injured and opened its belly. The resin gradually encapsulates the body and the entire termite gut.
Archeology
Bacteria and salt lake help dinosaurs hegemony
A bacterium in salty lakes in ancient times caused a mass extinction of many species on the earth, paving the way for the dominance of dinosaurs.
Space science
Comets and asteroids sprinkle life across the galaxy?
Is the extra-terrestrial bacterium a source of life on Earth? Are we really an Earth-born creature?
Space science
In a zero gravity environment, do astronauts get sick easily?
Becoming an astronaut is not an easy thing when candidates have to go through a process of training and testing for months on the ground.
Space science
ALH84001 meteorite and life from Mars?
The last time you mentioned Mars you might have heard of NASA's Curiosity self-propelled ground and began exploring on Mars.