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Close-up of a huge 10kg gold block found in Alaska
Miners in Alaska found a large chunk of gold in the wild weighing 10kg, about the size of a baby's head.
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Archeology
Discover the largest and oldest ritual complex of Maya civilization in Mexico
Discovered the largest, oldest ceremonial architectural complex of the Maya civilization built between 1,000 and 800 years BC in the Mexican state of Tabasco.
Environment
Disappointingly the whole Norwegian land is being 'pulled' to the sea and sank
The incident on the Norwegian coast caused an entire land area with 8 houses to sink into the sea.
Archeology
200-year-old Tasmanian tiger-shaped smoking pipe
The clay pipe is still intact and is considered an important archaeological discovery of the island of Tasmania.
Conquer Mars
Discovered 2 ancient lakes under the surface of Mars
Scientists have discovered two ancient reservoirs that once flowed deep below the surface of Mars.
Biology
Discover life under a 15km deep crack
Microorganisms thrive in one of the harshest environments of the Earth, opening the hope of finding life on another planet.
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Explore the 500-year-old craggy village
Al Sogara villagers build houses in self-made caves on rugged mountains, living separately from the rest of the world.
Archeology
83 ancient Egyptian tombs in rare clay coffins
Archaeologists find dozens of tombs containing more than 5,000-year-old remains in Dakahlia, not far from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Experimenting with 13,000-year-old ash and ash, scientists investigated why volcanic lightning formed
Researchers learn about the most dangerous natural phenomena on Earth but are also breathtakingly beautiful.
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The Earth's atmosphere 300 million years ago was much dustier than it is today
According to experts, what remains is silicate minerals like clay and quartz, which are thought to have invaded the atmosphere in the form of particles - the dust partic…
Animal world
Strange bird colorful likes to eat clay
In the mountains of southeastern Peruvian clay, it is estimated that up to 18 species of parrot gather to eat ... every day. Why do they have this habit?
Archeology
Devil drawing depicting epilepsy
The clay painting was found by accident during the study of the cuneiform of ancient Assyrians.
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Disposable 3,500-year-old wine glasses
The ancient cup made of clay, inverted cone, no straps, is used in Minoan parties.
Scientific works
Ashurbanipal: The oldest royal library in the world
In the 7th century BC, Ashurbanipal - the great king of the New Assyrian Empire - built the Royal Ashurbanipal Library to hold documents he collected from various fields.