Archeology
Discover the oldest scorpion fossil
Archaeologists have discovered a 350-million-year-old scorpion fossil in South Africa, considered the oldest animal fossil ever lived on the ancient continent of Gondwan…
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Discover the oldest mammal
American and Chinese scientists have discovered fossils of the oldest mammal species distributed throughout Eurasia continent 160 million years ago.
Archeology
Excavating strange creatures 500 million years old
The fossil creature shaped like a cigar, lived 520 million years ago was discovered by paleontologist Andrew Smith of the Natural History Museum and colleagues in the se…
Archeology
Detecting traces of 'legendary continent'
A Japanese submarine discovered huge granite blocks near the coast of Brazil and scientists thought it might be part of the Atlantis continent that ancient philosophers…
Archeology
Discover a small continent hidden under lava in the islands of Reunion and Mauritius
Both Reunion and Mauritius are popular tourist destinations. Recently scientists have discovered that these islands are
Archeology
New discovery about the first 'migrants' to Australia
According to a study published Jan. 15, the Indian subcontinent brought both Dingo who migrated to the Australian continent and lived together with the Aboriginal people…
Archeology
Discover long-necked dinosaurs in the ice continent
For the first time, Italian scientists discovered fossils of Sauropod long-necked dinosaurs in Antarctica.
Archeology
Detecting fossils of 2 new horned dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered fossils of two herbivorous dinosaurs living in southern Utah (USA), about 68 to 99 million years ago.
Archeology
Finding tyrannical dinosaurs in the southern hemisphere
Until now, scientists still believe that tyrannical dinosaurs only grow in the northern hemisphere ...
Archeology
Amazon River 11 million years old
The Amazon River originated as a transcontinental river about 11 million years ago, and began to take shape today about 2.4 million years ago.
Archeology
Bagged lions once existed
Australia today lacks large predators who live on land, but only about 30,000 years ago this continent was the territory of the Thylacoleo carnifex - a lion with a bag.
Archeology
Fossils sparked controversy over New Zealand's engulfment
The fossil of a lizard-like New Zealand reptile has been identified by a team of scientists from UCL (University of London), University of Adelaide, and the Museum of Ze…
Archeology
Ancient minerals reveal the harsh climate on the continents
A new study of ancient minerals called zircon shows that once existed a harsh climate, perhaps destroying the surface of the new continents formed on Earth.
Archeology
The first Australian residents lived in isolation
According to geneticists, the Australian and Melanesia indigenous peoples in Papua New Guinea may be descended from the same modern human branch from Africa some 50,000…
Archeology
Detection of giant dinosaur fossils in Spain
This may be the largest animal on Earth in the late Jurassic period 150 million years ago. Turiasaurus riodevensis with fossils found in Teruel (Spain) can weigh 40 to 4…