Archeology
Discovering traces of the ancient Antarctic continent
Hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists were surprised to find evidence that the continent's long-term existence was lost.
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Archeology
Discover the earliest carnivorous fish, live with dinosaurs
Scientists have found fossils of the first carnivorous fish on Earth at a quarry in Germany. These fish live in the sea during the time when dinosaurs still dominate the…
Archeology
Decoding fossil birds discovered the unknown species on Earth
The researchers say Archeopteryx is a transition fossil in the development of dinosaurs for birds.
Archeology
This is the reason that cottage ice age - the period that Western Europe sunk in cold for hundreds of years
Between the 14th and the 19th centuries, winter temperatures suddenly dropped sharply, causing the whole of Western Europe to sink in cold.
Archeology
Discovered a giant dinosaur skeleton that has a lifespan of 70 million years
The fossil is believed to be the remains of a sauropod dinosaur, a member of the giant herbivores that live on our planet millions of years ago.
Archeology
Secrets of 'DNA' helps dinosaurs dominate Earth
Researchers at the University of Kent, UK, say they have discovered a genetic secret that could help dinosaurs dominate the Earth for 180 million years.
Archeology
The first dinosaurs appeared on Earth
The oldest known dinosaur species appeared on Earth from the Three Siege Period, 243 million years ago.
Archeology
The largest animals are extinct
Among the extinct species on Earth, lizard foot dinosaurs are the largest animals with a length of nearly 40 meters.
Archeology
Found the oldest fossil on Earth
The multinational team analyzed small rocks that were excavated five years ago, in the Strelley Pool, Pilbara (Western Australia).
Archeology
3 giant prehistoric monsters can exist today
Prehistoric monsters similar to the 30-meter megalodon giant shark may still live on Earth today, according to theories.
Archeology
Archaeologists discovered the ancestral skeleton of a turtle
Scientists have found in southern China the skeleton of an unusual reptile, allowing to learn about the first turtle on Earth.
Archeology
These are 5 prehistoric monsters that deserve to be filmed like Megalodon
Megalodon is one of the most impressive monsters that ever existed on Earth. It's big, mysterious, and in some way ... beautiful.
Archeology
The process of world domination and the destruction of dinosaurs
Dinosaurs became princes that ruled the Earth in the Jurassic and Cretaceous period but were nearly destroyed in 66 million years ago.
Archeology
Fossils reveal the ancestors of today's lizards and snakes
The specimen found in the Alps is believed to be the fossil of the ancient lizard species living on Earth at least 240 million years ago.
Archeology
Suffering from meteorite disaster but why dinosaurs are extinct, birds are not?
About 66 million years ago, a giant meteorite hit Earth, wiping out three-quarters of all organisms on Earth, and warming the climate for 100,000 years.