Archeology
The first vertebrate live on trees
At the end of the Paleozoic period (260 million years ago), before the period of dinosaurs ruling Earth, the ancient predecessor of tree mammals to eat leaves and avoid…
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Discover the oldest surface on Earth
In terms of geology, the earth's surface is very primitive.
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.
Archeology
Dinosaurs used to live in the arctic
You've heard of the spectacle: 65 million years ago, a large meteor hit the earth, causing volcanoes, smoke and dust to fill the space, and then the dinosaurs disappeare…
Archeology
New hypothesis about the cause of dinosaur disappearance
US scientists have discovered more evidence that volcanic activity may have destroyed all dinosaurs on earth.
Archeology
Discover the birthplace of Zeus
The Greek god of thunder began in the earth, and scientists thought they finally knew where it came from.
Archeology
Lizards spend variable
A number of small Australian lizards called ball lizards have transformed from having 5-foot to footless legs (like most snakes) in just 3.6 million years.
Archeology
Dinosaurs dominated the earth completely by luck
Dinosaurs have dominated the Earth for over 160 million years, evolving into a variety of sizes and bodies suitable for different ecosystems.
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
Secrets of the separation process of the ancient supercontinent
In an article published in Geophysical Journal International, Dr. Graeme Eagles of the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway - University of London revealed how…
Archeology
Huge mammals live harder, become extinct faster
Throughout the history of the earth, many species appear and disappear, replaced by new species capable of coping with a better life challenge. But some species survive…
Archeology
The cause of animal evolution halts for two billion years
Scientists around the world have recreated the chemical structure changes under ancient oceans over a long geological period, between 0.5 and 2.5 billion years ago. They…
Archeology
Explain the mass extinction on Earth 250 million years ago
A new study suggests that toxic gases that destroy the ozone layer escaping from oceans may not be the cause of the world's largest mass extinction so far.
Archeology
Life evolved through an explosion on earth
The largest diversity of species on earth occurred 542 million years ago in the Cambrian explosion. But scientists argue that a similar and rapid evolutionary explosion…
Archeology
Revive the ancient spider
From the fossil model of an ancient spider that once lived on the earth more than 50 million years ago, scientists at the University of Manchester City (UK) created vivi…