Archeology
Read mammoth DNA
Scientists have assembled a piece of discrete gene fragments of mammoths, with 5,000 DNA characters that make up the complete mitochondrial genome of this extinct animal…
Elephant
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Archeology
Ghosts wean when weaning 4
Mammal feeding is not a simple task and requires a huge amount of milk from the mother elephant. A new study of the feeding habits of extinct mammoths thousands of years…
Space science
Detecting ... elephant head on Mars
The image below makes people think of an elephant on Mars. But this is actually a lava flow that forms the shape of an elephant head. The photo was taken by a high-resol…
Space science
What's the weirdest meteorite in the UK?
With the weight of an immature elephant, the meteorite falling from space into England 30,000 years ago may be the largest meteorite found in England to date.
History
Decipher the 'utopia' journey of General Hannibal
In 218 BC, the famous Carthage general, Hannibal, had 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry, and 37 elephants crossed the Alps, making a miracle.
History
Statue of War: The horrors of terror of the ancient Persian empire
In ancient times, the warrior statues (war elephants) were highly appreciated, they were considered: The army without soldiers was despised, unlike the forest without li…
Biology
Horror animal with deep body, mouse head
Animal video quickly attracted more than 317,000 views on YouTube.
Biology
Elephants are 'hung gods' that devastate pine forests in Honduras
A very small type of beetle is
Biology
Reveal a sperm that is as long as 20 times the size of the body
Do you believe an organism with a 5.8-centimeter-long spermatozoa is 1,000 times the size of human sperm?
Biology
Virgin trees have unusual intelligence
Excellent memory capacity is often attributed to elephant characteristics, but scientists have discovered that plants can also be recognized and remembered, though not e…
Biology
Use bees to chase elephants
When studying African elephants, zoologists have found a way to prevent these giant animals from attacking forested villages and destroying crops. It is the honeycomb fe…
Biology
Trees also behave like people
New Scientist magazine reports that some plants can choose mates to avoid mating
Biology
Ancient mammoth resurrection by cloning
Scientists from Kinki University (Japan) announced that this year will start the mammoth resurrection program.
Biology
Reviving mammoths
Researchers from the University of Manitoba (Canada) are conducting experiments from DNA samples to revive extinct mammoths.
Biology
The bizarre bacterial world
Statistics of the Institute of Aquatic Life of America published a huge number of bacteria, 10 ^ 30 new species have not yet been named.