Archeology
Hard to believe in a land where one-third of women carry other human genes
An unexpected gift from the extinct ancestors - the Neanderthals, who brought unexpected luck to the women who owned it.
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Archeology
Is Thranduil's mount in The Hobbit real?
Thranduil's giant mount in the Hobbit series is said to be inspired by the image of the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) that went extinct around 7,700 years ago.
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Dangerous flying angle of asteroid erasing dinosaurs
The meteorite caused the extinct dinosaur to crash to Earth 66 million years ago from the northeast at its steepest angle, maximizing the release of climate change gas.
Environment
Extreme climate extinct giant fauna in Australia and New Guinea
Extreme climate change is most likely responsible for the extinction of the giant animal system in the Sahul - the supercontinent created by Australia and New Guinea dur…
Biology
The blue-green beetle that became extinct reappeared after 4 years
Biologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History discovered the rare blue bee in the US for the first time in four years.
Archeology
Incredible discovery of the human world 'superman' extinct
Scientists continue to discover the intricate bone instruments and leather goods created by ancient Neanderthals in the midst of our Homo sapiens.
Archeology
400 million-year-old fossils are thought to be the key to plant evolution
Researchers have discovered a 400 million-year-old plant fossil that could reveal an important step in the way plants evolved in the past.
Archeology
How do paleontologists calculate the weight of a dinosaur?
One thing that many people have always wondered is that we only found fossils of dinosaurs, but paleontologists have always been able to calculate their weight, so how d…
Archeology
The mysterious cave reveals the 100,000-year-old world of others
Many interesting, unexpected details around the real world of the Neanderthals, an extinct human species, have been revealed through a coastal cave in Portugal.
Archeology
Discovered 23 million-year-old extinct lion fossils in Australia
Researchers have discovered a new species of marsupial lion in the fossilized area of Australia. In its heyday, this species terrified many other animals.
Archeology
70,000-year-old mysterious tomb buried another human race
Not only the smart but an extinct human species, once considered barbarians, has had very mysterious funeral customs with ancient tombs full of flowers.
Archeology
Discovered the mysterious 'ghost tribe' in West Africa
The fossilized remains discovered in West Africa are startling scientists when perhaps an extinct ancient mysterious tribe may have married the first West Africans.
Animal world
Found descendants of the extinct 'lonely George' turtle
Explorers have found 30 giant turtles, including descendants of the extinct species, on the Galápagos Islands.
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Restoring the old smell, preserving a special smell will be 'extinct'
Researchers are developing a variety of techniques to restore lost flavors in the past and preserve existing flavors for the future, such as markets, libraries, etc.
Archeology
The mystery of the warrior family disappeared because of an extinct creature
Archaeological evidence shows that when a unique Greenland walrus species became extinct in the 15th century, it also carried the legendary Viking civilization.