Archeology
The largest marsupial species ever existed on Earth
The giant short-faced Kangaroo can reach 2.7 m high and weighs 240 kg when it matures, twice as large as the largest living kangaroo.
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Archeology
Ancient penguin discovered in New Zealand
Scientists have discovered that fossils act like a missing link in the evolution of penguins, after they evolved from dinosaurs.
Space science
An ancient object than the Earth fell into the Sahara, revealing the secret of 'earthquake'
Our oldest homeland may be a snow circle - the beautiful water around the young sun, which provides materials to shape the earth and its neighbors.
Animal world
The new finding helps explain why mammals have better hearing
Modern mammals, including humans, can pick up sounds through three tiny bones in the middle ear, which don't exist in ancestral reptiles.
Archeology
Early detection of fossil insect pollination
The 99 million-year-old beetle fossils excavated in Myanmar are the earliest evidence of insect pollination.
Archeology
Discover the oldest carnivorous dinosaur
Fossils dating back to the Three Gorges found in Brazil reveal a completely new species of predatory dinosaur that stands at the top of the food chain.
Archeology
Giant ape species in prehistoric Southeast Asia
Gigantopithecus blacki, the giant ape that lived 9 million years ago, is 3 meters tall and weighs 6 quintals, is considered the largest primate ever to exist on Earth.
Archeology
Primitive birds of the same period dinosaurs
120 million-year-old fossils found in Japan reveal one of the oldest birds on Earth.
Archeology
Discover how dinosaurs existed with the rigors of ancient Gondwana
Scientists have discovered a stunning collection of fossil feathers revealing how some dinosaurs kept warm during the ancient Gondwana supercontinent in the southern hem…
Archeology
Whose fossil footprints on Roccamonfina volcano are?
Coming down from the slopes of Roccamonfina volcano in northern Italy, human footprints have long been considered a demon's footprint, because these footprints originate…
Space science
Detecting an oasis suspected to contain alien fossils
NASA claims it has discovered an oasis that may contain fossils in the middle of arid areas in the Jezero crater crater on Mars.
Archeology
Jurassic fossils discovered Jurassic sea 10m long
Paleontologists found a 150 million-year-old fossil of a giant predator sea reptile in southern Poland.
Archeology
The constant debate about the 300 million-year-old Tully monster
All previous research on the Tully monster has been denied. It is not known what species it is.
Archeology
Marvel at the remains of strange creatures with human legs and gibbon arms
The fossilized 11.62 million-year-old fossil remains of German researchers describe it as being like an ape and a human in one.
Environment
11,000 scientists warn of a global climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists warn that the Earth is facing