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Humanity comes from the mountain forests?
Archeology

Humanity comes from the mountain forests?

The nearest ancestor of a human lineage may have lived through the day by eating leaves, berries and bark of mountain forests instead of a grass-based menu as other exti…

December 17, 2018
Discover the oldest animal fossils
Archeology

Discover the oldest animal fossils

Scientists discovered fossils of the oldest animal life ever in volcanic lava layers in Canada. These fossils date back more than 579 million years.

December 17, 2018
See the most intact skeleton of human ancestors
Archeology

See the most intact skeleton of human ancestors

On July 12, South African scientists said they had discovered an almost intact skeleton of the Southern ape, considered to be the closest relative to human ancestors. Al…

December 17, 2018
Detecting fossil mountain crab intact in Ha Tinh
Archeology

Detecting fossil mountain crab intact in Ha Tinh

A group of mining workers in Ky Thuong and Ky Anh communes (Ha Tinh) accidentally discovered a fossil mountain crab. The parts of this mountain crab are still intact.

December 17, 2018
The miserable diet of human ancestors
Archeology

The miserable diet of human ancestors

The new study suggests that human ancestors 2 million years ago had an extremely miserable diet, primarily chewing bark and leaves to survive the day. The results of Aus…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the graveyard of the extinct koalas
Archeology

Discovered the graveyard of the extinct koalas

Australian scientists have just announced the discovery of the largest ever graveyard of extinct koalas in Queensland state (Australia), Australian cosmosmagazine.com on…

December 17, 2018
Found a fossil dinosaur fossil
Archeology

Found a fossil dinosaur fossil

German scientists on July 2 said they found the fossil of a feathered immature dinosaur. This may be the earliest evidence of carnivorous dinosaurs that have no close re…

December 17, 2018
Discover the most 'perfect' dinosaur fossil
Archeology

Discover the most 'perfect' dinosaur fossil

Scientists have discovered an intact dinosaur fossil up to 98% in the Bavarian region of Germany. This fossil is dated to 135 million years. According to the Daily Mail,…

December 17, 2018
Discovered ancestor species of tentacles
Archeology

Discovered ancestor species of tentacles

Using 3D scanning technology, a team of experts from the Austrian Museum of Natural History found the fossil of the creature, named Dissimilites intermedius. Then, they…

December 17, 2018
Find jewels in a 100 million year old son
Archeology

Find jewels in a 100 million year old son

A huge fossil of a son pulled by accidental fishermen was taken to an MRI to see if it contained large sized pearls. This prehistoric animal has existed for over 100 mil…

December 17, 2018
Humans are originally from Asia?
Archeology

Humans are originally from Asia?

Newly excavated fossils in Myanmar show that the ancestors of humans, the apes and the first origin from Asia then migrated to Africa. According to archaeologists, the n…

December 17, 2018
New discovery: Human ancestors are sharks
Archeology

New discovery: Human ancestors are sharks

Humans evolved from a prehistoric shark 300 million years ago, scientists said. The prehistoric fish called Acanthodes bronni is the ancestor of many vertebrate animals…

December 17, 2018
Detecting turtle fossils mating
Archeology

Detecting turtle fossils mating

German scientists first discovered fossils of a vertebrate species - including humans - in a working position

December 17, 2018