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Japan: Discover huge 300-year-old coral blocks
A huge mass of coral dating to about 300 years has been found off Azuchi Island - Oshima in Nagasaki Prefecture, southern Japan.
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Oceanography
Fish use the sense of smell to find their way home
Fish colonies live in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest marine sanctuary, often prefer to stay close to 'homes' because they know where to find food or…
Oceanography
Sharks are reduced in size
Oceanographers are raising alarms about the world's largest shark species that are in danger of being reduced in size. Dr Mark Meekan of the Australian Institute of Mari…
Oceanography
Revealing the mystery of the world's largest fish
High-tech electronic cards mounted on whale sharks - the world's largest fish - have revealed their journeys and feeding grounds.
Archeology
Discovered a new herbivorous giant lizard that lived more than 200 million years ago
New fossils discovered in Poland are evidence that dinosaurs are not the largest herbivores that existed in the Triassic Period.
Archeology
Trails have to touch 60,000 ancient tombs
200 archaeologists have been invited to participate in the construction of the HS2 train line - a new high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham (England).
Archeology
Discovered a giant dinosaur skeleton that has a lifespan of 70 million years
The fossil is believed to be the remains of a sauropod dinosaur, a member of the giant herbivores that live on our planet millions of years ago.
Archeology
Find the 'super small' skull of the giant herbivorous dinosaur
Known as the largest animal on the ground, however, scientists have recently discovered a much smaller-sized herbivorous dinosaur skull that shocked the scientific commu…
Archeology
The largest animals are extinct
Among the extinct species on Earth, lizard foot dinosaurs are the largest animals with a length of nearly 40 meters.
Archeology
3 giant prehistoric monsters can exist today
Prehistoric monsters similar to the 30-meter megalodon giant shark may still live on Earth today, according to theories.
Archeology
The ancient 'city' mystery at the bottom of the lake no one knows for thousands of years
Phu Tien Lake is the third largest in Yunnan Province (China), behind Dien Tri Lake and Nhi Hai Lake. But in three lakes, it is the deepest lake, with places up to 155m.
Archeology
The world's largest dinosaur footprint has been identified
A new fossil was described, almost a meter wide, probably belonging to a lizard foot dinosaur.
Archeology
Discovered the 'magic dragon' fossil in China
A 'magic dragon' fossil that was found in China can rewrite the history of the evolution of the largest monsters that roamed the Earth.
Archeology
Compare the size of the largest prehistoric animals
Amphicoelias lizard foot is the largest known dinosaur with a tail length of up to 58m.
Archeology
Discover the largest 2,000-year-old stone coffin in Alexandria
The giant stone sarcophagus buried deeper than 4.9m next to a giant gemstone stone head - may belong to the man who owns this grave.