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The American zoo will euthanize the Lily hippo
The 45-year-old female hippo Water Lily, who has lived at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle (USA), since 1979, will be euthanized next week.
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Chinese scientists built a 3D model of a 2-3 week old human embryo
Scientists have studied the activity of signaling pathways along the embryonic axis to understand more about miscarriages and embryonic disorders in the early stages of…
Archeology
Discovering an 1,800-year-old bronze portrait of Alexander the Great
Metal detectors have unearthed a miniature bronze portrait of Alexander the Great on an island in Denmark.
Archeology
A 165-million-year-old armored beast appears, 'strange and unprecedented'
Six meters long and sporting a unique asymmetrical leather armor, the North African beast is a completely new species of the Stegosaur family.
Archeology
Weapon chest discovered on the remains of a 15th century 'floating castle'
A hundred-year-old weapons chest could help archaeologists understand the fire and explosion that sank the Danish king's flagship.
Archeology
Unearthing a 900-year-old ancient tomb suddenly discovered a strange 'treasure'
Archaeologists recently discovered a 12th-century tomb during an archaeological dig and found buried treasure with it.
Archeology
Discovered the largest marine reptile fossil, up to 25m long
According to experts, the fossil discovered by an 11-year-old girl on the beach in Somerset County, England, may belong to an ichthyosaur, the largest marine reptile tha…
Animal world
The world's oldest bird actively searches for new mates
Biologists on Midway Island discovered a more than 70-year-old female Laysan albatross named Wisdom courting potential mates months after the end of nesting season.
Archeology
1,700-year-old cities in the middle of the Pacific Ocean revealed after laser scans
On this beautiful island next to the International Date Line, ancient cities have appeared in a completely shocking way.
Archeology
Found a 1,500-year-old talisman against 'evil eye'
The ancient talisman is engraved with words and many drawings to protect women and children from a female demon in Greek mythology.
Archeology
Be amazed by something like modern times in a 7,000 year old village
An ancient village built in 5000 BC contains strange objects that show that the ancient society there developed to an unbelievable extent.
Archeology
A 375-million-year-old sea monster that grows legs reveals the secret to changing the earth
The sea monsters of the Devonian period are evidence of the evolutionary leap that enabled us to walk on continents today.
Archeology
The Earth's crust shifted, causing many animal species to disappear
Geological and fossil evidence more than half a million years old has shown that the Earth itself may be the culprit of mass extinctions.
Archeology
Surprises at an 8,200-year-old campsite in America
A US soldier has unearthed the remains of a prehistoric camp on an air force base in New Mexico, which the first Americans may have occupied 8,200 years ago.
Archeology
The 1,500-year-old tomb of 5 creatures confused archaeologists
An ancient tomb with 5 different levels of burial has just been found in Hungary, arranged in a complex way but not intended for humans.