Archeology
'Crocodile hybrid' 240 million years old: Each tooth is a knife
One of the most terrifying beasts of its time, recently identified from fossils unearthed in Tanzania, is an archosaur, a group of crocodile-like reptiles of the Triassi…
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Archeology
Explore 2,600-year-old ancient wells: Where 'life after death' is created
Among a group of extremely large burial wells in the ancient cemetery of Abusir north of Saqqara (Cairo, Egypt), scientists have found a special ancient well containing…
Science story
Build an Olympic village, dig an 800-year-old palace full of treasures
The Olympic Village for athletes participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics under construction in Hebei - China has had to be relocated due to encountering an overwhelmin…
Archeology
Found 95 million-year-old fossils of 'terrible' crocodiles that eat dinosaurs
Australian scientists have found fossils of a new species of crocodile that still has its last meal in its stomach, the carcass of ornithopods.
Archeology
Shocking fossils: Having the same problems as humans, super beasts die painfully
The 150-million-year-old fossil has revealed the unexpected cause that could knock down one of the biggest super beasts on the planet.
Oceanography
Discovered a 300-year-old sponge garden 15km2 wide on the seabed
Thousands of sponges grow in ancient underground volcanoes under the Arctic Ocean by absorbing compounds abundantly from dead sea creatures.
Archeology
'Time reverse' technique reveals 800-year-old ghost ship mystery
One of Sweden's oldest ghost ships has appeared where it shouldn't have been, confusing scientists.
Flu epidemic
Science has given up on a man who has been positive for SARS-CoV-2 for 14 months
A 56-year-old man from Turkey has lived in isolation for 14 months, continuously testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 no less than 78 times since being infected in November 2…
Archeology
A hundred-year-old 'terrible' painting is hidden in the wall of an old house
A couple renovating a 115-year-old building discovered two paintings hidden inside the wall, each 18 meters long.
Scientific works
Drone follows Leonardo da Vinci's 530-year-old design
A team of engineers at the University of Maryland built a 4-rotor drone with a unique spiral shape and successfully tested it.
Science story
Mathematician solves 150-year-old super-difficult chess problem
Appearing in 1869, the 'hard problem' with chess pieces has caused headaches for scientists for more than 150 years.
Archeology
A hybrid creature with mysterious 'power' in a 2,000-year-old ancient temple
Evidence of ancient animal breeding techniques has been discovered in bas-reliefs in an ancient temple in Iraq.
Animal world
The oldest 190-year-old giant tortoise on the planet is still trying to pair up
Jonathan lives on the island of St. Helena is the oldest recorded by the Guinness World Records. Despite its advanced age, its eyes are blind, but it still tries to pair…
Archeology
100-million-year-old amber discovered containing 'insects pretending to be ants'
Chinese scientists have discovered a prehistoric insect from Cretaceous amber that shows the earliest ant-mimicking behavior.
World celebrity
19-year-old girl sets world record to fly around the world
19-year-old British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in 155 days.