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Uncommon images: Mares rearing three orphan sheep
The photos show a 10-year-old mare who has instinctively awakened to be a mother to three orphaned sheep shortly after birth, caring for and nursing them like her own.
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Health
Found the longest, oldest known HIV genome
The almost complete sequence of a newly discovered HIV gene was one of 1,600 tissue samples collected in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in the 1960s.
Archeology
The ancient city reveals the origin of Chinese civilization
Archaeologists confirm that Song Ho Thu Thu relic in Trinh Chau city in Ha Nam is the ancient capital of Ha Lac kingdom dating back 5,300 years.
Archeology
China discovered a 2,000-year-old copper vial containing strange liquid
According to Xinhua, recently in Henan province, central China, archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old copper vial containing more than 3 liters of strange liquid.
Archeology
Discover the oldest white shark nursery
A team from the University of Vienna in Austria found a million-year-old breeding ground for large white sharks on the coast of Chile.
Archeology
Tracing the pin of the 1,100-year-old shirt
The origin of the ancient brooch pin found in the field could be a mystery that has never been solved.
Archeology
The thousand-year-old remains of the couple buried in the same grave
The remains of a couple of Northern Song dynasty were discovered in an ancient tomb made of bricks with a doorway on the partition to reunite in the afterlife.
Space science
Discovered the 'old' star nearly as close to space
The age of this star is only a few hundred million years smaller than the universe.
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Tragically fate 6 queen of the amorous, tyrannical king
It is not uncommon for kings to have multiple wives, even Chinese emperors have hundreds of beautiful concubines
Archeology
Strange insect fossils 151 million years old
Researchers have announced the discovery of a fossil of a strange insect named Morrisonnepa Jurassica in Utah, USA.
Archeology
Discover the remains of women bent over 4,000 years in the grave
The remains of an ancient woman unearthed in the Uckermark district of the state of Brandenburg confuse archaeologists for a strange death posture.
Archeology
Unearthed 300,000-year-old elephant fossils
Archaeologists discovered the nearly intact fossil skeleton of a giant prehistoric elephant living in the New Territories.
Archeology
2 million-year-old mysterious creature carries 'human hand'
An individual likened to a hominid of hominid and true human has just been unearthed in South Africa.
Archeology
Discovering a 2,000 year old stone building underground
The ancient structure consists of a courtyard and two stone chiseled rooms, storing some items to help reveal life in Jerusalem before 70.
Archeology
80 million-year-old creatures like 'aliens' are present throughout the Earth
Strange fossils appear in chalk on many continents, on the body with unusual ball-shaped structures never seen in any animal on earth.