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History
How did ancient forests turn to coal, fueling modern society?
The coal formation process requires the full and correct convergence of a series of conditions. Why such a coincidence?
Archeology
The intact 2,000-year-old man's mummy reveals a creepy sacrifice
The man's body was discovered in a peat pool at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.
1001 mystery
Russia: 'Zombie fire' burns in a cold place of -50 degrees Celsius
The photographer captured smoke rising from an underground fire fueled by peat and methane, while ice covered the ground.
Environment
The 'time bomb' beneath the permafrost
Permafrost melting due to global warming brings with it many threats such as the release of greenhouse gases, fractured infrastructure and changing landscapes.
Environment
Indonesian wildfire is blackening the skies of Southeast Asian countries
The Amazon is not the only rainforest destroyed by fire. A series of forest fires in Indonesia are causing much of Southeast Asia to be covered by dense smoke.
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How is coal formed?
Coal is a sedimentary rock with brown-black or black color that can burn and often occurs in rock layers consisting of many layers or layers of minerals or so-called min…
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Mummification techniques in the world
Using peat swamp, shark liver oil or chemical tank, many communities around the world have developed ways to mummify to keep the body alive for years.
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Congo: discovered large swamp containing billions of tons of peat
Scientists have discovered a swamp that is about the size of England, containing billions of tons of peat in the remote area of the Republic of Congo.
Archeology
The 600-year-old sword of a knight died in the swamp
The almost intact sword in Poland is more likely to be a knight falling into a drowned swamp.
Archeology
The butter is still eaten after 2000 years buried in the Irish swamp
The 10kg butter is found at a depth of nearly 4m below the marsh and still can be theoretically eaten.
Archeology
DNA research from Jesus Christ
The bones of about 200 soldiers who died from Jesus are still in good condition under peat, allowing experts to hope for their ability to study DNA.
Archeology
'Pompeii' 300 million years in Asia
According to Physorg, a new study by botanist archaeologist Hermann Pfefferkorn of the University of Pennsylvania, USA and colleagues presented the regenerative structur…
Archeology
Iron Age people were savagely tortured
Archaeologists have discovered two Iron Age corpses buried in peat in Ireland. Both are men, living more than 2,000 years ago, and being victims of a barbaric sacrificia…
Biology
Producing microbial fertilizer from peat with low price
Peat is made up of corpses of different plants. Plant material is accumulated, buried and affected by submerged conditions for many years. With anaerobic decomposition,…