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Discovered 3 ancient Egyptian tombs by theft
Archeology

Discovered 3 ancient Egyptian tombs by theft

Thanks to thieves, the Egyptian archaeologists found the grave of three dentists, protected by a curse and buried deep in the desert sand for thousands of years.

December 17, 2018
Discovered a prehistoric stone herd in Binh Thuan
Archeology

Discovered a prehistoric stone herd in Binh Thuan

Half a month ago, while training sand dunes behind the house, Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh in Ham My commune, Ham Thuan Nam district discovered many burial graves and 8 strange…

December 17, 2018
China: Explore ancient tombs
Archeology

China: Explore ancient tombs

On November 14, Ha Nam Provincial Department of Antiquities said that the grave site of Quach village in Thuong Thai district that they discovered was a grave site of th…

December 17, 2018
Tsunami reveals the old city
Archeology

Tsunami reveals the old city

The tsunami on December 26, 2004 helped Indian archaeologists discover a trace of an ancient port city on the beach in Tamil Nadu state.

December 17, 2018
Sand dunes are leeches on Mars
Space science

Sand dunes are leeches on Mars

The camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) took a picture of the Martian sand dune shaped like a large leech.

December 17, 2018
Strange phenomena can only be seen in the universe
Space science

Strange phenomena can only be seen in the universe

On Earth there are many extremely strange natural phenomena that you may never have seen: the phenomenon of fire rain, red tide or the phenomenon of lightning hitting th…

December 17, 2018
NASA decodes a mystery on Mars
Space science

NASA decodes a mystery on Mars

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has just released a study that helps explain the existence of long and mysterious grooves on the slopes of giant sand dunes on Mars.

December 17, 2018