Archeology
Breaking the 220-year-old stone in the museum, the experts suprise: It's precious than gold!
The stone found 220 years ago turned out to be a priceless treasure when viewed inside.
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Archeology
Discovered a mammoth cemetery more than 210,000 years old
Paleontologists have found five fossilized mammoth skeletons from the last ice age in southwestern England.
Archeology
Ironically, the Chicxulub meteorite that destroyed the dinosaurs fell to Earth in the spring
But come to think of it, it was the stone that fell from the sky that opened a new chapter for mammals. Spring is still the season of life.
Funny corner
The mysterious rock weighs 137 tons, anyone can move
Perched atop a rock much wider than it is and in a unique position, Trembling Rock can make even the weakest person on Earth look like the strongest in the world.
1001 mystery
Strangely, the giant rock lay precariously as if it was about to roll but kept pushing and not falling
Although only touching the bottom a very small area, but so far no one has pushed this rock to roll down.
Photo library
Decoding the 'desert kite' on the Ustyurt plateau
Ustyurt is located in Central Asia, spanning Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Photo library
Sri Lanka found a 'huge' sapphire stone weighing more than 300kg
Sri Lankan authorities on December 12 displayed the world's largest natural blue sapphire, weighing 310kg.
Oceanography
Mysterious 'fingerprints' in the ocean
Baljenac is a tiny island covered with a series of stone walls that make it look like a fingerprint in the middle of the ocean when viewed from above.
1001 mystery
Strangely, the stone 'grows' white hair by itself, more startled to know it costs billions of dong
It can be said that mother nature is really wonderful, contains many surprises, and an inanimate thing can be something that holds a very special mystery.
Environment
Strange stone towers named 'white ghost'
In the sunny land of Southern Utah, America has giant pointed stone towers nicknamed
New technology
The 'witch's stone' made by Russian military students turns out to be a high-tech spy device
This rock-shaped spy device was developed by Voronezh Academy as a new way to secretly track enemies.
Archeology
The 3,300-year-old tomb is filled with gold jewelry and precious stones
A research team found burial items of gold, silver and bronze, and precious stones such as rubies, lapis lazuli and amber in the tombs of a noble Bronze Age family.
Archeology
Stone woven into cloth: From mummy's shroud to powerful weapons
From the time of ancient Egypt, people discovered the unique technique of 'weaving cloth from stone' that was later used by the US military as a weapon.
Discover science
Explore the mysterious stone cave city in Georgia
Scattered across the slopes of the Erusheti mountains in Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the impressive cave city of Vardzia once consisted of 6,000 rooftops spread…
Discover science
Decipher the 'mysterious' carving in the desert in Qatar
These large and most important stone art works of Qatar have attracted many scientists who have tried to decipher them with many different theories.