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Permafrost is a piece of land that has been frozen for at least two consecutive years. The world’s oldest permafrost is located in Siberia, where the land has been frozen in places for more than 650 thousand years. Examining samples of this ancient soil in 2017, researchers found two frozen nematodes, members of the roundworm-type … Read more
Few creatures have pushed anatomy to its limits as much as sauropods. These giant dinosaurs moved on column-like legs that supported their massive bodies, wagging whip-like tails to ward off predators and using their long necks to devour foliage. This entire group of dinosaurs is commonly known as the long-necked dinosaurs, but the Mamenchisaurus, which … Read more
On the island of Taiwan, ancient legends tell of tribes made up of people “Short and dark-skinned” who once lived in the mountains. To this day they have remained in the state of the stories. But a new study changes that. Located in southeastern China, the island of Taiwan was inhabited as early as 30,000 … Read more
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Spherical fossils are the eggs of a previously unknown dinosaur species, which over time has formed calcite crystals inside. – All three eggs were found at the bottom of the tank, however the third egg was “lost during collection”. It is unclear whether it has been lost, stolen or irretrievably damaged. According to a study … Read more
Teeth helped solve the mystery An international team of researchers has used zinc isotopes in the teeth of living and extinct sharks as a tool to understand the diet of long-dead animals. What did the megalodon actually look like? According to scientists, this is a prehistoric mystery Chemical traces in the teeth suggested that the … Read more
One Article published in the magazine Nature describes the discovery of a unique 40,000-year-old culture at the Xiamabei site in the Nihewan Basin, northeast china. At the site, the first known signs of ocher processing in East Asia, as well as a set of stone tools blade-shaped objects that provide data on tool-making industries during … Read more
This flying reptile from the Jurassic period may be the oldest known animal that was able to touch the belly of the thumb with the inside of its other fingers. The so-called opposite thumb is typical today, especially for primates, and has significantly helped humans to learn to control instruments. It has appeared several times … Read more
The circumstances of fossil research alone are unusual. Paleontologist Miklós Kretzoi, who published a work on the discovery in 1942, was mistaken for identification for the first time. “He thought it was the rest of some squid,” said Košťák, who works at the Faculty of Science of Charles University. The Hungarian Museum of Natural History … Read more
story Stone age Mysterious figures of overweight women from the time of the hunter-gatherers – – The “Venus von Willendorf” and similar Stone Age representations are considered to be the oldest works of art known to man. Her extreme curves have so far been explained with pregnancy. Researchers are now bringing climate into play. – … Read more
On Saturday, representatives of Kensington Palace published a picture of natural scientist David Athenboro with the Duke of Cambridge and their three children. During the visit, the scientist presented Prince George with a very old shark tooth. – PHOTO: EPA / Scanpix – The artifact was found in Athens in the 1960s when you rest … Read more