The Dinosaur Extinction: After the Asteroid, a Global Tsunami Came
About 66 million years ago, the Earth was hit by an asteroid that landed on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. This impact had disastrous consequences – it caused the mass extinction of….
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Where Does the Prehistoric Venus of Willendorf Come from?
The Venus of Willendorf is the most famous archaeological find in Austria. Using X-ray microtomography, the researchers discovered the origin of the material from which the Willendorf Venus is made…..
New Species of Prehistoric Tardigrade Found in Amber
Scientists may find a fossil of a tardigrade in amber once in a lifetime. Biologists at the New Jersey Institute of Technology have succeeded. This tardigrade died about 16 million….