Masazo Nonaka from Hokkaido, Japan, has been declared by Guinness World Records as the oldest living man in …
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ChinaPeace and Conflict
Massive Chinese Excavation Reveals Vast Treasure
by Armin Auctorby Armin AuctorA massive Chinese excavation under the Minjiang River close to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, has led to the discovery …
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Australian researchers have discovered what is thought to be the world’s oldest spider, unlocking key information about the …
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Feel Good
Prehistoric Humans Survived Major Natural Disasters by Cooperating
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTrade and social networking helped our Homo sapiens prehistoric humans survive a climate-changing volcanic eruption 40,000 years ago, giving …
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Imperial experts have found a “breadcrumb trail” of glassy beads debris from an 800,000-year-old meteor impact. Around 800,000 …
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For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes …
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Environment
Did Microbes 3.5 Billion Years Ago Contribute to Early Global Warming?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists conclude methane-producing microbes date back 3.5 billion years, supporting the hypothesis that they could have contributed to …
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The legend of Wang Baochuan of the Tang Dynasty has been passed down in China from generation to …
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Archaeology
Evidence Shows Amazon Rainforest Was Home to Up to a Million People
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesParts of the Amazon rainforest previously thought to have been almost uninhabited were really home to thriving populations …
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Wisdom
Hidden Medical Text Can Now Be Read for the First Time in a Thousand Years
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWith X-ray imaging at SLAC’s synchrotron, scientists uncovered a 6th century hidden medical text translation of a book …