New wild cat species in 100 years discovered in Bolivia
For the first time in a century, scientists have officially described a new species of wild cat. The miniature predator, named the tilcayo, had been hiding from science in Bolivia’s misty cloud forests.
66-million-year-old fossil discovered in Turkish capital
A fossil belonging to a gastropod that lived along the shores of the Tethys Sea 66 million years ago has been discovered at an archaeological site in the Turkish capital Ankara, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Monday.
FAST telescope's new discovery reshapes understanding of early universe
China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has detected 156,411 neutral hydrogen sources across nearly half the sky, marking a major breakthrough in radio astronomy.
Insect fossil find shows water-to-land transition
An international team led by Chinese researchers has uncovered an early insect species dating back roughly 324 million years that displays both aquatic and terrestrial features, providing direct evidence of how insects gradually made the transition from water to land.
2,300-year-old liquor residue unearthed in China’s Ningxia
Archaeologists have identified residue of a 2,300-year-old grain-based alcoholic drink from the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC) in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, offering new insights into ancient Chinese brewing technology.
