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Archaeologists found ancient human footprints in Morocco | AJ #shorts

Ancient human footprints dating back to more than 100,000 years are discovered in Morocco. It is believed to be the oldest in North Africa. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Can the universe be explained by the golden ratio? | Decoded

Have you ever noticed similarities between the movement of stars, specks of dust and flocks of birds? Do you pause to consider how mosaics in mosques are similar to honeycombs built by bees? If you’re paying close attention, you will notice a pattern that seems to govern natural phenomena and beautiful works of art. For centuries, ancient thinkers have called it the Golden Ratio or the Divine Proportion. But why is this irrational sequence of numbers so prevalent in our universe? And can this ‘cosmic constant’ predict our behavior? In this episode, adapted from the award-winning Arabic series Dahaleez, Egyptian-born actor Amr Waked journeys from the galactic to the atomic […]

‘Oldest living thing on earth’ discovered in Chile

Scientists in Chile say they’ve discovered what could be the oldest living thing on earth. The cypress tree in Patagonia, nicknamed “great-grandfather”, is estimated to be more than 5,000 years old. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from the Los Lagos region in Chile. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Chile #Tree #Oldest #Nature #History

Ancient fast-food restaurant found buried in Italy

0 Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered what looks very much like an ancient fast-food restaurant. It was buried in volcanic ash thousands of years ago when the city of Pompeii was destroyed. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed has more on what makes this discovery unique. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Italy

Ancient city discovered in northern Iraq

Droughts can sometimes have some surprising benefits, such as helping archaeologists discover a 3,500-year-old city in northern Iraq. Kemune, which once overlooked the Tigris river, can be dated to the time of the Mittani Empire, a kingdom of the Ancient Near East. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Kemune. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iraq #AncientCity