Compare & Contrast: Egypt & China. Ancient Egypt and ancient China had many cultural differences and similarities. While Chinaâs form of government is monarchy, Egyptâs is theocracy. As for their religious beliefs, even though theyâre both polytheistic, they have different Gods. Another difference in the two civilizations is the environment.
Palaeontologists have found what is likely to be the oldest known dinosaur, filling in a yawning evolutionary gap. A study in Biology Letters describes Nyasasaurus parringtoni, a new species from 10-15 million years before the previous earliest dinosaur specimens.
Credit: Laurent Mekul. It might sound like something out of Jurassic World but itâs true: Inside fossilized dinosaur bones, researchers have discovered 75-million-year-old red blood cells and proteins. This discovery indicates that blood and other cells might be preserved much longer in fossils than previously believed.