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China announces strange discovery of Mars robot before 'death'
Before being hit by a dust storm and losing contact, China's Zhurong robot made a groundbreaking discovery about what happened on Mars 400,000 years ago.
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Oceanography
Fishermen caught rare giant grouper weighing 450kg at sea
A giant grouper weighing up to 450kg was caught by people while fishing at sea.
Oceanography
Rare giant squid carcass washed up on beach
The carcass of a giant squid washed up on El Sablón beach, Llanes, in northern Spain last weekend.
Oceanography
Blue whale skeleton still leaking oil 26 years after death
So much oil was found in the bone marrow of a blue whale that died after being hit by a ship more than two decades ago that the museum had to install a device to catch i…
Oceanography
Images of the 'underground world' just discovered at the bottom of the sea
Scientists have discovered animal communities such as tube worms and snails living in underwater volcanic caves, previously unknown ecosystems.
Oceanography
White humpback whale discovered, super rare creature in nature!
A group of swimmers from the charity Ocean Culture Life (OCL) had the unique opportunity to encounter an all-white humpback whale during a trip to Tonga (South Pacific).
Oceanography
Killer whale pair kills 17 sharks a day
A pair of killer whales off the coast of South Africa kill sharks to remove their livers while leaving the other parts intact.
Oceanography
The world's largest sardine migration
The annual migration of giant schools of sardines from eastern South Africa to the Indian Ocean is the largest on the planet in terms of biomass.
Oceanography
China sends manned submarine to the bottom of the Arctic sea
China plans to send a manned submarine to explore the polar seabed as part of its growing ambitions in the Arctic Ocean.
Oceanography
Humpback whale in pain after ferry crashes into jaw
A head-on collision with a speeding ferry left a humpback whale with a deformed jaw and it died in agony within hours.
Oceanography
Wind is the main cause of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
Australian researchers have confirmed that wind patterns played a major role in causing severe coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Oceanography
Titan submarine crushed, 5 people on board died
The US Coast Guard said debris recovered showed the Titan submarine had been sunk.
Archeology
99 million-year-old creature found intact as it was when alive in amber in Myanmar
A piece of Burmese amber has become a paleontological treasure after it trapped a glowing dinosaur-era creature.
Archeology
Vitrified fortresses found in Europe
About 200 ancient stone fortresses in Europe have been vitrified by heating, puzzling archaeologists for the past 250 years.
Archeology
How does smoking change the structure of human bones?
A new study has opened up a breakthrough in understanding the impact of tobacco on human health over the centuries.