Space science
On Earth, a compass always points north – but where does it point in space?
On Earth, our planet's magnetic field points north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated.
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James Webb Space Telescope Gets Clearest Image of Neptune in 32 Years
NASA on September 21 released the first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of Neptune, the giant ice planet in the Solar System.
Space science
'Excavating' the unthinkable: 9 billion year old 'light fossil'
A timeless treasure that surpasses all previous records has been unearthed by Canadian scientists in James Webb's astonishing archive: A near-missed fossil of light.
Biology
The world's strangest tree defies all laws of physics
To this day no one knows exactly how the fig tree came to be in that location, or how long it has been growing.
Animal world
After the river flows into the sea, where do the large amount of freshwater fish go?
Freshwater fish will die in the sea and rivers will flow into the sea. Everyone knows that freshwater fish cannot live in salty seawater, so where did the freshwater fis…
Animal world
Mekong River Treasure: Extremely rare in the world, protected by police 24/7, related to 'ocean killer'
In the longest river in Southeast Asia (Mekong River), there is a creature known as
Animal world
Top 10 strange animals and plants that you probably have never heard of
The world we live in is a beautiful and strange place, filled with unique plants and animals. Many of these species are extremely rare and difficult to find.
Animal world
Dogs hunt sharks to survive on deserted island
Dadu was stranded on one of the world's most remote islands for nearly a year and survived on an unlikely food source: sharks.
Animal world
The King Cobra continuously attacks, the little rabbit fights alone and the unexpected reversal
The king cobra was hunting when it suddenly bumped into a rabbit. It immediately attacked to show its strength.
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Why is it that in a small country with many top models and beauty queens, women here have such a hard time getting married?
Beautiful country with capital known as 'Paris of the North'.
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Why do dogs often stare at us while going to the toilet?
When dogs are going to the toilet, they often look at us intently and scientists have found the answer to this action.
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Who was Daji really in Chinese history? Her reconstructed appearance is very different from the movie
Dat Ky has long been associated with the image of a beauty.
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Countries that reward foreigners with billions of dollars to come and live here
Many beautiful countryside areas in Europe, America... are inviting foreigners to settle down by providing houses and attractive support fees, even up to billions of don…
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For the first time, scientists have captured images of quantum entanglement in real time.
A collaboration between scientists from the University of Ottawa and Sapienza University has captured for the first time the dance of two quantumly entangled photons in…
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'The God Particle': Uncovering the Origin of Matter and Changing the Future of Physics!
Physics is the science that explores the most fundamental laws and structures of nature, and attempts to describe and explain the universe we live in using mathematical…