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Decoding where the cleanest air on the planet is
The Southern Ocean has clean air with very little aerosols - microscopic particles of matter that form naturally or as a result of human activity.
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Oceanography
Researchers learn the language of... whales and sperm whales
For the first time in the world, researchers had a 'conversation' with a whale. Now their goal is to try to find out what it's actually saying.
Archeology
The Earth's crust shifted, causing many animal species to disappear
Geological and fossil evidence more than half a million years old has shown that the Earth itself may be the culprit of mass extinctions.
Space science
Capturing gravitational waves from unknown objects
Intense space-time ripples from the collision between a neutron star and a mysterious object have puzzled scientists.
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Why are sawtooth beak fish facing the risk of extinction?
The endangered sawtooth billfish in Florida was discovered to be unusually stranded in shallow water and at risk of premature death.
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Why are some people left-handed?
10% of the population prefers to write with their left hand, proving that the ramifications of the human brain are still a mystery.
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Why can't the 'Hell's Gate' burned for 50 years in Turkmenistan be filled?
Turkmenistan- Methane leak also known as
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Mysterious letter reveals the reason for the disappearance of 1.5 million Khitan people more than 900 years ago
Khitan nomadic people (Khitan), once existed in Central Asia and North Asia. History records that this people built the Liao state and created their own writing.
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Explore the bunker that can contain the entire US Congress
The bunker located under an American hotel was once designed to protect government officials in the event of a nuclear war.
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The secret mission helped discover the wreck of the Titanic
Submersible technology equipped with cameras and sharp judgment helped an oceanographer discover the wreck of the Titanic more than 70 years after the shipwreck.
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The numbers talk about the 5 stadiums with the largest capacity in the world
When we talk about the world's largest stadium, we are talking about impressive buildings not only in scale but also in design and purpose.
Archeology
The boy picked up a black coal, the expert tested it for 10 years before concluding: This is the only treasure in the world
In 1981, in Shaanxi province (China), a boy picked up a 'strange' treasure and brought it to the Shaanxi historical museum. It was not until 10 years later that the secr…
Archeology
Surprises at an 8,200-year-old campsite in America
A US soldier has unearthed the remains of a prehistoric camp on an air force base in New Mexico, which the first Americans may have occupied 8,200 years ago.
Space science
The moon has transformed, turned inside out
The celestial body we are seeing in the sky may not be the original Moon.
Space science
Russia successfully test-launched the Angara-A5 heavy booster rocket
After two consecutive days of last-minute cancellations due to technical problems, on April 11, Russia successfully test-launched the Angara-A5 booster rocket from the V…