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The world's shortest national border is only 85 meters long
The Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, a small rock formation in northern Africa conquered by Spain in 1564, holds the title of the world's shortest national border, at just 8…
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Found a helium mine accumulated for 1.1 billion years in the US
The newly discovered helium mine in Minnesota has a record high helium concentration, reaching 13.8%, promising to help solve the shortage of this gas.
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Project Iceworm: Nuclear missiles under the ice!
Hidden beneath Greenland's icy expanse lies a secret Cold War-era base: Camp Century.
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Some people actually have the superpower of seeing the world at a 'higher frame rate'
According to the latest research from the prestigious journal PLOS ONE, there is a very small number of the global population who can see the world in
1001 mystery
London Hammer: The mystery of the ancient hammer or an elaborate hoax?
The London Hammer is a hammer believed to be 115 million years old, found in Texas, United States in 1936.
Conquer Mars
Strange discovery: Mars causes erosion of Earth's oceans
Cosmic-scale interactions between celestial bodies have a direct impact on Earth's climate and geographical characteristics.
Conquer Mars
NASA robot enters the alien 'river of life'
NASA's Curiosity rover will enter an area that has never been explored and may hide alien creatures - ancient or alive.
Archeology
Finding the 'cosmic death zone' where Earth life may have been born
An experiment targeting the chaotic and dead regions of the universe could help explain the origin of life on Earth.
Space science
Sputnik and the code that the Americans could not decode
On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first object to enter Earth's atmosphere in a controlled fashion.
Space science
SpaceX rocket creates strange hyphen in the sky
A photographer shares a glowing streak of dashes in the night sky above Arizona after part of a Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth.
Space science
NASA chooses 3 companies to design lunar rovers for Artemis astronauts
Astronauts in the Artemis 5 Mission Program are expected to drive the Lunar Rover on the Moon for the first time in 2030.
Space science
Project to develop a refueling ship right in orbit
The APS-R will provide refueling services to compatible vehicles in geostationary orbit at an altitude of approximately 35,800km above the equator.
Space science
Russia has created the 'heart' of a plasma rocket engine prototype
The resulting plasma rocket engine will allow the Russian Federation to gain technological leadership in this field and reach new heights in space exploration activities.
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Why did Taiwan have little damage despite a strong earthquake?
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and regularly exposed to earthquakes, Taiwan is carefully prepared to respond to this type of natural disaster.
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New research on the harmful effects of flame retardants
Flame retardants used in thousands of consumer products in the US for decades may increase the risk of death from cancer.