Animal world
Scientists hope to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger
A project to regenerate the Tasmanian tiger from ancient and new genes is underway in Melbourne, Australia.
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History
The mysterious images hidden in the masterpieces of art
From ancient scrolls to paintings from the golden age of Dutch painting, technology is uncovering new clues about works of art.
Space science
NASA is about to send iPads to the Moon's orbit
NASA will equip an iPad on the Artemis 1 flight to test the voice assistant system, assisting astronauts on the mission back to the Moon.
Space science
Starlink satellite internet system can be hacked and interrupted with just a 25 USD circuit board
In a demonstration by security researcher Lennert Wouters, this cheap circuit board can disrupt Starlink's operation or even disable part of its system.
Animal world
The most tragic creature: It took 300 million years to climb to land, but the journey ended at the dinner table
Today we can have terrestrial, marine and amphibians. Of course, there are many species that are thinking of being able to move from the ocean to the land.
Animal world
Invasive crayfish threatens Texas, causing many experts to worry
Red crayfish with a reproductive rate of 1,000 eggs / time were recently discovered in Texas, causing concern to experts.
Animal world
Fish filled with antifreeze live under icebergs
Scientists drilled deep beneath an iceberg off the coast of Greenland and discovered fish with a green luminescent antifreeze flowing through its blood vessels.
Archeology
The angry Minion-like anusless creature is not the earliest ancestor of mankind
A 2017 study concluded that an angry Minion-like microscopic creature without an anus was the earliest human ancestor.
Animal world
African penguins are at risk of extinction due to noise pollution
The number of African penguins on St Croix Island in the Gulf of Algoa has plummeted since South Africa began allowing ships in the area to refuel at sea.
History
Shangri-La: Legend of a paradise
The legend of a magical land called Shangri-La has long fascinated explorers, but no one has ever set foot there. Is this the gateway to the real 'paradise'?
Space science
Where NASA is about to send humans back to the Moon
The Artemis 1 lunar mission - the US project 'paving the way' for the return of humans to the Moon in 2024 - is about to take off later this month.
Animal world
Invasive animals: The unexpected savior of the Australian crocodile
Invasive animals can cause damage to local ecosystems. But sometimes they can be an essential food source for predators on the verge of extinction.
Animal world
Reversing evolution, science was able to help snakes 'grow more legs'
Allen Pan tried to reverse evolutionary history by helping snakes 'grow' four more legs to move.
Animal world
Turns out China used to have more rhino species than Africa
When it comes to rhinos, we all immediately think of the African savanna. In our impression, the wild rhinoceros is an animal that only exists in the savannah of Africa.…
Animal world
Detecting parasitic tongue-eating lice in fish's mouth
When scientists X-rayed the head of an elmfish, they discovered a parasitic crustacean that had eaten the amputated and replaced the host's tongue.