Archeology
Find out the secret of dinosaurs to rule all species
Dinosaurs were able to take over the planet and dominate all species thanks to this special ability that gave them an advantage.
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Archeology
The strange sea monster can be the 'ancestor' of all creatures on the planet
Strange creatures lurking deep in the Earth's oceans more than half a billion years ago, it seems to be
Animal world
Top 10 strange animals currently living on Earth
Throughout history, humans have discovered and bred many strange animals and here are the Top 10 strangest animals still living on the Blue Planet.
History
Poveglia - The island rumored to have the most ghosts in the world
People here say that sometimes they can still hear the pitiful screams of people being burned alive even though they have just had a mild fever but have not yet develope…
Animal world
Why is the pupil of a cat vertical and the pupil of a goat horizontal?
Looking into the eyes of different animals, you will see some strange shaped pupils. Why is that? It turns out that the pupil shape represents the behavior of the animal…
History
Why did Russia sell Alaska to the US at a cheap price?
Why did the Tsar have to sell Alaska, his land rich in resources, at such a cheap price?
History
Buried a few years late, why is the body of the emperor of China still intact?
During the feudal period, after a few months or years, many Chinese emperors were buried. Therefore, the ancients had ways to prevent corpses from decomposing.
Oceanography
Extremely rare transparent 'snail fish' found in the deep sea
Fish possess a special body structure, which helps them to camouflage themselves, and effectively survive in the deep sea.
Space science
China successfully opened the sail to recover missiles in orbit
Chinese scientists successfully opened the towing sail to bring one of the recently launched Long March 2 rockets out of orbit, helping to reduce space junk.
Biology
Ants help scientists discover thousands of fossils
A team of paleontologists recently discovered 10 previously unknown species of ancient mammals with the help of reaping ants.
Animal world
Male penguins fast for 65 days standing still and incubating eggs
From the beginning of the mating season, the male will usually go without food for 120 days. After the eggs hatch, it spends another 10 days looking after the young.
Alien
Appears the rarest noctilucent cloud on Earth
Recently, skywatchers in the US, UK and Canada have discovered strange noctilucent clouds. To this day, their origin remains a mystery to mankind.
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The millennial lighthouse does not turn off: More than 90m high, standing nearly 55km away, you can still see it
Built in the city named after Alexander the Great, this lighthouse has been shining for over a thousand years guiding ships into the Egyptian harbor.
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The city of a thousand years can't plant a tree: Reward 1 billion for successful 'rescue'
Although people tried many ways, trees still could not grow in this city. The government has offered a huge prize, but it seems
Oceanography
'Army' of thousands of crabs stacked under the sea
'Army' of thousands of native spider crabs appear in shallow waters off Australia's southern coast. They clustered into giant crab mounds underwater, some as tall as a p…