Archeology
Excavating a 1,000-year-old tomb: What unusual thing caused the entire archaeological team to evacuate?
A strange white liquid suddenly leaked from the gap inside the coffin, experts hurriedly shouted and evacuated everyone from the tomb.
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Archeology
China finds 'treasure' buried on Dragon Boat Festival
An ancient tomb recently excavated in Henan Province, China, not only brought a special coincidence on the Dragon Boat Festival but also revealed a treasure.
Archeology
234 million years ago, there was a rain that lasted 2 million years - Beware of a repeat disaster!
234 million years ago, nature created a continuous rainfall that lasted for 2 million years. This event triggered the third mass extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs.
Archeology
Strange 94 million year old sea monster 'emerges' in the middle of national park
A previously unknown sea monster, a 3-meter long version of the terrifying and giant Cretaceous mosasaurs, has appeared unexpectedly in the landscape.
Archeology
Yen Bai discovers fossils over 5 million years old
Yen Bai discovered fossils belonging to the Co Phuc formation, which existed 23 to 5 million years ago, exposed in Tran Yen and Van Yen districts (Yen Bai).
Archeology
Many pet creatures are 'living fossils' from lost supercontinents
Scientists have discovered the shocking origin of creatures that are both found in nature and farmed by humans around the world: They are
Space science
Top 6 unusual natural phenomena that will happen in the near future
Here is a list of the most unusual and rare natural phenomena we will see this century as predicted by astronomers.
Space science
James Webb Telescope captures galaxies merging
The image captured by James Webb shows two galaxies slowly blending in a mist of stars and gas, like a penguin hugging an egg to protect it.
Space science
NASA captures 'Earth's future 4 billion years from now'
In the constellation Serpent, a bright object has just been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, allowing Earthlings to see it with their own eyes.
Space science
The Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth, possibly being pulled into the Sun and disappearing.
Our Earth may one day have no Moon.
Space science
You've Got the Solar System Wrong
Illustrations of the Solar System do not accurately represent the size and motion of the planets in space.
Space science
Strange objects discovered at the center of the Milky Way
Astronomers have found six objects orbiting the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way, with appearances and characteristics unlike anythi…
Space science
The nearly 50-year-old black hole paradox has been solved.
Hawking's paradox states that in the process of disappearing, black holes destroy all information about their origin, contrary to the rules of quantum physics.
Biology
Vietnam has a strange plant that can be drunk directly from the stem, easily addictive
This drink is taken directly from the tree trunk and can be drunk immediately without any processing.
Biology
China develops strange hybrid rice: Plant once, harvest for many years
When he heard about a new rice variety that could be harvested for years without needing to be replanted, Guangxi (China) farmer Liang Yuxin was eager to try it out.