Conquer Mars
Mars spacecraft upgraded after 20 years of using Windows 98
The software upgrade will help the Mars Express onboard MARSIS tool get better signals, process data more efficiently, and last longer.
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Archeology
The 2,000-year-old creature intact and stunned in the petrified city
The picture of petrified life in the ancient city of Pompeii has been supplemented with an unexpected specimen: a 2,000-year-old turtle with an egg intact in its belly.
Archeology
Analyzing cosmic matter, finding Earth's first human?
Two distinctive isotopes in quartz created by high-energy cosmic ray reactions near the Earth's surface have revealed the age of skeletons that may be older than the fam…
Archeology
Mysterious discovery: Ancient underground labyrinth temple in Egypt!
This is one of Egypt's most mysterious archaeological finds because it has been discovered and investigated, but its specific results have so far been kept secret.
Space science
The galaxy containing the Earth is punctured: The culprit causes shivers!
A new study has revealed mysterious, non-matter voids in the galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way, caused by some of the deadliest events in the universe.
Space science
Spherical, prismatic 'foreign object' exposed in meteorite that fell to Russia
German scientists have found bizarre carbon microcrystals in the famous Chelyabinsk meteorite that crashed into Russia in 2013.
Biology
The virus survives in fresh water by attaching to plastic particles
Researchers have found that dangerous viruses can remain infectious for up to 3 days in freshwater environments by attaching to plastic objects.
Biology
New DNA technology makes us 'redraw' the evolutionary tree
If you find yourself physically different from your blood relatives, you must have felt isolated from your family in some way.
1001 mystery
Top 7 unique mutant features on the body that very few people in the world are fortunate to possess
When you think of mutants, you're sure to picture superhumans flying and shooting lasers from their eyes. But it's not.
History
The secret of 2 red dots on the corner of the mouth of the Tang Dynasty concubine
According to experts, the habit of wearing 2 red dots on the corner of the concubine's mouth not only helps to become more beautiful and attractive, but also hides the s…
Conquer Mars
NASA spacecraft captures evidence that Mars is habitable
Searching through a huge trove of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, American planetary scientists have discovered evidence of an ancient world of life.
Archeology
Sa-Nakht: Who is the giant pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt 5000 years ago?
Sanakht was an Egyptian king of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. His place in the annals is again highly uncertain.
Animal world
Strange fish found in Antarctica: Has white blood, will die if the temperature exceeds 5 degrees
Scientists say this Antarctic ice fish can only live in cold water that cannot exceed 5 degrees Celsius.
History
Kugelpanzer: The most bizarrely shaped tank in human history!
The Kugelpanzer was a German tank design of World War II. It is one of the strangest armored vehicles ever designed.
History
Swedish Robot 17 short-range anti-ship missile - Hellfire 'portable' version
Robot 17 is a coastal defense missile system developed by Sweden based on the famous American AGM-114 Hellfire missile and was produced in the 80s.