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Today, the combat uniforms of many countries no longer have camo and camouflage motifs as before, but instead have strange shapes and colors. What are they and how do th…
History is always interesting to curious people, for all that we have known, are knowing and will know are only incomplete pieces of the whole picture of the past of hum…
New research published earlier this week shows that the heat wave occurring in the US in 2021 has caused shellfish (clams, oysters, snails, mussels, oysters...) to die i…
At an ancient temple in Koka city, Shiga prefecture, Japan, famous as the 'hometown of the Ninja'
There are many stars visible in the night sky, but over the centuries astronomers have devised a unique way to recognize them.
Scientists say thousands of mysterious viruses have been discovered recently lurking in the world's oceans. In it, the focus is on RNA viruses that infect other ocean cr…
Kemp's Ridley, the world's rarest sea turtle, recently surprised scientists when laying eggs on a beach in Texas, USA.
When eggs are boiled, the protein of the eggs is solidified because egg whites are mostly composed of proteins. The phenomenon of eggs being changed after boiling is cal…
According to researchers, some fungi produce toxins to avoid being eaten, to be able to reproduce.
The SCMP newspaper quoted a senior Chinese space official as confirming that China plans to bring samples from the Martian surface by 2031.
Colorful bat starfish swarm the sea lion carcasses on the ocean floor, recycling the carcass into energy and nutrients.
The fire snail is the largest species of snail in Peninsular Malaysia.
Goats with half-meter-long ears caused a stir in Pakistan becoming a local celebrity.
A parrot has suddenly become famous on social networks for possessing a skillful tongue that can turn a bolt from a screw, making viewers extremely impressed.
Discovering the cell and many outstanding achievements in the fields of mathematics and mechanics, Robert Hooke died of scurvy and was never married.