Space science
1.4 billion km away, NASA's billion-dollar ship sent back a mysterious photo that surprised the scientific world
What is so special about this mysterious photo that surprised scientists?
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Space science
Mysterious repeat radio flash, 3 billion light-years from Earth
Astronomers have detected a mysterious repeating series of radio bursts (FRBs), emanating from a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years from Earth.
Space science
Mysterious moon has hundreds of times more 'poisonous gas' than Earth: What if it catches on fire?
Unexpectedly, the moon Tithane, Saturn's moon, contains more combustible gases than Earth. However, if they accidentally caught fire, what would be the result?
Space science
Probe finds 'strange' thing on the back of the Moon, experts step in and successfully decode it
The moon is not a very big planet, why can it contain such a large amount of this? This question has made scientists determined to find an answer.
Space science
Devil's star: New cosmic object shakes the scientific world
A ghost star refers to a new, strange, small but extremely massive object that scientists can't yet be sure of, blocking the light from a distant star from reaching Eart…
Biology
Top 4 flowers, no matter how beautiful they are, should not be displayed in the house lest they affect health
Plants with strong odors such as glass, lavender... should only be placed in the yard, not indoors.
Animal world
Close-up of the rare new born albino Galapagos giant tortoise
A new albino Galapagos giant tortoise was born in the zoo in the town of Servion, Switzerland.
Animal world
Strange snake-like animals have venom in their mouths
For the first time, researchers have found evidence of venom glands in caecilian, legless amphibians with a snake-like appearance.
Animal world
Australia discovers superworms that can solve the plastic crisis
Scientists in Australia have found a solution that can contribute to the treatment of about one million tons of plastic waste each year in this country.
Animal world
The truth behind the 'mysterious monkey hybrid' in Malaysia
According to the researchers, the monkey hybrid found in a forest in Malaysia may have been the result of interspecific mating, which occurred due to habitat reduction.
Conquer Mars
Elon Musk plans to build thousands of spacecraft, send millions of people to Mars
Elon Musk says his next goal is to build 100 Starship spacecraft a year and send 1 million people to Mars by 2050.
Space science
Aliens may be walking on a Dyson sphere orbiting a white dwarf
So far no one has found evidence of intelligent aliens elsewhere in the universe.
History
The ancient Romans used radioactive substances to make... decorations?
Artisans in ancient Rome created masterpieces of art without knowing its composition including its extremely dangerous radioactive components.
Conquer Mars
47 'swamp swamp shiver': Clues to dead aliens
Hellish currents have just been identified beneath a planet that is thought to have once had life but is now extinct.
Archeology
Technology in ancient vases helps Stone Age Chinese 'beyond time'
New research shows that ancient 4,000-year-old beer pots were the key to opening the door of time for the spectacular leap of Chinese civilization.