Alien
The danger of NASA trying to contact aliens
Scientists at the University of Oxford (UK) have warned NASA when the agency plans to broadcast position data and other information into space.
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History
Strange customs for the dead
Birth, old age, illness, and death are a life cycle of each person, but when they die, there are many methods that the ancients applied to the deceased.
History
Top 5 unusual goods considered by the Romans to be extremely valuable
Roman civilization was a time when ordinary citizens could buy goods from all over the world. For them, anything that is trendy or provides entertainment is appreciated,…
Biology
Strange phenomenon when honey bees fly over the mirror
Experts fly honey bees through tunnels fitted with mirrors in the ceiling and floor, and then observe how they fly when the mirror is hidden or exposed.
History
What happened to Aksum, the fourth great empire of the ancient world?
The Kingdom of Axxum or the Aksum Empire was an ancient kingdom located in present-day Eritrea and the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
1001 mystery
What does the Republic of Cyprus (Cyprus) have that thousands of people are willing to spend 60 billion VND to buy a passport?
Cyprus (or Cyprus) is an island located in the eastern Mediterranean, famous since ancient times for its mineral wealth, wine and natural beauty.
Oceanography
Two-headed sharks are appearing more and more and no one knows why
Two-headed animals are usually individuals that have been mutated in the womb and often do not live too long after birth.
Oceanography
The female angler pulls up a red and very long creature: A rare sea dragon, only 'rich people dare to eat'
This creature is about the size of a large eel.
Archeology
Fossils over 247 million years old reveal new ichthyosaur species
Chinese scientists have discovered fossils of a previously uncharacterized ichthyosaur in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.
Space science
3,000 years ago, the sky turned blue and red because of something that 'landed' from space
Legendary descriptions of a cosmic influence in ancient Chinese texts increased its value many times over, as it was the first scientific report of a geomagnetic storm.
Space science
The telescope accidentally caught the 'monster' that distorts space - time
FERMI - NASA's super gamma-ray space telescope - could be the next warrior on a mission to hunt down the merger and collision events of the most terrible monsters in the…
Biology
Top 20 strangely shaped trees around the world: From mythical monsters to unbelievably ugly 'devils'
If you have the opportunity to see these strangely shaped trees with your own eyes, you will be amazed at the magic of nature.
Biology
Discovered wild flowers thought extinct 40 years ago in Ecuador
Biologists have found the wild flower Gasteranthus extincus - thought to be extinct in Ecuador 40 years ago.
History
'Monsters' from the ground that made people disappear for 1,000 years may rise again
The chilling discovery of an event that happened 3,800 years ago in the Atacama death desert serves as a grim warning of a repeatable disaster, far beyond what modern hu…
Space science
The shocking truth about creatures that settled on the Moon thanks to 'smuggling tickets' on spaceships
Human spaceships are not the first victims of undead monsters. They still often smuggle tickets to other Earth creatures when they need to travel far.