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Gray whale approaches boat, asks man to remove lice from head
Gray whales learn to approach tourist boats to ask humans to remove itchy lice from their skin.
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Archeology
Flash flood accidentally reveals 'heavenly treasure': So rare that it shocked China and the world!
Rarely found anywhere else in the world
Archeology
2,500-year-old 'timeless' treasure appears in an extremely absurd place
2,500 years ago, at an abandoned ancient fortress in Italy, someone left a priceless and mysterious treasure for modern archaeologists.
Archeology
Excavating an ancient well from the Qin Dynasty, experts discovered 'writing capable of changing history'
This is considered the most important archaeological discovery of the Qin Dynasty after the Terracotta Army was excavated in 1973 in Xi'an.
Archeology
New discovery of the terracotta army in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang: 'As lifelike as real people'
With this special arrangement, the terracotta army in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang can take on different tasks when fighting.
Archeology
The Great Wall of China stands firm because it was built with 'living mortar'
Seemingly fragile but a layer
Archeology
Is there going to be a breakthrough drug from the bodies of two extinct human species?
The team of scientists studied the protein expressions of two extinct human species, Neanderthals and Denisovans, and found dozens of small protein chains with antibioti…
Archeology
The mystery of the statue lying on its back, hands on the ground in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang
The strangely posed terracotta statue in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang has left archaeologists amazed.
Archeology
'The Mask of Death' Reveals Isaac Newton's True Face
A person's face after death will be placed in a wax or plaster mold to create a
Archeology
What did King Tatankhamun look like?
Egyptologists speculate that King Tutankhamun was relatively thin, walked with a limp, had a slightly elongated skull, and buck teeth based on his mummy, paintings, and…
Archeology
New research reveals the cause of the mass death of dinosaurs
A newly published study has shared the latest evidence about what killed the dinosaurs.
Space science
Where is the largest volcano in the Solar System?
Mount Olympus on Mars is the largest mountain in the Solar System and is believed to be the tallest of the eight planets.
Space science
Secret Ocean Discovered Inside Saturn's Smallest Moon
One of Saturn's moons, similar in shape to
Space science
The moment NASA spacecraft crashed into an asteroid
Images from Italian satellites and ground telescopes show the moment the DART spacecraft hit the asteroid Dimorphos and the subsequent impact.
Space science
Habitable planet discovered 40 light years from Earth
Scientists have discovered an exoplanet called Gliese 12 b in the constellation Pisces that has conditions suitable for life.