Oceanography
Discovered a 300-year-old sponge garden 15km2 wide on the seabed
Thousands of sponges grow in ancient underground volcanoes under the Arctic Ocean by absorbing compounds abundantly from dead sea creatures.
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Alien
300,000 alien treasures hidden in the 'death place' of the Earth
An AI has been used by Dutch scientists to map the alien treasure in Antarctica, which is believed to have 300,000 hidden objects from space.
Archeology
'Time reverse' technique reveals 800-year-old ghost ship mystery
One of Sweden's oldest ghost ships has appeared where it shouldn't have been, confusing scientists.
Space science
A wandering black hole bends space-time, creating an illusion across the galaxy
For the first time, scientists have identified a black hole that wanders across the galaxy containing Earth.
Biology
New study: Discovered why mosquitoes like to bite on human skin
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has just revealed an interesting reason why Aedes aegypti, a fairly common mosquito, finds and bites human ski…
Animal world
Unprecedented behavior in chimpanzees surprised scientists
Experts discovered that chimpanzees caught flying insects, pressed them between their lips and then placed them on the wound, repeating it many times as if to treat.
1001 mystery
Why do foreign judges and lawyers wear wigs?
If you are an avid fan of foreign films on legal topics, then surely you are not too familiar with the image of foreign judges and lawyers wearing white wigs and black r…
Alien
Creatures living in boiling water, full of poison: Clues to alien life
Creatures inhabiting a boiling lake full of acid and toxic metals near the Poás volcano in Costa Rica could be the guide to future alien life-hunting missions.
Archeology
Surprise about how ancient people used fire in caves without suffocating smoke
A new study by prehistoric archaeologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel has revealed the secret of how ancient humans (who lived between 150,000 and 170,000 years ago…
Animal world
Quiz: Which animal has the longest arm?
When we think of long-armed animals, we might think of apes, but in fact there is another species that has beaten them.
Archeology
A hundred-year-old 'terrible' painting is hidden in the wall of an old house
A couple renovating a 115-year-old building discovered two paintings hidden inside the wall, each 18 meters long.
Space science
The observatory captured the 'purple death god' that the human eye could not see
The Chandra X-ray observatory and numerous observatories around the Earth have just captured breathtaking images of cosmic grim reapers tearing through the sky in magica…
Space science
New research shows: Worm holes can last long enough for us to pass through like in Interstellar
Previous theories have suggested that immediately after forming, the wormhole will collapse immediately because of its lack of stability.
Animal world
The complicated way of moving thousands of vinegar worms in a drop of water
Observing the swarm of vinegar worms swimming under a microscope, the scientists discovered that they moved in complex synchronization.
Animal world
Cats' brains are shrinking and it's human's fault
Thousands of years of dependence on humans has caused the cat's brain to shrink, a new study finds.