Space science
Photo of a beautiful stellar nursery 522 light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a stunning updated image of the Chamaeleon Cloud 1 in the Southern Hemisphere sky.
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Oceanography
Dolphin guided ships through the New Zealand Strait for 24 years
New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant legal protection to a sea creature and the dolphin Pelorus Jack.
Archeology
Two 'monsters' emerged from the ground that gave birth to humans?
Life on Earth might not have evolved to advanced species like us if it weren't for the appearance of 2
Animal world
Rare rabbit-tailed cat breed in the land of Phu Tang
The Bobtail is a rare breed of cat in Japan with a distinctive short tail resembling a rabbit's tail.
Animal world
Amazed animals make love for 14 hours, 'finished' then rolled out... dead
Although the kangaroo has a very cute face, it is extremely aggressive in mating. When the matter is over, the male may even lose his life.
Animal world
Why are tigers not afraid of water, love to swim and swim well?
Domestic cats and tigers belong to the same family of cats, but domestic cats are afraid of water and tigers love to soak in water and swim, tigers can even swim for kil…
Biology
Pine trees grow abnormally after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Researchers discovered many strange features in plants around the Fukushima plant caused by radiation left over from the 2011 incident.
Space science
Two giant gas planets are transforming into super-Earths
The spectacular transformation of two future super-Earths has been recorded by NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope and WMKeck's Keck II Telescope (located in Hawaii).
Oceanography
Killer whales teach fellows to steal fish from fishermen
Scientists have discovered that killer whales begin to eat fish from fishermen's lines and nets as an easy source of food.
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Shock images: Spaceship captures... tree stumps on another planet?
The new image captured by the ExoMars spacecraft is absolutely stunning because what is in the image is nothing more than a giant root, with clearly visible growth rings.
Space science
Shivering 'zombie' object spawns planets after death
Astronomers have discovered a 2nd generation protoplanetary disk around a binary star system of white dwarf zombies, when the first generation planets have long since be…
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Ignore the mutant orchid, the mutant tiger is really precious!
Tiger is an animal that appears in the ancient culture of Asian countries and many species become precious because of their alarming number of species.
Archeology
Found a flower intact in 99 million years of amber
Paleontologists have discovered two extremely rare fossil flowers inside Cretaceous amber found under dinosaur footprints.
Animal world
The world's second most venomous snake species and a 'nightmare' in the middle of the day called 'killer's killer'
Which snake species can destroy the second most venomous snake in the world? This is a dangerous creature and you need to be careful when encountering this snake.
History
Top 10 ancient weapons that still cause 'hairs on the back of the neck' to this day
Here are brutal weapons that can injure even the most intrepid ancient warriors.