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Why is the heat getting worse day by day?
Most countries on Earth are likely to experience extreme heat waves every two years by 2030.
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Archeology
3,600-year-old 'time box' reveals one of humanity's most terrible disasters
An ancient 'timebox' buried from one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in human history has been unearthed on the coast of Turkey, providing 'intriguing' new evidence…
Space science
'Six-seat taxi' flying into space was introduced at CES 2022
With a capacity of 6 crew members, the Dream Chaser spaceship will realize the dream of carrying people into space, thereby officially setting foot in the space tourism…
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Why do we often blow out candles on birthdays?
Most of our birthday parties involve blowing out candles. What does this mean?
Space science
Simple technology helped the Soviet Union to build stealth aircraft in 1936
Every country that manufactures military aircraft wants to own stealth technology that helps the aircraft avoid detection by enemy radars.
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Close-up of the bizarre anthropomorphic village in Italy
The 32-year-old man used a drone to record an entire humanoid town in Italy.
Oceanography
Sea Pig - One of the strangest animals under the sea
When it comes to manatees, many people will immediately think of large sea mammals weighing up to hundreds of kilograms, living entirely in the water, mainly eating plan…
Space science
Photo of the 'flame nebula' more than 1,300 light-years away
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning update of the nebula NGC 2024 in the constellation Orion.
Space science
Detecting Maggie - a 3,900 light-year long ghost crossing the galaxy containing Earth
Maggie is a mysterious, unknown, and one of the largest filamentous structures ever observed in a galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way.
Space science
SpaceX kicks off 2022 with the launch of 49 satellites
SpaceX this morning successfully launched its first space mission in 2022, carrying a new batch of Internet satellites into orbit.
Space science
For the first time observing a giant star 'falling to death' in real time
Astronomers have observed this 'dead end' period when a massive star explodes, ending its existence.
Animal world
Hong Hoang - The sacred lightning bird of Zimbabweans
The hornbill is a large, rare and endangered bird of Africa. Particularly in Matobo, Zimbabwe, they still grow strongly.
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Open China's longest underwater highway tunnel
After nearly 4 years of construction, the Taihu tunnel, the longest underwater highway tunnel in China worth $1.56 billion, has come into operation.
1001 mystery
The truth about the ability to see through space
The ability to see and feel with the mind is a spiritual phenomenon that helps people to grasp information and images from a distant place without having to leave the ro…
Oceanography
The eyes of a conch have a magical ability, even a lizard-like 'split tail' has to give up!
Sea snails, river snails, farmed snails... are all human favourites. However, the fragrant ginger, lemongrass, and lime leaves make us not care much about whether snails…