Animal world
Mexico makes a miracle about resurrecting an extinct endemic fish species
The tequila fish, scientifically known as zoogoneticus tequila, is an animal endemic to the western Mexican state of Jalisco, home to world-famous tequila.
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History
'Golden fortress' Jaisalmer: The place where the cruelest customs are hidden
Deep in the Thar desert (India), stands a dazzling golden fortress. It was built in the 12th century, is a 'living fortress' because it is still stable and inhabited. In…
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What happens when you put sugar in the gas tank of a car?
Suppose a bad guy wants to pour sugar into your car's tank to destroy it, what will be the consequences???
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Project MKUltra: Secret CIA program, experiment with mind control
At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, the CIA performed mind control experiments on the human body.
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Mysterious tribe in Africa - where people eat mosquitoes and are completely dumb
Because of the remote geographical conditions, this tribe is separate from the human world, so they cannot communicate, read and write, but can only signal to understand…
1001 mystery
The sacred valley buried the mystery of the 'headless person': 100 years of recording 44 cold cases
Canada's Northwest Territories are truly one of the wildest places on Earth. There is a place here called Nahanni valley. This is where a number of myths and mysteries a…
Oceanography
The 2,000-year-old warship contains more than a hundred species of animals
After being submerged for a long time under the sea, the wreck became inhabited by a diverse and structurally complex biome.
Archeology
Neanderthals grew and developed faster than humans
According to the latest research, Neanderthal development was faster than that of modern humans.
Archeology
Experts successfully restore the image of the first handsome man in Chinese history
The restored image of Lan Lang Vuong made people admire and recognize the beauty worthy of being one of the four great men.
Archeology
Ironically, the Chicxulub meteorite that destroyed the dinosaurs fell to Earth in the spring
But come to think of it, it was the stone that fell from the sky that opened a new chapter for mammals. Spring is still the season of life.
Space science
Image of the James Webb telescope seen from Earth
James Webb, the most powerful space telescope in history, is moving further and further away from Earth.
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100m deep sinkhole in the desert in Qatar
Musfur, the deepest accessible sinkhole ever discovered in Qatar, provides experts with information on geological history.
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Scientists create unprecedented isotope of magnesium
The world's lightest magnesium isotope was created, giving new insights into the binding energies of electrons as they orbit the nucleus.
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2021 is the shortest year in history
The faster Earth's rotation makes 2021 about 65 milliseconds shorter on average.
Archeology
The 'unsub' killed the grave robbers
There is an old saying 'Retribution', so are grave robbers really their own lives of unscrupulous actions?