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10 most outstanding international scientific milestones in 2021
In 2021, scientists have made many important discoveries and made new strides in the fields of biology, spaceflight and artificial food.
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Why does Russia have 3 nuclear suitcases, besides Putin who are the two other powerful men used?
While the US President has only one nuclear suitcase that allows the deployment of nuclear weapons, the Russian military has up to 3 nuclear suitcases. This difference i…
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Is cremation obsolete? The 'new funeral' method was tested in Wuhan
As we all know, birth, old age, sickness, and death are inevitable, even unavoidable in human life, so we can only choose to accept death openly.
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The Tuskegee Experiment: One of History's Most Unethical Projects
The Tuskegee project was launched because people wanted to find out what causes syphilis, how the disease progresses, and to have specific data on warning signs.
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If the sun was replaced by a Rigel for 1 second, what would happen on Earth?
Everything on sunny ground will burn up, houses, roads, forests, rivers, oceans will instantly evaporate, and the atmosphere will be swept away.
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Identify the largest mountain range on Earth that no one has seen called Somalaya
The Earth is giving birth to a mountain range greater than all that exist, thanks to a process of plate tectonics full of surprises.
Space science
Spectacular image of a galaxy with a 'tail' about to collide with the Milky Way
The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the satellite dwarf galaxies of the Earth-containing galaxy, the Milky Way.
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James Webb telescope successfully opened antenna
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed an important antenna on December 26, just a day after launching into space.
Animal world
The story of the 'human chimpanzee': Walking on two legs, liking women and the tragedy of the end of life
Chimpanzees are thought to have 48 chromosomes, humans have 46, and Oliver the chimpanzee has 47.
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Species Dystrophy - The puzzling psychological phobia in modern times
Today's character is a woman from Norway who believes herself to be a cat trapped in a human body.
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The 'DNA specter' effect - proving the existence of a human body in another dimension?
The 'DNA specter' effect contributes to confirming the existence of a mysterious invisible body that is identical to the physical body of a human.
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Why does scratching stop the itch?
Itching is an extremely strange feeling that scientists still do not fully understand.
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'Key' to disabling pain transmission
New research has demonstrated how an edema toxin selectively targets and deactivates pain-transmitting neurons in the dorsal dorsal ganglion of the spinal cord.
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Strangely, the giant rock lay precariously as if it was about to roll but kept pushing and not falling
Although only touching the bottom a very small area, but so far no one has pushed this rock to roll down.
Oceanography
Strangely, eels all their lives just stand still and wait for food to be 'offered' to their mouths
Hawaiian garden eels hide in sand burrows on the sea floor, emerging only to eat zooplankton and then back down when they detect danger.