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Explore the 'color blind island': Home to 250 residents and 10% of them are completely color blind
Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, which is also known as the 'color blind island'.
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Archeology
Korean archaeologists have new discoveries about Silla Kingdom
From 2017 to now, Korean archaeologists discovered 3 skeletons at the foot of the wall of Wolseong Palace, the ruins of Gyeongju, Silla (57 BC - 935 AD).
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Diamonds from the depths of the Earth contain minerals like never before
This mineral is the first example of high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO3) to be found on Earth.
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Physicists say they have finally solved the 'teapot effect'
The fact that the tea water drips and flows down the pot while pouring turns out to be more complicated than you think.
1001 mystery
The mystery of the emerald stone being carried to the grave: The sacred object that hides the secret of the universe
This stone is said to be the source of alchemy in legend and is the quintessence of the supreme gods.
Space science
If the universe is a giant computer, this is the amount of bits needed to run this machine
Guess how many bits the universe needs?
Space science
Detecting a young black hole right next to the galaxy containing the Earth
A newly discovered black hole lurks in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Animal world
What to do to save your own life when encountering a tiger?
Can tigers hurt people? However, in our country, tigers are extinct in the wild, so meeting tigers in the middle of the road is impossible.
Animal world
The oldest albatross bird in the world still lays eggs at the age of 70
Laysan albatross named Wisdom was first identified by biologists in 1956 and is now at least 70 years old but still... laying eggs.
Oceanography
Norway's 4km cable disappeared without a trace, is the culprit giant squid?
A total of 10 tons of cables lying 200 meters below sea level have disappeared without a trace from Norwegian waters.
Archeology
Giant sea creatures appeared in the Atlantic Ocean 80 million years ago
About 80 million years ago, giant sea creatures belonging to the subclass Asteraceae appeared in the Atlantic Ocean, a new study says.
Archeology
Ground-penetrating radar reveals 'bowling court' under millennial monastery
A structure resembling a bowling alley appeared in the ground-penetrating radar image when surveying the Fountais Monastery in Yorshire (England) that stunned scientists.
Space science
NASA simulates spacecraft falling into 'hell' of Venus
NASA shared a new video that simulates the DAVINCI mission and the scientific research the spacecraft will conduct on Venus, the most inhospitable planet in the Solar Sy…
Animal world
Very strange frog species: Just discovered, it's about to become extinct
Strange frogs raise their young with the world's most special leg pouches.
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Mysterious artifact covered by volcanic ash for thousands of years - This is a 'witch treasure'
Archaeologists announced finding signs of the existence of