Archeology
Discovered the ruins of the capital of the Mongol Empire
Researchers first detailed the capital city built by Genghis Khan in central Mongolia 800 years ago.
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Indonesia discovered dozens of endangered Javanese leopards
Indonesian authorities have discovered dozens of rare and endangered Javan leopards on Nusakambangan island near Central Java province.
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The troposphere of the atmosphere is gradually rising due to climate change
Atmospheric measurements collected by weather balloons in the Northern Hemisphere over the past 40 years show that climate change is pushing the upper boundary of the tr…
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The strange village is built on a 150m high rock block
The small village of Haid Al-Jazil in Yemen is built on a precarious rock and looking at it, many people will think this is like a scene from a fantasy movie.
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NASA finds new form of 'building blocks of life' on Mars?
A new technique performed by Martian warrior Curiostiy has helped uncover traces of the previously unknown building blocks of life on this mysterious planet.
Archeology
Excavation, accidentally found the largest 1,400-year-old gold treasure in England
With a date of 1,400 years, the sophistication and historical significance of gold coins, Anglo-Saxon treasure has just been found in Norfolk (England) of enormous value…
Archeology
Found a slave room buried for 2,000 years under volcanic ash
The 16 square meter room in the Roman villa gives rare information about the weakest group of ancient society.
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Why are the world's billionaires splurging on carbon offsets?
While generating a lot of emissions, billionaires like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, still invest heavily in climate change projects to offset.
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Super-ionic ice is both black and hot: Strange state of water may exist in a planet's core
The researchers used specialized equipment to create the ice structures found in the cores of planets like Neptune and Uranus.
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Strange cow dung throwing festival in India
The village of Gumatapura in India held a festival to throw cow dung within the framework of the Diwali light festival.
Archeology
Tiny skull: 'ghost humans' live side by side with us for 100,000 years
Scientists have successfully recreated the skull named Leti, which is the only complete skull representing the mysterious extinct Homo naledi species, approximately the…
Space science
Strong solar storm brings the aurora to the US
A powerful solar storm today could damage power grids, satellites and radio signals, but also produced stunning auroras over North America on Wednesday.
Space science
China's first female astronaut to walk in space
Astronaut Wang Yaping performed the first spacewalk outside the Tiangong station on November 7 with commander Zhai Zhigang.
Animal world
Can polar bears survive in Antarctica?
Many have cited the difference between the South Pole and the North Pole to demonstrate that polar bears are unsuited to the environmental conditions of Antarctica.
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The village that was submerged for 36 years was discovered due to drought
The ruins of an abandoned village suddenly surfaced after decades of being submerged in northern Iraq.