Space science
Shocking Truth: These Monster Planets Are 'Time Machines'
Data from NASA and ESA reveal a giant, extreme planet with the power to cause its neighboring star to rejuvenate and distort astronomical measurements.
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Unexpected discovery on moon of 'potentially habitable' planet
If signs of Pluto's underground ocean have some scientists hopeful of life, the underground ocean in its moon Charon is a paradoxical hell.
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'Ghostly' neutrinos detected for the first time inside the world's largest particle accelerator
For the first time, physicists have created and detected
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The Deadly Truth About How the Earth May Have Come to Be
An Earth twice as large is impossible, because astronomers have just found a dead planet desert.
History
Nguồn gốc bất ngờ của ngôi sao Michelin: Từ công ty lốp xe đến hệ thống đánh giá nhà hàng chất lượng bậc nhất
Hàng năm, các đầu bếp trên khắp hành tinh đều háo hức ngóng chờ ấn bản mới của cuốn cẩm nang ẩm thực Michelin. Trong cuốn cẩm nang này, danh sách những cơ sở ăn uống tốt…
Biology
Decoding the reason why bullet ants have the 'most painful sting in the world'
Researchers have discovered that the 'world's most painful' ant sting is caused by its toxins that travel straight to human pain nerves.
Biology
Top 4 extremely poisonous mushrooms commonly found in Vietnam
Mushroom poisoning can range from benign symptoms of general gastrointestinal upset to potentially devastating manifestations including liver failure, kidney failure, an…
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Why do some cicadas only emerge once every 17 years?
Cicadas, beetles with distinctive chirping sounds, are often associated with hot summer days.
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Why do creative people often prefer solitude?
Creative people often enjoy that freedom to indulge in the spiritual world.
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Creating an electric source makes crocodiles run, why don't electric eels get electrocuted?
Electric eels can generate electricity up to more than 800V, the question is why this electricity does not cause damage to the electric eel itself.
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How terrible is a car accident at 200km/h?
When it comes to high-speed collisions, people often imagine terrifying scenarios: loss of vehicle control, deafening collisions, rapid deformation of the vehicle body,…
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When Twin Sisters Marry Twin Brother and Have Children: Do the Children Look Similar?
The real-life example of two pairs of American identical twins will answer this eternal question.
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Top 8 random facts about everything around us, seem familiar but 90% of people don't know
No matter what age you are, this world never ceases to amaze you with interesting facts.
1001 mystery
The mystery of the 'blood rain' that appears continuously in India
Not long ago, a mysterious phenomenon quietly appeared in India, 'blood rain' fell continuously for two months, causing countless speculations and discussions.