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The Unbelievable Truth About Winter on Mars
Mars can experience winter temperatures as low as -123 degrees Celsius, has two types of snow with square snowflakes, and has many strange shapes on the surface when the…
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NASA Robot Has Arrived at the 'Last Shelter' of Alien Creatures?
Interplanetary space images that have returned to Earth show a vast sand field quite similar to Earth, which NASA has revealed once had flooded streams and lakes.
Oceanography
Interspecies mating causes blue whales to have 'ghost' DNA
The finding of heterospecific DNA in Atlantic blue whales could raise new questions about genetics and species relationships in the marine environment.
Oceanography
38-year-old male manatee dies from mating with his brother
An autopsy revealed that Hugh the manatee at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Florida died from injuries sustained while mating with his brother.
Oceanography
Italy declares war on invasive green crabs by eating them
The voracious blue crabs are threatening Italy's fishing industry, forcing the government to allocate $3.2 million from emergency funds to find ways to deal with them an…
Oceanography
Seawater is salty and cannot be drunk directly, how do dolphins replenish water?
Dolphins need water to survive and function, but in the ocean, they cannot drink seawater directly. So how do dolphins rehydrate?
Archeology
Ancient animal fossils discovered in cave in Ha Long Bay
This is a mammal, estimated to be over 1 meter long, and is about 10,000 years old.
Archeology
Hanoi will spend 1,800 billion to restore Kinh Thien Palace
Hanoi will focus resources on preserving historical and cultural works in the inner city. Of which, the city will spend 1,800 billion VND to carry out the project of res…
Archeology
New 500 million year old species is as terrifying as 'alien creatures'
Reconstructed images show something beautiful and terrifying swimming, leading scientists to appropriate the name of the alien from the Oscar-winning film.
Archeology
Laser scanning reveals thousands of 3,000-year-old Maya 'ghosts' in the Guatemalan jungle
Using LiDAR, archaeologists have discovered thousands of ancient Mayan structures and settlements, including towers, temples and roads.
Archeology
1,700-year-old wine bottle found in ancient tomb, expert says it may still be drinkable
Archaeologists say the liquid inside a 1,700-year-old wine bottle may still be drinkable thanks to its special preservation.
Archeology
The mystery of the death of a giant monkey over 3m tall that once existed throughout China
Standing at over 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) tall, Gigantopithecus Blacki was the largest primate to ever exist on Earth (at least that we know of). The beast roamed all o…
Archeology
Scientists rescue half-ton 'evidence of human civilization' at the southern tip of the Black Continent
Evidence of human civilization with an age of tens of thousands of years has been found.
Archeology
Using AI to read the words on a 2,000-year-old scroll, a young man received a 'huge' reward
AI is changing human life in many aspects, it even helped a young man receive a $40,000 reward for reading the words on a 2,000-year-old scroll.
Space science
Scientists discover twisted crystals that use 'pseudo-gravity' to bend light like black holes
Photonic crystals are optical nanostructures that affect the propagation of photons within them in a similar way to the way semiconductor crystals affect the motion of e…