Biology
'Green zombie' mushrooms fight locusts
The green zombie fungus can make grasshoppers die by turning the insect into a green moss.
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Animal world
Why consider Koala bears to be extremely lazy animals?
An adult Koala bear will have to eat about 1kg of eucalyptus leaves a day to get enough nutrition, and it takes up to 100-200 hours to fully digest. People often call Ko…
Animal world
The tiny tree climbing fish species is researched, preserved and developed by Ca Mau
The fish that know how to climb trees, wade in the water and walk on land will be restored, preserved and developed by Ca Mau province after a long time of bluffing.
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Lower airplanes can reduce climate impacts by 59%
Getting airplanes lower than just 610 meters can cut the climate impact of the areas they fly in by a whopping 59%.
Discover science
The 256-year-old man, married 23 wives and had 108 children?
In 1930, the New York Times published an article about a Chinese man who lived to be 256 years old, married 23 wives and had 108 children.
1001 mystery
Mysterious flying 90kg 'holy' stone in India
The temple of Qamar Ali Darvesh in Shivapur village, India is world famous for its stone
Archeology
Shivered 'iron-clad' remains 2,000 years below the dorm
Construction work to expand student dormitories in Durham (UK) had to stop when a mysterious remains revealed.
Archeology
Discovering nearly 6,000-year-old leaves almost intact in the UK
Archaeologists in England discovered a elm tree leaf over 6,000 years ago almost intact.
Archeology
Hai Phong urgently excavated 13 suspected wooden piles of the battle of Bach Dang
The People's Committee of Hai Phong City allowed the Archeology Institute to preside over and coordinate with the Hai Phong Museum and the People's Committee of Thuy Ngu…
Archeology
Discovered petrochemicals 65,000 years old
Scientists find plant food amidst the remains of ancient cooking ovens at the archaeological site of Madjedbebe, Arnhem Land.
Archeology
Build a house and dig a 2,700-year-old 'ghost prince' on a horse-drawn carriage
The construction of a sports complex in Italy was halted because of the tomb of a pre-Roman prince with iron armor, a chariot, and a treasure suddenly exposed.
Archeology
Fossils of 167 million year old salamander were discovered
Scientists found the world's oldest salamander fossils in a quarry in Siberia.
Space science
First detected oxygen molecule in another galaxy
Astronomers detected a sign that a large number of oxygen molecules exist in the Markarian galaxy 231, 560 million light-years from Earth.
Space science
Ancient meteorite hit the garden of the people
The small piece of meteorite left over after crossing Earth's atmosphere helped reveal information about the solar system 4.56 billion years ago.
Space science
NASA discovered the mystery of the solar system
Research on four NASA missions explores the mysteries of the solar system, launched in 2020 with a $ 3 million investment.