Archeology
How did the ancient fish Tiktaalik roseae walk on the ground?
Fossils of ancient fish Tiktaalik roseae from about 375 million years ago show their fins shaped like the sole of the foot to be placed on the bottom of a river or strea…
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Discover 1,200 year old gold coins in Israel
Initial examination results show that one of these currencies is the gold dinar circulated under the reign of the Muslim King Harun al-Rashid.
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The mystery of the lake gave birth to our oldest ancestor
Materials that account for 1% of the modern human body, important for creating the first life on earth have been found in mysterious lakes in the US, India and Kenya.
Animal world
Why are you lazy ... lazy? The reason turned out to be more interesting than we thought
If a sloth does not win the champion, then no one dares to accept the number 2. But why would they choose such a strange lifestyle?
Space science
2020: From Vietnam contemplate 3 times of lunar eclipse, 1 eclipse
The latest lunar eclipse is on the upcoming 11/1 but not the familiar blood moon but a semi-dark lunar eclipse.
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Discovered 'gas planet' 464 times larger than Earth
NASA's alien world hunter TESS continues to discover two giant planets, where one year is only 1.64 to 3.7 Earth days long.
Conquer Mars
Robots replace humans who walk to Mars
In order to send people to Mars, the team of scientists needs to consider landing a spacecraft weighing about 10 tons.
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Why counting sheep helps to sleep fast?
Perhaps many times many of us often lose sleep due to a certain reason. And we often resort to counting sheep to solve this insomnia.
Oceanography
White lobster million new children have one
The fishermen caught an all-white, full-body lobster in the waters near the town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire county earlier this month.
Space science
Detecting bright galaxies like fireworks in the universe
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) on December 31, 2019 shared photos that reveal the structure and glow of the spiral galaxy NGC 4258.
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Knife made from feces: The improvisation of man or the big trick in 20 years?
Have you ever heard of a knife made from ... human feces?
Archeology
Mummies 2 men and women 'tell' unbelievable story about the death on the ice island
4 Eskimo youths who lived in the 1500s became mummies thanks to the special climate of the island of Greenland, keeping the secret of young death to this day.
Space science
Super Earth hotter than 1800 degrees appears next to the 'copy of the Sun'
Another solar system with the center is a sun-like star and two planets (one is super-earth, the other is a copy of Neptune) found by NASA's planetary hunters.
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Surprising truth: The first person who ordered pizza over 100 years ago was a queen
Just because once ... craving that queen of the kingdom of Italy became the person enjoying the pizza delivered first in the world.
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Diamond discovered 'crisis' intact during 2 billion years in Russia
The 190.77-carat diamond was found in the Yakutia Republic of Siberia, Russia, just days before the new year 2020.