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The smallest tree species in the world
The dwarf willow tree only grows to a height of 1 - 6 cm to adapt to the harsh environment in the Arctic.
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Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth after the incident
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed gently in the desert in New Mexico state early in the morning on December 22.
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The inscription on the 4,500-year-old tomb announces the end of the world
The discovery of a previously unknown tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen could herald a worrying future for Earth if the inscriptions on this tomb are accurate.
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The author of the shocking video about the alien flying object first spoke out after 15 years
In 2004, US Navy pilots discovered something unusual on the West Coast - a group of flying objects with very irregular, inexplicable shapes and directions.
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Ha Tinh farmers dug three pots of coins
Mr. Nguyen Van Phu (from Vu Quang district) rented a excavator to dig the house, discovered three crock pots containing more than 100kg of coins at a depth of 1.5m.
Space science
'Extraterrestrial' exoplanet discovered as dense as cotton candy
Astronomers found nearly 15 exoplanets in the Kepler 51 star system with a density of less than 0.1 grams of matter per cubic centimeter.
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Boeing launched the first spacecraft failed
Boeing launched the CST-100 Starliner on the International Space Station (ISS) but failed to achieve the required trajectory, according to Reuters.
Oceanography
Expedition boats capture rare fish 'walking' with their fins
The pompano is immobile on a rock to catch its prey and has a specially modified fin that looks like an elephant's foot, allowing it to walk on the bottom of the sea.
Archeology
Excavating 1,000-year-old tomb of Moche civilization
Eleven Moche skeletons were found in a tomb in the archeological site of Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucala in Chiclayo region, northwestern Peru.
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Asteroid is about to graze Earth
The flight path of celestial object 310442 (2000 CH59) will be closest to our planet after Christmas, NASA said in a statement.
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What is fusion energy that Jeff Bezos invested millions of dollars in this technology?
Is this the answer to the world energy crisis certainly going to take place?
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The new discovery changes the understanding of the origin of the mysterious statues on Easter Island
For hundreds of years, they stood and watched in silence: 'Moai', a mysterious union of nearly 1,000 carved monolithic statues, erected on the isolated landscape of the…
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A 2 billion year old water sample can contain organisms
The scientists discovered microbiological-like structures in water samples taken from a depth of 3.2 km below a gold mine in the Free State province.
Archeology
Stone Age 'chewing gum' reveals the life of a girl who lived 5,700 years ago
The traces of DNA remain on the birch tar that she chewed
Archeology
The pharaoh's boat for 5,000 years remains intact
Egyptian archaeologists discovered the wooden boat nearly 5,000 years ago of Emperor Khufu in 'perfect integrity'.