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NASA spacecraft discovered anomaly in oxygen on Mars
NASA's Curiosity spacecraft suddenly discovered an odd distribution of the amount of oxygen on Mars.
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Conquer Mars
China successfully tested the Mars landing station
The landing station, due to launch next year, passes the hovering test and avoids obstacles in Hoai Lai, Hebei province, on November 14.
Oceanography
See octopus cleverly dressed as a clam to trick crabs
Let's see how the coconut octopus - the most intelligent invertebrates - disguises itself as a clam to ingeniously catch crabs.
Oceanography
See sea urchins turned upside down from the inside out to ... be reborn
Besides the strange shape, the way of reproduction and development of sea urchins is also very special, because they possess the technique of 'turning from the inside ou…
Oceanography
Strange 'footprint' in the deep sea
The scientists discovered giant, footprint-shaped tracks on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the area between Mexico and Hawaii.
Oceanography
Strangely, fish with legs know how to crawl like shrimp on the sea floor
This fish can be likened to a kind of 'robot transform' of the animal world. When walking on the sea floor, they will use their feet to crawl like shrimp.
Oceanography
Encounter the 'meat festival' scene on the ocean floor and the fate of the 'king of predators'
Hunters can become prey at any time - that's the scary truth of the natural world.
Oceanography
The world's largest coral reef in breeding season
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the world's largest coral reef, has entered the breeding season in 2019.
Oceanography
Sunfish has disappeared for 3 years and then appeared on the other end of the Atlantic
Sun shark, mounted tracking device but has lost track, suddenly reappeared after 3 years.
Archeology
Early detection of fossil insect pollination
The 99 million-year-old beetle fossils excavated in Myanmar are the earliest evidence of insect pollination.
Archeology
Discovered a 600-year-old house underground
A medieval house with thick brick walls and caviar limestone fireplace is more likely to belong to a high-ranking person.
Archeology
Egypt found mummies mysterious large animals
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said researchers had unearthed an unusually large animal mummy, most likely a lion mummy.
Archeology
Discover the oldest carnivorous dinosaur
Fossils dating back to the Three Gorges found in Brazil reveal a completely new species of predatory dinosaur that stands at the top of the food chain.
Archeology
Another human being became extinct because of the 'marriage of death' with our ancestors
US scientists have discovered an unexpected event that could have caused the ancient Neanderthals to become extinct, leaving the Earth with only one species of his genus…
Archeology
Medieval wrecks sink to the bottom of the river
Archaeologists from Samara Polytech University came to examine the wreck located at a depth of 10 m under the Volga River, near the city of Samara.