Animal world
The heartbreaking truth behind the images of orangutans stood alone in the middle of the burning forest
Images of orangutans in the middle of the burning forest make people feel sorry.
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Animal world
Score 4 'monsters' in your body
The human body is an excellent environment for some parasites to live and reproduce. When they parasitize in your body, it will be a real nightmare.
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New technology 'technology' teaches math in the world: Discover algebraic rules before counting 1, 2, 3, 4 ... (Part 4)
In contrast to the American way of teaching math, the Russian Davydov math program begins with measuring and learning the rules of algebra before arithmetic.
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Why did the Ice Age occur?
Imagine the Chicago Skyline building. Now imagine it's under the ice almost 2 miles (3 km) away. That is the view of the Earth at the most icy moment of the last Ice Age.
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What if humans could record and decode dreams?
If you could look into other people's dreams, what would you see? Are there clear scenes and environments or just chaotic colors and sounds?
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Why do babies not have tears or sweat?
You won't see the tears rolling down the chubby cheeks of babies. But why are these adorable babies just born without tears perhaps not everyone knows.
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Human remains remain moving for more than a year after death
It used to be believed that corpses tended to be found in the same place where they died, but a recent discovery could shed light on a new issue and help investigators a…
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What would happen if one day the Earth suddenly turned faster?
Any change to the current state of the Earth has some unforeseen consequences.
1001 mystery
The 'cursed' village caused people to 'evaporate'
For more than 500 years, the village of Kuldhara in India has been home to about 1,500 people. However, suddenly one night, the entire villagers disappeared. No one know…
1001 mystery
Mysterious 3 'weird' deaths by dragon chairs in the Forbidden City
The dragon chair of ancient kings is probably considered one of the monstrous treasures remaining in the Old Palace (Forbidden City) in Beijing, China.
Oceanography
Tragedy of European dolphins: Polluted living environment, record mercury concentration
Dolphins tested in Europe contain extremely high levels of mercury and industrial chemicals.
Oceanography
Fishing 'dinosaur fish', fishermen almost jumped out of the boat
The fish with unusually large eyes caught at a depth of 800 m in the sea made the fishermen panicked.
Oceanography
The mother whale pats her cubs before the massacre
The mother pilot whale swims around the palm of her body every single flock throughout the night before being killed by Japanese fishermen the next day.
Archeology
The skeleton of a mistress holding 1,600 years is a man
Test results of tooth enamel protein indicate that two sets of ancient remains known as Modena Mistress are actually male.
Archeology
The 500 million year old creature has the oldest relationship with scorpions and spiders
Mollisonia plenovenatrix is a special organism newly discovered by scientists.