Archeology
A thrilling story about 10 priceless Chinese treasures
Rubbish in your eyes is another valuable treasure in the eyes of others. In China, there have been countless antiques, even national treasures that have been lost in fol…
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Archeology
Find the 'lost' ancient continent ... located below Europe
The mysterious continent has a name
Archeology
1,400 year old cemetery discovered on the Scottish plateau
Archaeologists found traces of many circular or square tombs, most likely built by the Pict people.
Space science
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is 'hungry' like never before
The giant black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy is swallowing matter at unprecedented speed.
Space science
NASA confirmed its plan to send the Cygnus to the International Space Station in October
In August, a source in Russia's space and rocket industry announced that the launch of the next Cygnus transport vessel to the ISS is scheduled for October 21.
Space science
SpaceX tests the spacecraft's escape system
The spacecraft carrying the Crew Dragon can automatically ignite the engine to separate itself from the boosters in the event of an incident.
Space science
The earth is getting strange signals from bubble objects
The South African Radio Astronomical Observatory has received radio signals from a pair of giant bubbles near the cosmic monster Sagittarius A * of the earth-containing…
Space science
The universe may be 'younger' than 2 billion years old
The universe is thought to be about 13.7 billion years old, but a new study has shown that it may be significantly younger by several billion years.
Space science
The US military declares a European rocket explosion in space
The U.S. Air Force's outer space monitoring agency detected the third phase explosion of the Ariane 4 European space rocket in orbit, the 18th U.S. Air Force space contr…
History
Who is BB King and what is Google celebrating today?
BB King (September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015) is Riley B. King, an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and music king. Blues and is considered one…
Biology
The first plant bloomed after 57 years
The giant tree has a 4.5 meter high calyx that blooms for the first time and only after keeping gardeners waiting for more than half a century.
Biology
The true nature of the 'weird' flower species looks like newly peeled shrimp noodles
Has a strange appearance but
Biology
Poisonous spider encased mice in silk cocoons to eat gradually
An Australian resident caught a poisonous red-back spider catching a mouse alive five times larger and preventing its prey from escaping with thick silk.
Animal world
Heart-pounding when confronting a 'legless monster' in the river bed
The unexpected encounter between the tourist group and the giant 7-meter-long anaconda in the river bed made all of them a 'heart attack'.
Animal world
The dog met the owner again after 4 years waiting
The lost Bon Bon dog has found its owner, after the image of him standing on the road for 4 years waiting to be released online.