Space science
Discover the giant planet with weird orbits
Astronomers have just discovered a planet with an 'unlike anyone' orbit, moving around the central star like a comet instead of like other planets.
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Space science
The reason astronauts are banned from drinking in space
In times of stress, many people often think about enjoying a glass of wine to calm the mood, however, astronauts are not allowed to do so.
Animal world
Lark - One of the four great singers with the best song
Songbirds are known as one of the best songbirds with small bodies, living mainly on the ground.
Animal world
Wild geese change direction to cope with climate change
A recent international study found that the Barnacle wild geese are changing and selecting new places to find food to cope with global climate change.
Animal world
Living with humans for 15,000 years, the dogs' brains have been transformed by us
But man is also a single creature living in a moment of history. If we influence the life and evolution of other creatures, Hecht thinks we should do it under a clear se…
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Discover more fresh sea water in the seabed in Norway
This underground water area is meteorite water, which is derived from rain and snow.
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What is biodegradable bag?
Biodegradable bags (biodegradable in English) are single-use but supposedly disposable bags
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The new finding shows that the human brain can create 11-dimensional space
With about 86 billion neurons, the human brain is the most complex structure in nature that we still don't fully understand.
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The path of mercury in the environment
Mercury is a bioaccumulating toxin that can seriously affect human health.
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What would happen if the Earth's sea and land swapped? Hell is full of centipedes waiting for you
Named as Earth but with little land, people will come to a time when there is no place to live. So what if the land and water were swapped?
Archeology
The 90-ton coffin contained the male mummy
Archaeologists uncovered the male mummy in a giant granite coffin in an ancient underground cemetery in Giza province.
Archeology
He: Found Shakespeare's 500-year-old gold ring?
An old lady who spends her free time wandering through the countryside looking for treasures with a metal detector, recently dug a gold ring.
Archeology
Found 500-year-old draft beer in shipwrecks of the Middle Ages
While excavating the wreck of Gribshunden, a medieval warship off the coast of Sweden, a team of researchers stumbled upon barrels they believed to have traces of 500-ye…
Space science
SpaceX satellite almost collided with European satellite
The European Space Agency (ESA) set the propulsion on Aeolus satellite, driving it to avoid SpaceX's Starlink 44 satellite on September 2.
Space science
China's self-propelled robot spotted strange minerals on the moon
Self-propelled robot Rabbit Rabbit 2 (Yutu 2) has found a strange mineral inside the crater on the Moon.