Space science
Coming soon, the Perseids meteor shower is the most beautiful
Derived from comet remnant Swift-Tutle, meteor shower Perseids takes place from July 17 to August 24 every year, reaching a maximum on the night of 12th and 12th August.
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Biology
The defense mechanism of Japanese honey bees makes Asian corn bees away
What a natural wonder!
Biology
The tuberculosis bacteria 'hide' in nearly a quarter of the world's population
University Hospital Aarhus, University of Aarhus (Denmark) and University of Lindköping (Sweden) have pointed out that up to a quarter of the world's population are carr…
Animal world
Crab tanks - Vietnam's largest shallow crab species only available in Con Dao
This is the largest shallow crab in Vietnam, the length of tomorrow may be more than 10cm. Their larger and more heterosexuals (big, small side) are strong enough to tea…
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Deja Vu hallucinations are not scary by the experience that science has just studied
Bizarre and confusing Deja Vu is a new phenomenon researched by scientists - named Deja Reve.
Discover science
This is how countries around the world find students sleeping on buses
In order to prevent students from falling asleep on the school bus causing unfortunate consequences, many countries around the world have taken effective measures, from…
Discover science
What does the concept of 'progressive sleep' mean?
According to a new study by the University of California in San Francisco, the number of 'progressive sleep' has increased compared to the past.
Archeology
Rare discovery: Ancient tombs are found immediately in the famous Chinese university campus
In many places in China, ancient tombs are found to be not uncommon, especially in places once the capital of historic dynasties.
Archeology
Detecting fossils of the world's largest parrot species one meter high
The giant parrot lives in New Zealand 19 million years ago and uses a large beak to dissect food.
Archeology
German Museum shows off White Snow tombs 'real version'
A museum in the town of Bamberg, Germany, claims to find the tomb of Maria Sophia von Erthal, the woman who is believed to be the source of the White Snow fairy tale.
Space science
SpaceX ships with a tight grid of missile shells falling into the sea
Ms Tree, the ship was improved by SpaceX to a dedicated vehicle, successfully taking the shell piece of the Falcon 9 missile falling into the Atlantic today.
Space science
What will a baby born in the universe look like?
The birth experience on the universe is obviously very different, and so many risks that no one has dared to try.
Biology
The predatory species has the most perfect trap mechanism: Super-long tassel, straight-edged 'mouth' full of acid bait
With an incomparable turn-on mechanism, ultra-long tentacles of the outer leaf layer, Drosera glanduligera is really self
Biology
The world's rarest flower ever lost Darwin's whole life
The father of evolutionary theory Charles Darwin asserts that as a flowering plant, it is inevitable that butterflies and bees are suitable for pollination. But when fac…
Biology
What is cuttlefish, potweed? Effect of squid plants
Since ancient times, we have known how to use plants growing around to make effective medicine, in which we have to mention cuttlefish, a familiar plant but it has effec…