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Edison completed the electric light bulb thanks to Japanese bamboo
Thomas Alva Edison's electric light invention has made homes around the world flooded with light at night.
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The most 'inhumane' psychological experiment in history and the controversial facts behind
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Archeology
Strange detection of the 'path to the afterlife' in the ancient pyramid
Archaeologists have come close to shedding light on the mystery of the moat surrounding Egypt's Djoser pyramid, according to Science in Poland.
Archeology
'Treasures' and thousands of years of comedy appear at the construction site
Archaeologists took a year to dig up the treasure at the construction site of the Virgin Hotel (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom).
Archeology
Discover dozens of 2,000-year-old mummies in Egypt
Polish archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old mummy collection during excavations in a large graveyard in Saqqara, northern Egypt.
Space science
The secret to Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11 almost died when he returned to Earth
There have been a number of 'heart taps' that occurred during the human journey to the Moon 50 years ago.
Space science
Please watch the video made by NASA to see how slow the speed of light is
Listening to the speed of light is a sight! But in the infinite Universe (literally), the speed of light is still too slow.
Biology
New spiders are identical to fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld
A newly discovered species of spider in Queensland state has been named after fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld because of this famous legend.
Animal world
Strange pets threaten the local ecosystem
The blue iguanas can invade where nesting eggs of extinct turtles are by digging burrows and breaking leather turtle eggs.
Animal world
Shocked, snow foxes exceeded 3,500km in just 76 days
Scientists were 'stunned' when they discovered the Arctic snow fox that went from Norway to Canada - a journey of 3.506km - in just 76 days.
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Mission for 80 years proves that Hydro can conduct electricity coming to an end
The whole world of science is optimistic with new research. It seems that we have got metallic hydrogen!
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The most complex 500 billion watch on the planet and the curse make everyone afraid
Prince Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani died suddenly at the age of 48 and continued to leave a haunting mystery related to the most expensive and most beautiful clock…
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The truth about car mats: To clean your feet or for other great benefits?
What do you think is the carpet in a car?
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12 modern inventions were once considered crazy ideas in the past
Many times inventors found common ground with science fiction, turning all crazy ideas into reality.
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Explain why a dream of perspiration swells and shakes
Scientists at the University of Bern (Switzerland), when conducting tests on rodents, have determined that dreams are interrupted if the body temperature is too high or…