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What is the rarest mineral on Earth?
Researchers say that kyawthuite and painite are the rarest minerals on Earth. More specifically, both can only be found in Myanmar.
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China releases first image taken by wide-field telescope
China has just released the latest image of the Andromeda Galaxy, more than 2 million light years from Earth.
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Arranged in strange shapes, giant tornadoes on Jupiter leave scientists stunned
Scientists believe this could be a sign that there are physical elements on Jupiter that humans are not aware of.
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Science Explains Why You See Strange 'Swirls and Waves' in the Dark When You Close Your Eyes
You climb into bed, crawl under the covers, and close your eyes, ready to drift off. But suddenly, instead of pitch black darkness, you see swirling, colorful spirals.
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Antarctica Wall: The Mystery Hidden Next to Earth!
There is a giant, mysterious wall that stretches thousands of kilometers in Antarctica, covered in permafrost, called the Antarctic Wall.
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China produces -273 degree C quantum computer refrigerator
Origin Quantum has released a dilution refrigerator, a key component in superconducting quantum computers that can reach temperatures close to absolute zero.
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Shocking evidence that near-death experiences are real in people who have had cardiac arrest
A study led by the Grossman School of Medicine at New York University (NYU) found that death experiences such as
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The Mystery of Money That Shouldn't Exist
Scientists recently analyzed a Peruvian 10-cent coin of unexplained origin.
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Shock Detected on the Dark Side of the Moon: Structure Identical to Earth!
On the far side of the Moon, where we can't see it from Earth, a 50km-diameter structure could overturn everything we think about this celestial body.
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Scientists Stunned to Discover Star With Supersonic Tsunamis Three Times Higher Than the Sun
Each time a 4 million kilometer high tsunami crashes onto the star's surface, it releases enough energy to shatter the Earth hundreds of times over.
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If humans were born on the moon, they would change beyond belief.
If humans were born on the Moon, there would be many changes. This is what scientists warn.
Biology
Giant cockroaches thought extinct 80 years ago suddenly appear in Australia
A biology student at the University of Sydney in Australia has made a surprise discovery of a giant cockroach belonging to the wood-eating cockroach species Panesthia la…
Animal world
How terrifying was the fighting power of the primitive tiger?
Over millions of years, tigers have evolved to suit their environment. Have their hunting instincts and physical strength changed?
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Why is the blind mole considered one of the strangest creatures on Earth?
The blind mole rat is a species distributed from southeastern Europe to Iran. This species is an important subject in medical research aimed at prolonging human life and…
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Science reveals human near-death experiences
Sudden blood loss pushed Kevin Hill to the brink of death, he revealed his own near-death experience (EMI), it was not a hallucination but something unusual.