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Based on new theory, physics 'captures' a photon for the first time
New research opens up ways to improve sensors as well as quantum computing.
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Where many atmospheric rivers on Earth are concentrated
Rivers of water vapor stretching more than 1,000 miles across the sky have been moving from temperate regions closer to the poles over the past 40 years.
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Geobatteries: The Earth's Endless and Abundant Renewable Energy Source
Understanding the mechanism of geobatteries will help people have a broader perspective on wetland ecosystems, thereby approaching new ways to combat climate change.
Conquer Mars
NASA releases photos of 10 'treasures' that may contain evidence of alien life
NASA's Perseverance rover, which hunts for alien life, has just shown off images of 10 specimens ready to be brought back to Earth, promising many breakthrough discoveri…
Conquer Mars
Found coastline that could be ancient ocean on Mars
Data from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient coastline running across Mars' northern hemisphere.
Archeology
Hiking, accidentally found a 280 million year old lost world
An Italian woman's accidental discovery has helped scientists unearth an entire ecosystem belonging to the world before the dinosaurs.
Archeology
Discovering strange points on 5,000-year-old remains, experts are shocked by the ancient person's physique
What is it about those skeletons that makes experts so confused?
Archeology
1,600-year-old amulet found depicting King Solomon stabbing the devil to death
Archaeologists in Türkiye have discovered a rare fifth-century Christian pendant.
Archeology
Accidentally taking a CT scan, an expert discovered the secret of 3 mummies lying inside each other, causing curiosity from 115 years ago
Scientists say this is the first mummy of its kind to be discovered.
Archeology
There is a 130,000 year gap in human evolutionary history, so what happened during this period?
This 130,000 year period in human evolutionary history is considered a fossil error and no one can explain exactly what happened to humans during this time.
Archeology
Returning from the White City, the expedition team contracted a terrifying disease.
Many members of the expedition suffered facial disfigurement after their trip to the White City, also known as the City of the Monkey God, in Honduras.
Archeology
Barley grains revived from 145-year-old shipwreck to make wine
Experts collect rye seeds from a shipwreck under Lake Huron to revive the lost plant and plan to make whiskey.
Archeology
Spain discovers teeth of 3 people who are not of our species
The remains of an adult, a teenager and a child not of our species have been uncovered in a cave in Serinyà Park.
Archeology
The secret under the gold leaves in the ancient scriptures over a thousand years old
Researchers at the Zayed National Museum (ZNM) in Abu Dhabi have discovered characters hidden beneath intricate gold leaf patterns on a page of the Blue Quran.
Archeology
2,600-year-old inscription decoded in Türkiye
A badly damaged 2,600-year-old inscription decorated with lions and sphinxes in Türkiye has finally been deciphered, and it is believed to relate to