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Why isn't the Earth perfectly round?
In fact, most planets and moons are not perfectly round, but are often distorted in one way or another.
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What if the volcanoes hidden under the ice of Antarctica woke up?
Not many people know that more than 138 volcanoes are hiding beneath the frozen wastelands of Antarctica.
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4 'stars' Kim, Wood, Fire, Earth are aligned in the sky
Entering April, Earth will have the opportunity to witness a beautiful scene in the sky, when 4 of the 5 brightest planets in the solar system appear to align in the ear…
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The facts about America's first underwater superweapon
Nuclear-powered submarines will help the US Navy reduce the large number of tankers at sea and reduce the fleet's maritime logistics needs.
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Earth's core is leaking, 'treasure' 13.8 billion years ago escapes to the surface
An ancient event caused the Earth's crust to partially melt, creating openings that let helium-3 treasure from the planet's heart gradually escape.
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Where you grew up can shape your navigation skills
Where you grew up can shape your navigation skills
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Where do viruses come from and are they living things?
Viruses are extremely simple and small entities, they have only a bit of genetic information, either DNA or RNA, contained in a protein coat.
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Vehicles brake on the ground, planes also brake in the air, here's how they do it
Vehicles are on the ground so we can brake it by borrowing the force of friction. However, to brake an airplane is a different story
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China launches world's largest electric yacht
The world's largest electric yacht has just made its first voyage after sailing from the port of Yichang in Hubei province and back from the upper Yangtze River, China.
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Strange story about man-eating plants
According to scientists, the uncharted wilderness of the world, long home to mysterious beasts and creatures, are collectively known as cryptids.
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Detecting Earth has a 'heartbeat': Shivering warning of disaster
A series of terrifying natural disasters and mass extinction events have revealed the Earth's heartbeat - a cycle of 27.5 million years that is completely extreme.
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This is the most perfect alarm ringtone, from the idea of Pythagoras and modern scientists
Everyone knows the Pythagorean theorem about right triangles, but few people know that 500 BC, Pythagoras also studied alarm ringtones.
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Elon Musk says people can upload their memories and personalities to a robot developed by Tesla
In a recent interview with Mathias Döpfner, Elon Musk suggested that humans can upload their memories and personalities to Optimus - the robot developed by Tesla.
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Christiane Nusslein-Volhard - 'Lady Nobel' was mesmerized by working with flies
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is a German biologist who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Eric Wieschaus and Edward Lewis for research into genetic control during…
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White Phosphorus: The Terrible Weapon All Nations Fear
White phosphorus causes fire and serious injury to humans. This is considered an incendiary weapon that works on the principle of chemical reaction.