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10 most frightening volcanoes in the world
Environment

10 most frightening volcanoes in the world

When Vesuvius volcano erupts, its ambient temperature reaches 500 degrees Celsius, and the power of Krakatoa volcano is equivalent to 13,000 atomic bombs.

December 16, 2018
The deepest place of the ocean
Environment

The deepest place of the ocean

American scientists have drawn the deepest area map in the ocean, more detailed than the previous maps. It is the Mariana basin in the western Pacific Ocean, about 2500k…

December 16, 2018
Whirlpools rise to the sky in the Mexican sea
Environment

Whirlpools rise to the sky in the Mexican sea

The video recorded the spectacle of vortex trees near the beach of Arrocito in Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico that many viewers enjoyed, MSN reported on November 6.

December 16, 2018
Mysterious hot stone plate is melting Antarctica
Environment

Mysterious hot stone plate is melting Antarctica

The hypothesis of having such a mantle plume at the bottom of the permafrost in Antarctica has been around for a long time, but recently NASA has confirmed the new evide…

December 16, 2018