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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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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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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.
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Combining chaos theory and geometry, the mathematician received the prestigious Abel Prize
Dennis Sullivan was awarded the 2022 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics, for his contributions to the fields of topology and dynamical systems.
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Akrasia Syndrome: Why are we determined, but then we don't act?
The 'disease' of procrastination has followed people for centuries. Even passionate artists like Victor Hugo are not immune to distractions
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Why does NASA allow male astronauts to stay in space longer than female astronauts?
Under limits set by NASA in 1989, the limit for an astronaut's career is based on the risk of dying from cancer in excess of a maximum of 3% over a lifetime.
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Little known facts about David Bushnell and humanity's first submarine
In the 1770s, inventor David Bushnell designed the Turtle, the world's first submarine.
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How do hypersonic missiles work?
The famous Kinzhal supersonic missile of the Russian military with powerful destructive power, can reach a speed of 12 times the speed of sound, and an operating range o…
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Unique socks are knitted by... cycling
Souki Socks, a sock factory in Japan's Nara prefecture, has invented a machine that allows people to knit their own socks by pedaling on a stationary bicycle.
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The truth about 'stealth planes' and why they are so hard to hide in the sky
Stealth, should be understood as a range of technologies, designs, production methods, and combat tactics.
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The prodigy predicts the 'hot' war between Russia and Ukraine and the price of gasoline
According to the prediction of the prodigy Indian prophet Abhigya Anand, the world economy will have great changes since March 16: oil prices will have a big correction…