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Mathematician solves 150-year-old super-difficult chess problem
Appearing in 1869, the 'hard problem' with chess pieces has caused headaches for scientists for more than 150 years.
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World's Largest Lake: Caspian Sea, is it really a 'sea' or a 'lake'?
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, the countries that surround the Caspian, cannot agree on whether this is a lake or a sea.
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Why can blue light from screens cause premature aging?
Blue light not only makes you sleepless but also causes premature aging. Here are the explanations of the experts.
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What do great people say before they die?
Before passing away, many world-famous figures said their last words before dying to show wisdom and wisdom.
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Top 7 surprising examples of recent human evolution
When we were in school, learning about evolution felt old and slow. But evolution is still happening and it is happening to us.
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Time flies at different speeds?
When we are young, time passes more slowly than when we are adults. Similarly, when bored, time seems to go on forever.
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The girl in the top 1% of people with super recognition ability in the world
When she became an adult, Yenny Seo learned that she was in the group of 1% of people possessing superhuman facial recognition abilities in the world.
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The Earth's interior is cooling faster than expected
4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was covered with molten rock (magma) deep in the ocean, creating extreme temperatures common on its surface.
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Launch of the first artificial salmon meat from plants
Israeli food technology startup Plantish is on a mission to save the oceans through the development of artificially grown meat.
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How does the earth breathe CO2?
This graphic by a researcher at the Max Planck Institute shows how plants on Earth take in and release carbon with each season.
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Knitting molecular fibers into fabric, British researchers set a record by creating the world's smoothest fabric
Known as the 'poor man's fireworks,' Dashuhua is a 500-year-old firework ritual used in Nuanquan, China, to celebrate the Lunar New Year. For their new achievement, they…
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The secret of the space suit of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Photos taken of Yury Gagarin back to Earth after the space flight showed him only wearing a regular warm suit, so what happened?
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Accidental but groundbreaking discoveries in the world
The world has witnessed accidental discoveries that have brought scientific and historical breakthroughs.
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Francis Willughby: The First to Classify Birds
Francis Willughby was one of the greatest naturalists of the 17th century. He is known for being the first to systematically classify birds.
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It's the 21st century, why do people still use horse power to measure power?
Ever since, we are familiar with the calculation of power based on the horse's pulling power, but have never wondered about their accuracy.