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Project Ichthyander sent people to the sea to live under the Soviet Union
The world's first experiments on human underwater life were conducted in the waters of Crimea in the former Soviet Union.
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Archeology
Cloth suspected to be the legendary purple cloak of Alexander the Great
A purple and white cotton cloth discovered in a royal tomb half a century ago may be the cloak of Alexander the Great.
Oceanography
Killer whale tosses dolphin into the air
Scientists have filmed killer whales attacking smaller dolphins, taking down their prey and sharing meals with their mates.
Science story
When the inventor of antibiotics was forgotten
Sixteen years before Alexander Fleming discovered an antibiotic that inhibits bacteria in mold, a French scientist described a similar discovery in his thesis.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Using AI to draw portraits of Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander the Great in the 21st century and the cool ending
What would Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander the Great or Van Gogh look like in the 21st century?
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Predict when humans may become extinct
A mass extinction of mammals, including humans, could occur in 250 million years due to climate change.
Archeology
Discovering an 1,800-year-old bronze portrait of Alexander the Great
Metal detectors have unearthed a miniature bronze portrait of Alexander the Great on an island in Denmark.
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Atomic clocks are off by just one second every nearly 40 billion years
The new atomic lattice clock broke the record for accuracy by missing just one second after 39.15 billion years.
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Top 4 legendary war horses recorded in history books
War horses were indispensable companions of ancient emperors and generals.
Space science
Russia recorded an unprecedented incident in history: Bad news arrived 5 seconds before G
According to experts, this is a problem
Science invention
Optical phone - device that transmits sound using light
Inventor Alexander Graham Bell had high hopes for optical telephones, envisioning that wireless communications would replace the tangled network of telephone wires.
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The millennial lighthouse does not turn off: More than 90m high, standing nearly 55km away, you can still see it
Built in the city named after Alexander the Great, this lighthouse has been shining for over a thousand years guiding ships into the Egyptian harbor.
History
An ancient fortress floating in the middle of the sea in Russia with a mysterious history attracts tourists
Located just off the coast of the Gulf of Finland from the Baltic Sea, Fort Alexander stands tall in the sea filled with secrets and a history spanning decades.
History
Turn the whole island into a peninsula - the 1-0-2 siege strategy of the most successful conqueror of the ancient world
To capture Tire, Alexander the Great turned an entire island into a peninsula.
Archeology
Discover structures made from hundreds of mammoth bones
Archaeologists find one of the largest and oldest ice ages made from mammoth bones in the Kostenki region.