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Why do we get older when cells are always replicating?
The human body is not designed to live very long and is usually limited to the age of 90. So why do we age and what does aging really mean?
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Archeology
Giant 'monster dragon' revealed, 90 million year old relative of snake
A completely new species of sea monster has just been found in Mexico, with a body up to 5.2 m long, a long snout like a crocodile and is an extremely fearsome predator.
Archeology
Australia successfully decoded fossils that lived about 247 million years ago
Australian scientists have successfully decoded the fossil of an ancient amphibian that lived about 247 million years ago.
Space science
For the past 24 hours, radio waves around the world have been flickering: The culprit is appearing in the sky!
The brightest celestial body in Earth's sky is
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Why are more and more animals evolving into crabs?
Crab-like bodies are so evolutionarily advantageous that they have evolved at least five different times.
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Decoding 6 terrifying phenomena that occurred after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi
A series of mysterious phenomena occurred during the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi, causing many people to talk endlessly afterwards.
Space science
Discovery of mysterious dwarf planet beyond Neptune stuns astronomers
At this time, scientists who are theoretical experts in many different fields are trying to guess how the rings around the dwarf planet Quaoar exist.
Archeology
The Irish Giant: The Most Controversial Tragedy in British History
After nearly 250 years, people still don't know what to do with Charles Byrne's remains?
Biology
Horrifying Emerald Wasps, Nightmares with Cockroaches
By the time the cockroach finished cleaning its body, the emerald wasp's venom had completely taken over its will.
Space science
Shocking discovery of 'strange object from Oort Cloud' falling in Canada
New analysis of a green fireball from the Oort Cloud that landed in Canada in February 2021 could change a host of understandings about the formation of Earth and the en…
Space science
A celestial body you see was born from Earth in just a few hours.
A new supercomputer simulation based on known data about Earth, the Moon and the hypothetical planet Theia has revealed a shocking piece of Earth's history.
Animal world
Squirrels can sleep for more than 6 months without drinking water.
For six to eight months each year, striped ground squirrels do not leave their small underground burrows and do not need to eat or drink at all.
Animal world
When animals compete in height: Can humans make it into the top 10?
By conventional reckoning, the giraffe is the tallest animal still living on Earth.
Environment
Igloo Effect Saves Man's Life Trapped for 60 Days
A Swiss man was lucky to survive in a snow-covered car for two months during a harsh winter thanks to the igloo effect.
Oceanography
Strange fish with vertical swimming posture
Razorfish possess a unique swimming style that allows them to both evade predators and ambush hiding prey.