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Why do famous artists add flies to their perfect paintings?
The flies appearing in paintings imply decay and death, but sometimes it is just a joke of the famous painters.
Decay
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Why is the Earth's core still hot after billions of years?
Heat from planet formation, radioactive decay of some elements, and friction between layers keep the Earth's core at extremely high temperatures after 4.5 billion years.
History
The 'controversial' history surrounding adding fluoride to tap water
Fluoride has a controversial history. So what is fluoride and should we be worried about the potential risks?
Health
Little-known facts about tooth decay
Most snacks, even when sugar-free, can still give you tooth decay.
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Why do children always have tooth decay?
Currently, tooth decay is one of the common dental diseases of all ages, especially in children.
Scientific works
Creating a strange, pumpkin-shaped atomic nucleus
Physicists in Finland have created a pumpkin-shaped atomic nucleus that can produce protons in a rare type of radioactive decay.
Science Events
SpaceX rocket decays in the atmosphere after 5 years
The second stage of Falcon 9, a 2017 rocket, re-entered the atmosphere and burned up completely before reaching the ground.
Animal world
Why elephants can not drink alcohol?
According to a group of Canadian researchers, African elephants can get drunk by eating decayed marula fruit - a favorite snack of the world's heaviest terrestrial anima…
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Science has found evidence of immortal immortality: They replicate themselves after decay
If the concept of immortality existed, would physics be overthrown?
Archeology
The mystery of the ancient human brain remained intact for 2,600 years without decay
Thousands of years ago in the Heslington area of England, a man's body began to decompose. Meat and offal became muddy, hair turned to dust, but bones remained and mor…
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Burial whales bloody red bubbles
The unusual phenomenon of bubbling beach in the Samoa Islands attracts the attention of many visitors and local residents.
Health
The link between diabetes and tooth decay
Diabetes causes blood vessels to gradually clot, leading to poor circulation of nutrients and blood.
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Human remains remain moving for more than a year after death
It used to be believed that corpses tended to be found in the same place where they died, but a recent discovery could shed light on a new issue and help investigators a…
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Detected strange light waves never known
A previously unknown type of light wave has just been discovered by scientists, based on the pioneering work of a 19th-century Scottish scientist.
Health
The reason for deep tooth pain when eating sugar
The nerves in the pulp are stimulated because the osmosis process when we eat sugar is the cause of toothache.