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Oceanography
A pair of male blue whales fight fiercely for a mate
Three blue whales are caught up in a battle for mating rights in the waters off the town of Port Macdonnell in southern Australia.
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Strange discovery: Mars causes erosion of Earth's oceans
Cosmic-scale interactions between celestial bodies have a direct impact on Earth's climate and geographical characteristics.
Archeology
Finding the 'cosmic death zone' where Earth life may have been born
An experiment targeting the chaotic and dead regions of the universe could help explain the origin of life on Earth.
Space science
SpaceX rocket creates strange hyphen in the sky
A photographer shares a glowing streak of dashes in the night sky above Arizona after part of a Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth.
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Why did Taiwan have little damage despite a strong earthquake?
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and regularly exposed to earthquakes, Taiwan is carefully prepared to respond to this type of natural disaster.
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How did this building over 500 meters high still 'survive' after the strongest earthquake in 25 years in Taiwan?
Taiwan (China) just had the strongest earthquake in the past 25 years, but there is a building that is 500 meters high and still stands tall.
Environment
Taiwan's anti-earthquake efforts after the 921 disaster
The earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 2,400 people in 1999 prompted Taiwan to change its construction regulations and focus on strengthening against vibrati…
Environment
Taiwan's Turtle Island 'lost its head' after the earthquake
The first part of Turtle Island (located off the coast of Yilan) collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred on the morning of April 3.
Environment
Following Taiwan, earthquakes occurred in mainland China and Japan
A strong earthquake just shook Mangya City, northwest China this morning (April 4).
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Scientists believe that aliens may be indigenous to Earth
In recent years, some scholars have proposed an interesting hypothesis: Mysterious alien visitors do not actually come from distant galaxies but are products of Earth it…
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Why do total solar eclipses occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere?
Every location on Earth is in the shadow of at least one total solar eclipse, but some places experience more of these events than others.
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Earth's ancient secrets revealed at the bottom of the Philippine sea
A 50-million-year-old geological treasure buried beneath the Philippine Sea Plate preserves fascinating data about the Earth's mantle.
Environment
Japan simultaneously issued a tsunami warning after a major earthquake off the coast of Taiwan (China)
A massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Taiwan (China) just before 9 a.m. Japan time Wednesday (April 3), prompting a tsunami warning to be issued for the souther…
Environment
Houses tilted and mountains collapsed during the Taiwan earthquake
The earthquake in eastern Taiwan caused landslides, many people were trapped in tilted buildings.