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Oceanography
Another 'doomsday fish' washes up in California
A rarely seen oarfish, believed to be a harbinger of disaster, has washed ashore in California for the second time this year.
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3 Americans win 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics
Three American scientists won the Nobel Prize in Economics this year, for their research on social institutions and prosperity.
1001 mystery
Grand Canyon, a mysterious area containing ancient Egyptian ruins in the United States
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA is not only a witness to geological changes but also the birthplace of countless legends and myths.
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What is SWIFT?
SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
Flu epidemic
Chinese scientists warn another virus could cause a pandemic
Chinese scientists Weifeng Shi and George Gao, affiliated with a number of Chinese scientific institutions, think that the H5N8 strain of avian influenza virus could lea…
Oceanography
Found creatures in the deepest area of the Pacific
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, USA have discovered a giant metamorphic worm in the deepest area of the Pacific Ocean.
Oceanography
Plastic waste is poisoning the ocean
Oceanographer David Gallo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as he boarded his ship anchored in the area where the Titanic was resting, saw evidence of a much…
Oceanography
Detection of green fluorescence proteins in marine organisms
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego and the Salk Biological Research Institute have discovered a family of gr…
Oceanography
Explore the ocean with high technology
The ocean covers more than 70% of the earth. Life in the oceans is diverse, rich and influential on the continents. Therefore, observing the ocean is also of interest to…
Oceanography
Use robots to detect life in the Arctic Ocean
Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA, will use three robots during a 40-day expedition in the Gakkel Ridge Mountains in the Arctic Ocean to find trace…
Oceanography
New discoveries about the mysterious language of whales
Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers for the first time know why blue whales on the deep ocean emit a sound like singing. They recorded this sound and provide…
Space science
He tried to find extraterrestrial life
Astronomers from 11 institutions and organizations in the UK established a network to coordinate the search for extraterrestrial life.
Biology
Anti-flood grass was born
Scientists from the British Biotechnology Research Council and a number of other research institutions have hybridized long-tail buffalo tailed grass and turf grass to c…
Biology
Deep sea creatures provide clues to the evolution of humanity
Studying the genome of a marine creature by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego brings a new light source to expl…