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China produces the world's most powerful hydraulic cylinder
As tall as a 10-story building, China's new hydraulic cylinder will be used to build foundations for offshore engineering projects.
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Oceanography
Fishermen caught rare giant grouper weighing 450kg at sea
A giant grouper weighing up to 450kg was caught by people while fishing at sea.
Animal world
Polar bear faces serious injury after paw gets stuck in large iceberg
Polar bears are suffering terrible injuries to their paws due to changing ice conditions in the area.
Animal world
First record of large centipede species in Vietnam
Scientists discovered the centipede Scolopendra pinguis Pocock, 1891, measuring up to 6.5 cm in size, in Phong Nha - Ke Bang forest, bringing the total number of species…
Health
Gene discovered that makes it easier to have a baby girl
A large new analysis suggests some people carry a gene variant that makes them more likely to have daughters than sons.
Archeology
Remains of 5,000-year-old agricultural society as large as ancient Troy discovered
Archaeologists in Morocco have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old farming society, the oldest site ever discovered in Africa outside the Nile Valley.
Archeology
Unknown monsters of the world revealed in 2022
A series of terrifying and previously unrecorded monsters on Earth have appeared one after another, showing that the Earth and its complex evolutionary tree are still a…
Archeology
Before trees ruled, the Earth was covered with giant fungi.
These mushrooms can be very large, with the largest measuring 8 metres tall and 1 metre wide.
Animal world
Strange bird species specializes in eating bones and 'bathing in iron'
Large in size, the bearded vulture impresses with its ability to eat bones and its red feathers from bathing in iron-rich mud streams.
Animal world
'Living fossil' fish haven't evolved in 100 million years
Large gars can grow as large as crocodiles and have armor so tough it helped them survive predatory dinosaurs.
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Why do we feel 'suffocated' when under pressure?
Recent studies explain why people feel
Space science
Can Europe's Large Hadron Collider create black holes?
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is known as one of the largest and most complex scientific experimental facilities in human history.
Environment
Tokyo expands underground 'cathedral' to avoid flooding caused by climate change
At exactly 5 a.m. on August 30, water rushed into a large underground space known as the 'cathedral' just north of Tokyo.
History
CERN and its 70-year journey to discover the mysteries of the universe and science
On October 1, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) celebrated its 70th anniversary.
Conquer Mars
Shocking discovery of hidden structures beneath the surface of Mars
Combined data from multiple Mars probes has revealed dense, large-scale structures beneath an ancient ocean floor.