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Decoding Promethium: The mysterious man-made element from the Manhattan Project
The chemical element Promethium is one of the most difficult elements to study in the scientific world due to its high radioactivity and instability.
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Elon Musk's 'brain hack' riddle: CNBC is spread all over Manhattan but only one person answered correctly!
Fortunately for candidates, Elon Musk does not place a heavy emphasis on giving the right answer. He just wanted to assess the approach to information and solve problems…
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The shocking truth about the 'father' of the atomic bomb
The creator of the atomic bomb was scientist Julius Robert Oppenheimer. He was the head of the Manhattan Project - the US project to research and manufacture atomic bomb…
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8 most cramped islands in the world
Talking about the island, many tourists will think of a dreamy land with only the sun, wind and blue sea full of dreaming. But in fact, there are islands that are contra…
1001 mystery
Decode strange objects disturbing New York
Before the time of appearance UFO in the sky of Manhattan, a parent of the school Milestone ...
Space science
'Super moon' around the world
The world has admired the 'super moon' phenomenon on the night of March 19 when the distance between the moon and the earth is 360,000 km, the closest one in 19 years.
Animal world
The mysterious duck caused an American social network storm
The lone duckling stood out in the middle of New York Central Park, causing photographers and strollers to rush to watch.
Environment
Discover the giant 'iceberg city' in Antarctica
The giant iceberg was named B-46 by scientists, covering an area of 225km2, larger than the Manhattan (New York, USA) area, estimated by the US National Ice Center.
Environment
Sunset phenomenon Manhattanhenge in New York
New York residents can observe a rare phenomenon that occurs only four times a year when the Sun is aligned with the streets of Manhattan.
Environment
The Antarctic iceberg is 267 km2 wide and continues to crack
Icebergs are more than four times the size of New York's Manhattan area separated from the Pine Island and Antarctic glaciers two months ago, breaking into small pieces,…
Environment
Discovering the 'massive' iceberg in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, about eight times the size of Manhattan (USA) and across the city of Hamburg (Germany), broke out in an Antarctic glacier.
Environment
New York is dark after super typhoon Sandy
Suddenly separated from the outside world, America's most populous city experienced another life after super typhoon Sandy: no subway, no horizon of lights and no food s…
Environment
The iceberg was torn from Greenland
A glacier twice the size of Manhattan (USA) was torn off one of Greenland's largest glaciers, the latest sign of a dramatic change in this warming polar island.
Environment
The giant ice sheet separated from Greenland
A large block of ice equivalent to four times the size of New York's Manhattan district has separated from a Greenland glacier and melted, shocking regional research sci…
Environment
Huge ice breaking in the North Pole
US scientists say an ice sheet of four times the size of Manhattan Island (260 km2) and a height of about 180m have been separated from the Petermann glacier in northern…