Biology
Detecting a virus as likely as Medusa monster of Greek myth
Recently in a hot spring in Japan, scientists have discovered a new giant family of viruses with the ability to come out of Greek mythology.
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Oceanography
Extremely rare footage of 'ghostly' jellyfish named after the Medusa snake
When foraging the poisonous tentacles of this jellyfish will spread out in all directions, this 360-degree hunting form is also the reason they are named after the demon…
Animal world
Medusa's 15th birthday, the longest running python in the world
Clouded pythons, or net pythons, Medusa is now 8 meters long, weighs nearly 160 kg and becomes the longest breeding pythons recognized by the Guinness Book of World Reco…
Oceanography
Giant ink shows up in front of stealth cameras on the Gulf of Mexico
The 4-meter-long squid suddenly wrapped a tentacle around the fake jellyfish, then quickly went away when it realized it was not food.
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Lamia: Women love is forgotten in Greek mythology
Like Medusa, Lamia is a lover of women with a bizarre shape between humans and snakes but possesses great beauty.
Archeology
Discovered the 2,000-year-old solid hair goddess Medusa
Archaeologists discovered the head of marble Medusa hair goddess at 2,000-year-old ancient ruins in Turkey.
Biology
Strange ocean jellyfish breeding in the aquarium
Scientists at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland have announced the success of pressing a rare and precious jellyfish that looks like a breeding egg in an artificial environme…
Animal world
Discover the world's longest giant python in Malaysia
A giant 8m long python found in Malaysia could defeat the previous Guinness world record belonging to a species of the same python named Medusa.
Animal world
Quirky Guinness records of animals
Sheep have the thickest coat, the fastest speeding turtle or the hound of a long dog
Animal world
Admire the longest python in the world
With a body length of 7.6m and weighing up to 136kg, Medusa has been recognized by Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest python in the world.
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Collection of bizarre deep sea creatures
After admiring these rare marine species, many people will see how important ocean protection is.
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Beautiful astronomical photos in the past week
You can admire NASA photos of astronomy - space last week.