Space science
NASA announced the death of super-Earth Vulcan, causing a stir
NASA's new statement abruptly ruled out HD 26965 b - also known as Vulcan - roughly the way the Star Trek planet of the same name disappeared.
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Revealing a super strange planet, thought to only exist in myths
The planet currently holds the record for the largest and lightest ever found.
Space science
Earth appears another 'super ocean of death'?
Scientists may have found where Earth's first super ocean is hiding.
Animal world
Canadian super pigs may invade the US
New research by scientists shows that super feral pigs in Canada have a high possibility of spreading into South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota, causing bi…
Health
Heat increases the risk of premature birth
A new study in the US shows that heat increases the rate of premature birth, affecting the health of both mother and newborn, especially in low-income people.
New technology
Technology to find missing people in minutes
The Lifeseeker device has a maximum range of 32km and can determine the location of a switched-on mobile phone within less than 5km.
Oceanography
Rare super black fish swim at a depth of nearly 800m
Scientists recorded an ultra-black anglerfish with the ability to absorb at least 99.5% of light in the deep sea off the coast of California.
Archeology
Discovery of fossilized dinosaur footprints dating back about 120 million years
Fossilized dinosaur footprints from the early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, were recently discovered in the mountains of Dinosaur Mountain town, Lufeng…
Space science
New discovery on Venus: Two volcanoes erupting lava!
Scientists have discovered two large, winding lava flows flowing from two different corners on Venus.
Discover science
Pangea Ultima: Earth's future supercontinent
Pangea Ultima is a supercontinental structure of the future world, which may occur within the next 100 million to 200 million years.
Discover science
Explore the highest inhabited place on Earth
Residents of the world's highest settlement La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes face a unique set of challenges.
Archeology
The 31,000-ton stone stele of the Chinese emperor
The stone stele with 3 parts: base, body and top, totaling more than 70m high and cast from mountain rock, is so massive that it cannot be moved and is being wasted.
Archeology
Renovating the wine cellar, shocked by 300 giant monster bones
The terrible bone pit under the floor of a wine cellar in Austria belongs to beasts that lived about 40,000 years ago and are now extinct.
Space science
Discovered 16 ancient super black holes bombarding the universe
A team of astronomers has investigated where powerful beams from these 10 billion-year-old black holes have been and are heading.