Archeology
Discovery of dinosaur fossils with feathers and scales
Scientists discovered a new fossil of a dinosaur (Psittacosaurus) that had skin that combined feathers like a bird and hard scales like a reptile.
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Archeology
Surprises at an 8,200-year-old campsite in America
A US soldier has unearthed the remains of a prehistoric camp on an air force base in New Mexico, which the first Americans may have occupied 8,200 years ago.
Scientific application
'Rescuing' ginseng with tissue culture
The Areca ginseng plant contains many precious medicinal substances such as saponins, flavonoids... which have been successfully propagated by scientists using tissue cu…
Space science
What are the chances for Earth when the Solar System collapses?
One day, the Sun will die. Our brilliant star – the Sun cannot last forever.
Environment
The idea of creating a 100km long curtain to prevent glaciers from melting
Researchers are looking for ways to prevent warm ocean currents from approaching and collapsing glaciers at an increasingly rapid rate today.
Health
Extremely rare syndrome causes people to see 'demon faces'
For the first time, scientists have recreated what patients with prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) experience when looking at other people's faces.
Space science
Is the Earth showing signs of turning upside down from the inside?
A mystery in the Earth's outer core has disappeared from its old position after only 20 years, possibly related to the fact that the Earth's North Pole is drifting from…
Space science
The alien object that fell on France could turn the world's history upside down
A famous alien object could disrupt current planetary formation theories, rewriting Earth's early history.
New technology
China is about to test maglev trains running on 'upside down' tracks
China is about to test a passenger maglev train running on an elevated monorail with a maximum speed of 120km/h.
Animal world
Bats often hang upside down in the 'banana tree' position, so how do they go to the toilet?
Bats are a strange creature with a very 'heavy' way of sleeping. They swing on branches or cave walls with an extremely odd position of their heads down to the ground, l…
Archeology
World history is turned upside down because of the world's oldest fossil of a wise man
The secret of Omo I, fossil remains unearthed among volcanic ash in Ethiopia in 1960, has just been deciphered by scientists.
Oceanography
West Indies Pacific reef in danger of collapsing
New research warns coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean could disappear completely in the next 50 years if urgent action is not taken.
Discover science
The factory produces 22,600 kg of artificial meat per year
The Upside Foods factory is equipped with bioreactors to make meat from animal cells without slaughter.
Science Events
Upside-down rhinoceros research wins Ig Nobel Prize 2021
The experiment of hanging rhinos upside down to understand the effects on their bodies was one of this year's Ig Nobel Prize-winning studies.
Health
Overturning the drowning person - the wrong first aid method
Doctor Nguyen Minh Tien, Deputy Director of the City Children's Hospital, recommends that first aid for drowning people by upside down is very dangerous because it can c…