Animal world
The river is dyed red by tens of millions of creatures migrating from the sea, what is this creature?
Hundreds of visitors were attracted by this great event.
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New technology
Developed seat sensor to help detect drunk drivers
Scientists have developed a system of sensors mounted on car seats to detect when the driver is reclining, heart rate or breathing changes.
Animal world
Detecting a population of mussels up to 100 years old on the American River
A team of researchers identified upstream mussels in Wisconsin as more than 100 years old based on the time it took to build the dam.
Archeology
Discovered 'terrible treasure', up to 5,500 ancient coins buried in the river
Thousands of silver coins were hidden about 1,800 years ago for unknown reasons, during the flourishing Roman Empire.
Animal world
Sharks revived in Thames after 64 years the river was considered 'biologically dead'
Although many sections of the river have been declared 'biologically dead' since 1957, the Thames is now revived and is home to three species of sharks.
Archeology
Discovered the ruins of the capital of the Mongol Empire
Researchers first detailed the capital city built by Genghis Khan in central Mongolia 800 years ago.
Environment
Toxic foam covers India's sacred river
The sacred Yamuna river in New Delhi, the site of the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja, was covered with mounds of snow-white foam on November 8.
Environment
The narrowest river in the world is only a few centimeters wide
The Hualai River in China, is more than 17km long but has an average width of only 15cm. Its narrowest place is only 4cm wide.
Animal world
Horrified driver encounters 150 bison spilling onto the road
More than 150 bison herds of bison walking slowly on a road in Yellowstone National Park (USA) scared tourists.
Environment
Shock discovery: Half of global rivers 'evaporate' 24 hours a year, what catastrophe does this imply?
In this 21st century, this is so amazing!
Environment
Marvel at the pink river in Peru
In Cusco, Peru, there is an amazingly pink and red river. In particular, this watercolor is only available in the rainy season.
Videos
The scene of divers encountering a 7 meter long Anaconda python in the riverbed
Despite discovering something unusual, the giant Anaconda python still swam very calmly and completely ignored the presence of two divers.
Videos
Video: Dropping a fishing line in a small river, the man pulls up a 'monster' with a bite force 6 times that of a shark
Instead of catching fish, the man had an unexpected harvest.
Videos
Video: Dropping a fishing line in the river, the man suddenly pulled up a creature with a 'devil face'
A man had dropped a line in the middle of a river and suddenly pulled up a very strange creature.
Videos
Video: Crossing the river to find the 'promised land', the zebra lost half of its face because of the underwater god
At the Mara River in Masai Mara National Park, Kenya, every year there is a great event called the Great Migration of herbivores.