Environment
Explore the only million-year-old 'giant honeycombs' on Earth
Purnululu National Park, Australia is known for its outstanding scenery and geological value, where the Bungle Bungle range stands out with sandstone rocks with extremel…
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Devil's marbles: The mysterious balance of Australian nature
Visitors to Australia will surely be overwhelmed by the majestic and unique natural scenery.
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The world's shortest national border is only 85 meters long
The Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, a small rock formation in northern Africa conquered by Spain in 1564, holds the title of the world's shortest national border, at just 8…
Environment
Taiwan's Turtle Island 'lost its head' after the earthquake
The first part of Turtle Island (located off the coast of Yilan) collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred on the morning of April 3.
Archeology
Discovering a 9,000-year-old work of art next to dinosaur footprints
A new study shows that 9,400 years ago, hunter-gatherers in what is now Brazil created dozens of rock art designs next to fossilized dinosaur footprints.
Archeology
Discovering the shocking remains of a 3.5 billion-year-old creature
The mysterious world 3.5 billion years ago with the most primitive living creatures on the planet on a lost supercontinent has just been discovered.
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Unique pyramid-shaped mountains in China
The Egyptian pyramid-like shape of Guizhou's mountains is the result of natural erosion over a period of hundreds of millions of years.
1001 mystery
The mystery of the stones glowing like fire in Lake Superior
But this stone is called Yooperlites, they were discovered on the shore of Lake Superior, located between Whitefish Point Lake and Grand Marais in the Great Lakes region…
1001 mystery
Mysterious cylinder 'looks like a UFO' appears in Wales
A local resident discovered the strange object while jogging, describing it as
Conquer Mars
China's Mars rock recovery mission went smoothly, NASA encountered difficulties
China will likely win against the US in the context of NASA having difficulty in its mission to retrieve samples from Mars.
World Heritage
Ennedi Massif - Africa's most mysterious geological wonder
Ennedi Massif is located in the Northeast of Chad (a country in Central Africa), with an area of about 60 thousand square kilometers and the highest peak 1,450 meters…
Archeology
Oldest evidence of 3.3 billion year old earthquake found
Geologists have discovered that the rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt are similar to rocks subject to earthquakes and landslides in New Zealand.
Animal world
New snake species discovered in Dak Nong, Vietnam
While on a field trip in Dak Glong district, Dak Nong province, scientific researchers discovered a new species of snake.
Science Events
Unique, strange, and amusing research wins the 2023 Ig Nobel Prize
The study aimed to find out why scientists like to lick rocks or invent smart toilets that monitor waste by the winner of the 2023 Ig Nobel fun science prize.
New technology
Launching technology to 'evaporate' rocks, the US is preparing to drill the deepest hole in history: 500 degrees Celsius is nothing!
Instead of using conventional mechanical drills with metal tips, the US will use technology that has never appeared in the world.