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Ghost town emerged from the water
A strange ghost town that has sunk in the water for more than a quarter of a century is gradually rising up in a farm area southwest of the capital, Buenos Aires, Argent…
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10 incredible underground cities in the world
Stories about people living in mines, caves or abandoned tunnels are not strange stories.
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When did we become addicted to salt?
Children who are fed foods such as bread and cereals during breakfast like a meal that tastes better than those who don't.
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The Andes salt lake reflects the history of the Earth's climate and history
Covering the entire landscape is a thick salt shell on the surface, which accumulates over the millennia due to the dual impact of low rainfall and high humidity in the…
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Why can't sea water drink?
Besides the fact that it is not delicious, drinking salt water also makes you thirsty. But some animals can handle salinity in seawater.
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Why do few people separate fresh water from sea water?
When cities sink because of fresh water, the obvious solution will be seawater separation. But in fact, this technology has been very slow for thousands of years. Althou…
1001 mystery
The mystery of mummies of
While exploiting an ancient salt mine, Iranian miners accidentally discovered many thousands of year-old mummies preserved intact.
1001 mystery
The secret to mummification is unique in the Philippines
The Ibaloi people use salt and herbs in combination with the effects of fire to embalm. This process may take up to 2 years to complete.
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Decode the phenomenon of people drinking silver into green skin
Among the medical and health care methods that are not scientifically proven, perhaps the most strange is the colloidal silver drink.
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Evidence of Mars contains enough oxygen to support life
In some locations, oxygen is sufficient for multicellular organisms such as sponges to live. The study was published in the October issue of Nature Geosciences.
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Matchmaking factories at Humberstone and Santa Laura
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the brimstone factories at Chile's Humberstone and Santa Laura as World Cultural Heritage in 20…
Oceanography
The cause of the Dead Sea is more salty than the ocean
The Dead Sea lies in a low desert, with a faster evaporation rate than water in the ocean, making the lake saltier than seawater because of its higher salt concentration.
Oceanography
Is sea water more salty?
Is seawater more salty because salt flows from rivers to the sea, or is there a way to keep the ocean's salinity level stable?
Oceanography
Why are marine fish more colorful than river fish?
It is due to the living environment and the survival war. To avoid enemies stronger than you, the fish must have a color that blends into the environment. The river bed…
Oceanography
NASA decided to decipher the mystery of the ocean
Some areas of the ocean become more salty while salt concentrations in other regions have decreased over the past half century and the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) wants t…