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Unexpected discovery of the 'missing' crust of the Earth
New research reveals the fate of ancient pieces of shell that have been 'swallowed up' by the Earth itself.'
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Oceanography
The mystery of the prehistoric penis worm that used to live in a hermit crab-like shell
You will be surprised to learn that there was a penile worm that lived in prehistoric times but had the same characteristics as today's hermit crabs.
Space science
Discovered a series of utopian planets with a ground like... eggshells
The eggshell planet will have a shell identical to some of the lowlands on Venus.
Scientific application
Singapore scientists study using tamarind shells as energy storage materials
Tamarind shell is rich in carbon, high porosity, and scientists form carbon nanosheets capable of accumulating electricity
Animal world
This is what is inside the shell of a turtle and ensures you will be very surprised
Want to know how attractive and interesting nature is? Please look inside a turtle shell.
Archeology
Discover menu of Africans used more than 5,000 years before migration
Seafood was the staple food of migrants from Africa to Saudi Arabia about 5,000 years ago.
Oceanography
What is sand dollars? Would you be rich if you owned a lot of dollars of sand?
At first, the name sounds like an ancient trading method, but it is actually the name of a marine species with many interesting facts.
Biology
Giant viruses infect cells like?
The researchers found giant viruses invading cells through a special star-shaped structure on the crust.
Archeology
Ancient Chinese were knowledgeable about the epidemic 3,000 years ago
The inscriptions on the bones, shells and shells of excavated animals show that the Chinese people have been familiar with the disease since ancient times.
Environment
Turning invasive European green crab shells into an environmentally friendly plastic
A team of scientists in Canada has developed an idea of turning crab shells into plastic cups and knives and scissors.
Animal world
Why do crabs foam?
When we buy crab, we have to choose live crab with hard shell, release a lot of white foam. What is the rule of this?
Space science
The sharpest picture of the Sun was taken
Inouye telescope in Hawaii, USA has just taken pictures of the Sun's shell with dense plasma material. This is the sharpest picture ever taken of people.
Animal world
Why in oysters and shellfish have pearls?
The cradle that produces the pearl is a mollusk like a scallop, a pearl on the beach and a freshwater mussel.
New technology
Biochar produced from sugarcane husks and sawdust
Scientists have used rice husks and sawdust to make biochar to help emit less CO2 and reduce the shortage of fossil fuels.
Archeology
Fossil shells help people find the reason that the Earth is increasingly polluted?
Researchers from Northwestern University in the US conducted research on fossil shells to find the cause of the increasing pollution of the Earth.