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The sixth sense of animals
Cats know exactly when they are taken to the vet. Dogs feel the presence of their owners - even when they are miles away. And birds seem to cry for the deaths of those a…
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Oceanography
The sixth sense of dolphins
So far, we still know that dolphins have completely lost their sense of smell but still have five senses: sight, touch, hearing, taste and sonar positioning.
Archeology
The discovery of the temple of the Egyptian queen was rejected
King Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in ancient Egypt, tried to erase all memories of Hatshepsut but failed because the vestiges of this powerful wom…
Archeology
Mysterious deciphering more than 300 years in elephants
A mysterious bone over the past three centuries in the elephant's foot has now been identified as the sixth toe of this large animal.
Archeology
Discovered the tomb of the mysterious Egyptian queen
French archaeologists have found the almost intact coffin of an Egyptian queen in a tomb dating back over 4,000 years.
Space science
Overview of Saturn
Saturn is Saturn's sixth planet based on the average distance from the Sun and the second largest planet in diameter and mass, after Jupiter in the Solar System.
Space science
Supernovae can cause extinction 2.5 million years ago
Scientists say that the Earth is experiencing the sixth mass extinction event due to human activity.
Space science
Overview of Saturn's moon Enceladus
Enceladus is Saturn's sixth largest satellite. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1789 when he first used the world's largest telescope at that time, wi…
Space science
Sixth graders make beer for the universe
A sixth-grade student is about to make history because he was the first to have a beer model brought up to experiment on space.
Space science
Detecting traces of alien life
On November 17, scientists said a giant lake was hidden beneath the surface of Europa - the sixth satellite orbiting Jupiter. This may be a trace of alien life.
Space science
The sixth space traveler returns safely
Yesterday morning (October 24), Russia's Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft carrying American tourist Richard Garriott and two Russian astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan.
Animal world
Perspective of mass extinction like dinosaurs
The world is precarious in the brink of mass extinction, and humans have accelerated the disappearance of organisms by 10,000 times.
Animal world
Cats and dogs have a 6th sense
Cats and dogs have a sixth sense - and that is the ability to see ultraviolet rays (but scientists don't know how they are used).