Scientific application
Light sensor to help warn of sunburn
Tiny fingertip sensor that can be attached to clothing with the ability to change color to signal the time of safe exposure to the sun.
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Environment
Decipher the mysterious tsunami spreading around the world
An 8.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that spread around the world last year, surprising scientists.
Space science
The Solar System appeared a second Sun, some planets were thrown away or there was life?
Many recent studies have completely flipped the portrait of the Solar System.
Environment
Tonga tsunami causes 'ecological disaster' in Peru
The Peruvian government says an oil spill at a Peruvian refinery following a volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga late last week caused a
Environment
Why are volcanic tsunamis difficult to predict?
Volcanic tsunamis, like the one in Tonga on January 15, baffle scientists because of their complexity.
Science story
Discover the unique sundials of the ancients
Before there were wristwatches or desk clocks, the ancients used the natural method of tracking celestial objects and homemade sundials to tell the time.
Scientific application
Floating city with 10,000 inhabitants, resistant to hurricanes and tsunamis
The United Nations presents a floating city design that helps solve housing shortages and withstand all kinds of natural disasters.
Space science
See the 'clearest photo ever' of the Sun
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has shared his 'clearest ever' photo of the Sun.
Discover science
Life in a town that hasn't seen sunlight for 66 days
People in the town of Utqiagvik in Alaska will spend 66 days living and working without seeing sunlight.
Conquer Mars
NASA robot captures unusual sunset on Mars
The Martian sunset in the new image of the Perseverance robot does not have the usual blue color because the atmosphere contains less dust.
Space science
NASA captures 'future image' of Sun exploding and dying
The Hubble Space Telescope - being operated jointly by NASA and ESA - has captured a beautiful nebula 1,370 light-years away.
Photo library
Historical photos of ancient ruins that last for millennia
If the world has changed rapidly in the past tens or hundreds of years, there are wonders of the ancient world that have persisted with time for thousands of years.
Conquer Mars
All Mars robots simultaneously 'revived'
Perseverance robot, Chuc Dung, Ingenuity helicopter, ... reconnect with Earth and continue the mission to explore the red planet.
Oceanography
'Sea monster' weighing 2 tons fell into the fisherman's net
Marine biologist Enrique Ostale couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a giant sunfish caught in the net of a fishing boat off the coast of the Mediterranean.
Science story
The story of the most perfect but useless bridge in the world
That is the Puente Sol Naciente (Bridge of the Rising Sun), in Choluteca, Honduras. It has no way to, nor way to go, it is located next to the river that we need to cros…