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What's inside the world's largest Three Gorges Dam?
Construction began in 1994 and was completed in 2012. The Three Gorges Dam brought many economic benefits but also received much criticism for its impact on the surround…
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The snow-white mountain stands tall in the middle of the green plain: Unexpectedly, it is a giant garbage dump!
No matter where you stand in the town of Herringen, you can clearly see Monte Kali.
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China builds world's largest tunnel boring machine
The 16.64m diameter tunnelling machine will build a tunnel under the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province.
Archeology
Shocked with half a billion year old mummy intact as if it died yesterday in China
The world's best natural mummy has been found in South China, perfectly preserved in three dimensions despite dying at least 540 million years ago.
Archeology
Mysterious stone circle may be world's oldest observatory
Researchers suspect the ancient stone circle of Nabta Playa was used to determine the summer solstice, signaling the coming rainy season.
Archeology
The most expensive feather on the planet costs more than 28,000 USD
The selling price of a rare extinct bird's feathers reached more than 46,000 NZD, making it the world's most expensive feather ever sold at auction to date.
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He built the world's largest telescope
The UK Astronomy Technology Center (UK ATC) has begun development of the first instrument on an advanced telescope called the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
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The world's first CNG-powered motorbike will be launched next June!
Motorcycles running on CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) are motorbikes that use compressed natural gas as fuel instead of traditional gasoline.
Biology
How unmatched are hornets when just 30 of them are enough to 'clean up' 30,000 honey bees in just 3 hours
Hornets are bees originating from Asia, possessing amazing strength and aggression.
Animal world
The bird set the record for the highest flight on the planet
The bird that holds the world's highest flying record is the Rüppell vulture (Gyps rueppellii), which can reach heights of up to 11,300m.
Science invention
Invention of the most durable material ever
Researchers developed an extremely strong and lightweight material using DNA nanotechnology, then coated it in a thin layer of glass.
New technology
Startup Polar Night Energy builds the world's largest sand battery
The sand battery designed by startup Polar Night Energy will be built over the next 13 months in Pornainen, Finland to meet year-round heating demand.
New technology
Successfully produced the world's longest flexible fiber battery, which can be woven into clothes, 3D printed into devices
In a proof-of-concept test, the team produced the world's longest flexible battery filament, up to 140 meters, to demonstrate that the material can be manufactured to ar…
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Leonardo da Vinci's ostrich egg globe
Leonardo da Vinci was the first to create a globe depicting the Americas in 1504 from ostrich eggs.
Environment
The narrowest river in the world is only a few centimeters wide
The Hualai River in China, is more than 17km long but has an average width of only 15cm. Its narrowest place is only 4cm wide.