Biology
Top 7 rarest butterflies in the world
These unusually patterned butterflies were once quite common. However, habitat degradation and human impact have caused them to gradually disappear.
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Extremely ferocious snakes, but useful to farmers
Although not venomous, the garter snake has a very aggressive personality and is often killed by humans when encountered. The garter snake is very good at catching mice…
Environment
Super typhoon Kong-rey causes fear with giant storm eye
Super Typhoon Kong-rey has one of the largest eyewalls ever recorded in the history of storms on Earth,
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Mealworms - a promising solution to the threat of plastic waste
ICIPE scientists have discovered that the larvae of a beetle species, scientifically known as Alphitobius, are capable of consuming plastic - a global environmental poll…
Environment
The 'cold drop' phenomenon caused flash flood disaster 28 years ago
The flash floods that killed at least 95 people in the Valencia region in 1996 were the result of climate change, post-summer dry soil and cold drops.
Environment
Finding sustainable bio-based alternatives to petrochemical plastics
Among the alternatives to petrochemical plastics, bio-based plastics are gaining popularity.
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4.3 billion years ago, the Earth received a 'golden rain' with a mass of 6 billion tons, so where did all that gold go?
Gold is not only a precious metal, a symbol of wealth and luxury, but also carries within it a mysterious cosmic story about its formation from collisions between neutro…
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Supercontinent causes Earth's mantle to split in two
The Earth's mantle was split into two regions, the African region and the Pacific region, when the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.
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China's most mysterious high-speed train: Carrying nothing but on a vital mission, only departing at night
In China's huge high-speed rail network, there is a very special high-speed train, called the
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Floating house on the sea thanks to the motor-mounted leg system
The Arkup 50 floating house features height-adjustable legs that help it rise above the waves, along with many other amenities.
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You Can Master This Bat and Dolphin 'Skill' in Just 2 and a Half Months of Practice
Research shows that after training, the visual cortex learns new abilities.
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Origin, meaning of the phrase 'BC', 'AD'
Reading about history, we often come across abbreviations.
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Agatha Christie's Mysterious 11-Day Disappearance and False Accusations
In 1926, world-bestselling author Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days, opening one of the world's most mysterious disappearances.
Oceanography
Octopus jumps on the seabed 4,800m deep
Scientists have filmed a big-eyed jellyhead octopus spreading its arms and inflating its underside to leap across the Pacific Ocean floor.
Archeology
How did the world's first great settlements mysteriously collapse?
Whether intentional or not, the way large settlements were built in southeastern Europe 6,000 years ago may have limited the spread of disease.