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A meteor is about to fly near the earth
Space science

A meteor is about to fly near the earth

In the middle of the next month a meteorite will fly 6.4 million km away from the globe, a distance close enough for it to be grouped

December 17, 2018
New volcano works on Mercury
Space science

New volcano works on Mercury

Scientists say they have just identified the location of some recently active volcanoes on Mercury.

December 17, 2018
Discover 5 hot planets like volcanoes
Space science

Discover 5 hot planets like volcanoes

The Kepler Space Telescope of America has found five extrasolar planets whose surface temperatures are greater than boiling lava.

December 17, 2018
Evidence of widespread water in Mars
Space science

Evidence of widespread water in Mars

According to reports from Nasa's Opportunity probe, there is a network of water spread across a vast area hidden beneath the floating dunes on Mars's surface.

December 17, 2018
Apocalypse on reality
Doomsday

Apocalypse on reality

After proving that there is no end date on December 21, 2012, NASA offers five scenarios that may occur in practice, but may only last for several billion years.

December 17, 2018
Plankton thrives on volcanoes
Biology

Plankton thrives on volcanoes

Plankton are the foundation of the marine food chain, they need sunlight to carry out photosynthesis as well as other nutrients like nitrate, phosphate and iron to feed…

December 17, 2018
Video: Parrots learn to fly on active craters
Animal world

Video: Parrots learn to fly on active craters

For at least 500 years, the offspring of a parakeet has been constantly learning how to soar over poisonous gases rising from Nindiri crater in Nicaragua, according to N…

December 16, 2018
Detection of giant mice in Papua New Guinea
Animal world

Detection of giant mice in Papua New Guinea

A giant rat has just been discovered in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea. They are 82 cm long, are not afraid of humans and are identified as one of the largest rats i…

December 16, 2018