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Horse Diving: A Dangerous, Cruel Sport in the 19th Century
Horse diving began in the 1880s and was an extremely popular attraction for decades, despite the obvious cruelty to the animals and the dangers it posed.
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China's Lost Cities: Majestic Nature, Ancient Cities Filled with the Past
Where is the picturesque Jiangnan water town, surrounded by misty rain and smoke, living off the grace of the ocean? It is Zhejiang.
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NASA releases ice map on Mars
Mapping the ice under the surface of Mars will help mission planners decide on potential landing spots for future astronauts.
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6 habitable planets discovered at the same time
The CARMENES planet-hunting project has shocked scientists by finding that 1 in 10 newly discovered planets have signs of liquid water.
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Why has the Titanic wreckage not been salvaged after 111 years?
Recovering relics from historical tragedies is not always easy, and such was the case with the salvage of the legendary Titanic.
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More confirmation about alien life world captured by NASA
Scientists have made more evidence that the South Pole of Earth's neighbor planet harbors a vast underground water chamber - where NASA hopes life could exist.
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Why does the sound of running water help us sleep better?
The sound of ocean waves, the murmur of a stream, the patter of rain - many people say that these sounds of water help them fall asleep easily. Why is that?
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Klein Bottle: Why can't Earth's water fill this magical interdimensional device?
Water on Earth, one of the planet's most precious resources, seems to be inexhaustible.
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What is the tidal phenomenon?
The phenomenon of tides, one of the most wonderful and familiar natural phenomena to humans, has been associated with our lives for thousands of years.
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5 reasons why flash floods and landslides devastated the northern mountainous region
According to experts, terrain, slope, geology, and the effects of climate change with heavy rains after storms are the causes of flash floods and landslides in mountaino…
Oceanography
The most dangerous strait in the world - The fear of sailors' lives
This is a strait that always suffers terrible storms that create big waves, plus icebergs, creating a nightmare for any sailor passing through.
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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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If the sea suddenly disappears, why do hundreds of millions of people have to urgently evacuate?
If the sea water suddenly evaporated at the same time, the Earth would fall into an unimaginable disaster. What is that?
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Finding the origin of 'alien spy ship'
Oumuamua, an object once thought to be by Harvard University scientist Avi Loeb,
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The Mystery and Engineering Feat of Albano Emissary: The 2,000-Year-Old Roman Tunnel
Lake Albano, a deep volcanic lake located in the Alban Hills in Italy, is serene today, but its past is filled with mystery and technological achievements beyond its tim…