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What's inside the most expensive honey on the planet?
According to the official website of Guinness World Records, Centauri honey from Türkiye is the most expensive honey in the world.
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Using rockets to... build bridges, China surprises the world with its unique 'walking on clouds' project
Siduhe Bridge is a 'giant' project that demonstrates the remarkable development of China's road and bridge infrastructure system.
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The village is harsh, the oxygen level is extremely low, but why does no one want to leave?
Located in Tibet, this is considered one of the villages with the harshest living conditions in the world.
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Why don't passengers parachute to escape when a civil plane crashes?
Before designing passenger planes, parachutes were not considered for passengers, and even the crew did not have parachutes.
Biology
Unique thousand-year-old tree species in Vietnam: Only 60 trees left, finished product price 680 million VND/kg!
This tree species hides at an altitude of about 2,500m above sea level, quietly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and producing the most expensive product in Vie…
Space science
US student's amateur rocket reaches record height
A group of students from the University of Southern California launched the Aftershock II rocket, reaching an altitude of 143.3m above the Earth's surface, breaking many…
New technology
Commercial aircraft reach supersonic speed
The revival of commercial supersonic flight moves closer to reality as Dawn Aerospace announces the successful breaking of the sound barrier with its Mk-II Aurora rocket…
Animal world
Plover killed by peregrine falcon at 3,000m altitude
Scientists observed the highest-altitude predator display ever recorded as a plover fell into the claws of a peregrine falcon.
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New method of mining lithium in saltwater lakes
The new method allows up to 90% of lithium to be extracted from high-altitude salt lakes without depleting freshwater resources.
Space science
Solution using balloons to pull spacecraft up to 30,000m
Space Perspective's Neptune Excelsior spacecraft prototype is lifted above 99% of Earth's atmosphere during testing off the coast of Florida.
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He sought to produce wind power using drones
The AWES system will collect wind energy at a higher altitude than a conventional turbine by using a drone connected to the ground station, using wind power to push the…
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Explore the highest inhabited place on Earth
Residents of the world's highest settlement La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes face a unique set of challenges.
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Why is Hoh Xil called the 'human forbidden area'?
Located on the Tibetan plateau, Hoh Xil has an average altitude of over 4,500 meters, with many peaks over 6,000 meters high.
Videos
Rare video: Sea of clouds rushing down the mountain like a waterfall
A breathtaking natural scene was recorded in Chongqing, China on May 5, when a sea of clouds rushed down the mountain like a waterfall.
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.