1001 mystery
'Death' mucus has haunted Venezuela for 40 years
The mysterious black mucus killed 1,800 people in just the first five years after it appeared on a stretch of highway near Caracas.
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Oceanography
Discovered 7,000 humpback whales starved to death because of the heat wave
The number of humpback whales in the North Pacific has plummeted 20% in less than a decade. According to researchers, the cause may come from a heat wave at sea.
Cancer
'Death Star': Breaking down huge barriers in cancer treatment
Spanish-British researchers have presented the first complete controlled mapping of KRAS, which they call
Cancer
WHO predicts the number of global cancer cases will increase by more than 75% by 2050.
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2050, global cancer cases will increase by more than 75%.
Antibiotic resistance
The dangers of using antibiotics indiscriminately to treat sore throats
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics will cause antibiotic resistance, increasing the death rate in common medical procedures.
Antibiotic resistance
Air pollution increases the risk of antibiotic resistance
According to a study published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, air pollution can make antibiotic resistance worse.
Flu epidemic
The world's first death from H3N8 bird flu in China
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement on April 11, a Chinese woman died from H3N8 bird flu. This is the first human death due to this strain of b…
Flu epidemic
Bird flu kills nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile
Chile's fisheries agency says nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and marine mammals have died in an avian flu outbreak off Chile's northern coast.
Flu epidemic
First case of bird flu infection detected in the Antarctic region
Scientists have long feared the risk of the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in history in Antarctica, the main breeding ground for many bird s…
AI - Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can predict when a person will die
Have you ever wanted to know how old you will live? Danish scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can predict this for you.
Archeology
The truth about the 'eternal immortality' drug that killed Qin Shi Huang
China's first emperor always yearned for immortality but died at the age of 49 due to a drug
Science Events
An extinct tribe after the death of 'the loneliest person in the world'
'The loneliest man in the world' died this month in the Amazon jungle, and with him is a culture and answers to a thousand questions.
Health
Warning 'mushroom pandemic': 1.6 million deaths per year, worrying rate of evolution
In a hotter world, people are facing a lot of difficulties from epidemics.
History
When feudal Chinese prisoners were beheaded, why didn't they protest, but voluntarily knelt?
Why were the prisoners so docile, barely protesting, and consciously kneeling to wait for the beheading order?
Environment
What's inside Death Valley: Earth's hottest 'pan of fire', peaking at 54 degrees Celsius?
The national park, located in southeastern California, reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) on August 16, 2020, the hottest temperature on record on Earth.