Archeology
Finding the 'cosmic death zone' where Earth life may have been born
An experiment targeting the chaotic and dead regions of the universe could help explain the origin of life on Earth.
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Space science
Sputnik and the code that the Americans could not decode
On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first object to enter Earth's atmosphere in a controlled fashion.
Space science
SpaceX rocket creates strange hyphen in the sky
A photographer shares a glowing streak of dashes in the night sky above Arizona after part of a Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth.
Space science
For the first time, astronomy discovered a planet with half of its hemisphere in eternal darkness
Imagine if this happened to Earth, Americans would have to go to Vietnam just to see the Sun.
Discover science
Scientists believe that aliens may be indigenous to Earth
In recent years, some scholars have proposed an interesting hypothesis: Mysterious alien visitors do not actually come from distant galaxies but are products of Earth it…
Discover science
Why can astronauts 'fly' in space?
Humans sense position and movement on the ground based on the condition of Earth's gravity. In zero-gravity space, will that sensory nerve be altered, warping perception?
Discover science
Why do total solar eclipses occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere?
Every location on Earth is in the shadow of at least one total solar eclipse, but some places experience more of these events than others.
Discover science
Earth's ancient secrets revealed at the bottom of the Philippine sea
A 50-million-year-old geological treasure buried beneath the Philippine Sea Plate preserves fascinating data about the Earth's mantle.
Space science
Japan's lunar probe 'fell asleep' again
(JAXA) on April 1 announced the country's Smart Lunar Research Lander (SLIM) once again
Scientific works
The project to build the world's most expensive supercomputer facility is worth $100 billion
Even the largest data centers on Earth only cost from 250 million USD to several billion USD, why does Microsoft's data center cost 100 billion USD?
Environment
When did sea level reach its highest level in history?
About 117 million years ago, sea level was about 210m higher than today, but this may still not be the highest level in history.
Environment
Landfills are destroying the Earth
Research shows that landfills are a much bigger contributor to climate change than we thought.
Environment
Warning: Earth rotates more slowly as polar ice melts
Researchers predict that in the next few years, every person in this world will lose 1 second of their daily time.
Archeology
Discovering the shocking remains of a 3.5 billion-year-old creature
The mysterious world 3.5 billion years ago with the most primitive living creatures on the planet on a lost supercontinent has just been discovered.