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Human egg cells can live up to 50 years
Human eggs can last for a long time. When a girl is born, the reproductive system has developed all the eggs the girl will have for the rest of her life.
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The chicken or the egg came first - the question has the answer
'The chicken or the egg came first' - a difficult and controversial question that has long been answered. But it also brings up more conundrums.
Science story
Scientists discover 'selfish' chromosome causes miscarriages
Scientists have found that miscarriages are often caused by the wrong number of chromosomes, also known as 'selfish chromosomes'.
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Why does egg protein solidify when boiled?
When eggs are boiled, the protein of the eggs is solidified because egg whites are mostly composed of proteins. The phenomenon of eggs being changed after boiling is cal…
Space science
Scientists urge people to find 0.5kg of meteorite that fell in the UK
The meteorite that hit Earth last week could break into four pieces, about the size of an egg and be glossy black or brown.
Science Events
For the first time successfully performed parthenogenesis in mice
Rats born from unfertilized eggs are a new achievement in reproductive science.
Funny corner
The guy who once set a world record for stacking 3 eggs on top of another broke his own record
Perhaps because of boredom when no one ever broke his record of stacking 3 eggs on top of each other, this guy continued to practice to break the record himself.
Health
Mushroom protein can replace egg whites
The scientists modified the fungus's genes to make them secrete the main protein of egg whites with similar fluffy properties.
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Dinosaurs intact inside a 70-million-year-old egg
The shocking discovery of a perfectly preserved baby dinosaur embryo, curled inside an egg.
1001 mystery
3 more amazing discoveries that scientists have not been able to explain
Although we are living in the 21st century with great discoveries and brilliant achievements in space science and technology, even on this earth there is still no shorta…
Oceanography
The beautiful crab is exactly like the Doraemon donut, but no one dares to eat it
Accordingly, just one small piece from this crab is enough to kill an adult!
Animal world
The oldest albatross bird in the world still lays eggs at the age of 70
Laysan albatross named Wisdom was first identified by biologists in 1956 and is now at least 70 years old but still... laying eggs.
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Leonardo da Vinci's ostrich egg globe
Leonardo da Vinci was the first to create a globe depicting the Americas in 1504 from ostrich eggs.
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Why are parasitic birds stronger than the host's offspring?
These particular birds belong to a group of parasitic (also known as egg-laying) species.
Archeology
Discovered a dinosaur nest with more than 100 eggs and 80 skeletons
Paleontologists have found 100 eggs and 80 skeletons of a dinosaur named Mussaurus at a site where they once lived in Argentina's Patagonian plateau.