Space science
30 years ago NASA accidentally captured another 'living' planet?
US scientists have turned to data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft, taken more than 30 years ago, and found surprising evidence that another planet in the solar system is…
Explorer
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Photo library
Revealing a series of rare photos recording little-known things in history
Photographs preserve for posterity the historical moments of the world. Fortunately, we have just discovered these priceless assets of humanity.
Science invention
The invention of the pearl diving submarine turned into a disaster
Inventor Julius Hermann Kroehl's submarine made pearl diving less laborious but also led to the deaths of many divers.
Archeology
Discovery of the shipwreck of explorer Vasco da Gama
Researchers may have found the wreck of a ship that belonged to the famous Portuguese explorer's fleet on his final voyage.
1001 mystery
Mystery of hollow structures and treasures inside the Himalayas
The Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, have been the target of explorers and explorers since ancient times.
1001 mystery
Dead man's foot on Everest revives 100-year-old mystery
The discovery of the shoe and foot of Andrew Comyn Irvine, an explorer who died in 1924, could solve one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries.
Conquer Mars
Robot bees 'Marsbees': Tiny army of explorers conquering Mars
Mars, the mysterious red planet, may soon become
History
Shangri-La: Legend of a paradise
The legend of a magical land called Shangri-La has long fascinated explorers, but no one has ever set foot there. Is this the gateway to the real 'paradise'?
Science story
Thor Heyerdahl and his wild adventure across the ocean in a homemade boat
Norwegian ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl built a raft from balsa logs and hemp rope, which successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean in 1947.
Space science
China uses nuclear power to launch a mission to Neptune
China is also contemplating a nuclear-powered Neptune Explorer to explore the ice giant and its largest moon (Triton).
Environment
Rare 'cave clouds' found in China
Explorers have discovered a special natural mineral in Xiniuyan Cave in Wuxuan County, Guangxi Autonomous Region.
Archeology
Discovered the most famous explorer shipwreck in history on the bottom of the Antarctic sea
Overcoming the challenge of freezing temperatures, explorers located the wreck of the Endurance, the ship carrying explorer Ernest Shackleton that sank in the Antarctic…
History
The female explorers 'shocked' the history of world tourism
Not only men, the history of exploring the world also honors many female explorers.
Oceanography
Mysterious 'underwater tornado' phenomenon off the coast of Australia
When explorers from the Schmidt Aquarium conducted a remote expedition near the Moore Reef off the Australian coast, they came across an unusual phenomenon, the 'underwa…
New technology
Infinity submarine that billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong ordered how expensive?
According to the manufacturer's listed price, the Triton DeepView 24 submarine that Vingroup orders is priced at up to $ 7.7 million, equivalent to many luxury yachts.