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Coffee stains: Interesting physical phenomenon
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Coffee stains: Interesting physical phenomenon

Coffee stains seem to be nothing special, but in fact are an interesting physical phenomenon. US scientists have just made a new discovery, changing their previous conce…

December 18, 2018
The most spectacular caves in the world
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The most spectacular caves in the world

Over the course of formation in hundreds of millions of years, caves have always been the marvels of nature with its beauty and mystery.

December 18, 2018
Bacteria help form clouds
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Bacteria help form clouds

Small creatures are really everywhere: bacteria, fungal spores and biological debris are found in the clouds and seem to help the formation of droplets.

December 18, 2018
The formation of Antarctic glaciers
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The formation of Antarctic glaciers

Global climate has quickly moved from an almost iceless world to giant ice sheets on Antarctica about 34 million years ago.

December 18, 2018
Conflict over the real life of the Grand Canyon
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Conflict over the real life of the Grand Canyon

Rock formations can be formed the way scientists think for millions of years. The traditional view is that this huge mountain range was completed about 6 million years a…

December 18, 2018
Mystery of human formation
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Mystery of human formation

Thanks to the combination of the most powerful medical imaging techniques - scanners and magnetic resonance imaging - with modern information technologies, radiologist A…

December 18, 2018
The 8 biggest mysteries about Earth
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The 8 biggest mysteries about Earth

You may be surprised to learn that dozens of spacecraft have mapped the surface of Mars even more accurately than the depths of the Earth's oceans.

December 18, 2018
The controversial pyramid city off Japan
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The controversial pyramid city off Japan

Scientists have not been able to determine the formation of the pyramid and the ladder at the Yonaguni Monument, the architectural complex located off the coast of Yonag…

December 18, 2018