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The mineral that took scientists more than 200 years to recreate
Calcium magnesium carbonate, chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2, accounts for about 2% of the Earth's crust and takes hundreds of millions of years to form naturally.
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Biology
The fastest plants in the world
Contrary to popular belief, plants are not always static but can act very quickly, with timescales measured in milliseconds.
Oceanography
Piercing submarines and daring to fight humans: How did this creature, once as small as a grain of rice, do it?
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are large predatory fish found in warm and temperate oceans around the world.
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Why are banana trees cut down immediately after harvesting?
People unfamiliar with gardening may not know that, after harvesting the fruit, the entire banana plant is cut down; why is this?
Biology
Strange tree circles in Japan, suspected of being aliens
A cedar forest in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan is home to extremely unusual crop circles. Many people speculate that their origin may be created by aliens.
Biology
China researches weather-resistant potatoes
Grown under simulations that predict higher temperatures by the end of the century, potatoes are an ominous sign for future food security.
Conquer Mars
How to live on Mars?
Scientists have determined the conditions needed to warm Mars enough for plants to grow.
Health
How important are micronutrients to the human body?
Micronutrients are substances that the body only needs in very small amounts but play a very important role. When lacking, it will lead to serious effects on the body.
History
You may not know, solar batteries appeared 140 years ago!
Solar panels are one of mankind's greatest inventions and their history is more interesting than you might think.
Biology
Fire-resistant transparent bamboo can be a 'rival' of glass
With its fast growth rate and high output, bamboo can be processed into transparency and become an effective building material to replace glass.
Science story
Rita Levi-Montalcini - Someone who made many contributions to Italian science
Rita Levi-Montalcini (April 22, 1909 - December 30, 2012) was an Italian neurologist. She and her colleague Stanley Cohen discovered it
Scientific application
China successfully grows rice in harsh desert regions
Chinese scientists have halved the growth cycle of a common rice variety grown in desert greenhouses in Xinjiang.
Health
The growing brain affects human health
People born in the 1970s had a 6.6% increase in brain volume compared to the 1930s generation, which research shows helps reduce the risk of dementia in old age.
Space science
In 2026, astronauts will bring crops to the Moon
Research on plant growth is one of three experiments that Artemis 3 Program astronauts plan to deploy on the Moon.