Animal world
Hundreds of fish jumped out of the lake in China, what happened?
The scene of hundreds of fish jumping out of the water happened at Dien Tri Lake, in Yunnan Province, China. What is the cause of this strange phenomenon?
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Archeology
Mysterious stone tablet at the bottom of the lake carries a language previously unknown to science
Inscriptions that may belong to a language lost thousands of years ago have been found on a stone tablet in Georgia.
1001 mystery
Mysterious blue rock gives scientists a headache
Scientists have been at a near standstill in deciphering this blue rock for many years.
Environment
Is the bottomless lake real?
Some lakes with their enormous depths or strange features easily give the impression that they have no bottom at all.
Environment
How to explain the strange ice circle that rotates like a time-travel door?
In winter, rivers and lakes can freeze - this is not uncommon.
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Hydrogen treasure hidden 1,500m deep under a billion-year-old crack
The Midcontinent Rift Zone in North America has the potential to become a huge source of natural hydrogen production, meeting the world's clean energy needs.
Archeology
Barley grains revived from 145-year-old shipwreck to make wine
Experts collect rye seeds from a shipwreck under Lake Huron to revive the lost plant and plan to make whiskey.
Archeology
New details about mysterious shipwreck in Norway's largest lake
A shipwreck discovered during a search for discarded wartime ammunition in Norway's Lake Mjøsa has been identified as a local ship from 700 years ago.
Animal world
Compound Prevents Sucker Fish From Invading the Great Lakes
Lampreys, an invasive blood-sucking species, became a nightmare for fishermen across the Great Lakes until scientists discovered an effective compound to kill them.
Environment
The only lake that flows into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Lake Isa in Yellowstone has the unique feature of flowing into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Environment
A special lake located halfway between the sky and the sea.
Perched precariously on a cliff above the sea, Lake Leitisvatn is the most visited spot in the Faroe Islands.
Environment
The mysterious 'Eye' island floating in the middle of the swamp
The eye-like floating island in the middle of the marshes in the Paraná Delta was formed by erosion and ocean currents.
Environment
China turns desert twice the size of Shanghai, haunting with 60m high sand dunes into green oasis
In just over 30 years, the Chinese have greened more than 3,200 square kilometers of this desert.
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Breathtaking first-ever photos of animals
The Nature's Best Photography (NBP) 2024 international awards have just announced 11 categories and 100 outstanding photos. Among them, many photos of wildlife have impr…
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US Desert Lake Contains Buffalo Fish Over 100 Years Old
Researchers found that many individuals of three species of buffalo fish survived from 1918 to the present, most likely due to environmental isolation and evolutionary a…