Oceanography
A school of cod eats 10 million fish eggs in a few hours
Researchers using sonar technology detected the largest predation event ever recorded in terms of both the number of individuals involved and the area over which the act…
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Environment
Super typhoon Kong-rey causes fear with giant storm eye
Super Typhoon Kong-rey has one of the largest eyewalls ever recorded in the history of storms on Earth,
Animal world
What happens if a person is bitten by a Komodo dragon?
In fact, not only animals, but humans are also sometimes targets of Komodo dragons.
Discover science
China produces the world's most powerful hydraulic cylinder
As tall as a 10-story building, China's new hydraulic cylinder will be used to build foundations for offshore engineering projects.
Discover science
World's largest onshore wind turbine in China
The onshore turbine installed in Jilin province has a rotor diameter of 270m and blades length of 131m, producing enough electricity for 160,000 households annually.
1001 mystery
Who created the largest snake mound in the world?
In the eastern United States, nestled among the trees beside a tributary of the Ohio River lies one of the strangest and most mysterious tectonic structures ever created…
Oceanography
The world's largest sardine migration
The annual migration of giant schools of sardines from eastern South Africa to the Indian Ocean is the largest on the planet in terms of biomass.
Biology
World's largest bee species revealed after nearly 40 years
A Wallace bee as big as an adult's thumb has just appeared in Indonesia after nearly 40 years.
Environment
Caspian Sea tragedy: The world's largest lake is drying up!
(HIGH) Just a decade ago, when Azamat Sarsenbayev jumped into the Caspian Sea - the largest lake in the world - to swim, he could still feel the brackishness of the wat…
New technology
World's largest digital camera ready for action
The world's largest digital camera, perched atop a mountain in northern Chile, will capture images of the entire night sky in stunning detail and reveal some of the myst…
Space science
An ocean world hidden between Mars and Jupiter?
The largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter may once have had an ocean like Earth.
Animal world
Unique largest cow species in the world in Vietnam: Weighs up to 2 tons, carries rare genes
This breed of cattle has many valuable characteristics and is considered a rare genetic resource that needs to be preserved.
Environment
Storms can 'explode' like 666 atomic bombs every 20 minutes, nothing can stop them
According to BI, even the Tsar Bomba (50 megaton yield) - the world's largest nuclear bomb ever detonated by Russia - could not stop the storm.
Scientific works
China builds mega-dam system in the harshest place on the planet
China is building an unprecedented dam system along its longest river.
Archeology
Before trees ruled, the Earth was covered with giant fungi.
These mushrooms can be very large, with the largest measuring 8 metres tall and 1 metre wide.