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One of the loneliest species on Earth, living 2,800m underground and surviving on radioactive energy
The cold and dry polar regions, the hot and water-poor desert regions, are considered inhospitable to most life on Earth.
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Animal world
When animals compete in height: Can humans make it into the top 10?
By conventional reckoning, the giraffe is the tallest animal still living on Earth.
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Death is not the end: New mathematical models show cells can be revived!
Researchers are redefining the criteria for determining whether a cell is alive or dead.
Oceanography
Strange Antarctic animal can live up to 11,000 years
One of the most astonishing examples is the Antarctic sponge Monorhaphis chuni, with one specimen estimated to be over 11,000 years old.
Space science
NASA catches biological signs on 1.5 billion year old planet
Something that on Earth is produced by living organisms, considered by astronomers to be one of the most valuable biosignatures, has just been revealed in the spectrum o…
Animal world
Why did the dogs at Chernobyl undergo such rapid evolution?
The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster not only left serious consequences for the environment and human health but also became a
Environment
Hurricane Dora makes history with its bizarre path across the ocean, from the Americas to near Asia
After causing strong winds that quickly spread wildfires in Hawaii (USA), Hurricane Dora has
Archeology
Was the Terracotta Army in Qin Shi Huang's Tomb Made from Living Human Bodies? The Truth Has Been Revealed!
A cracked terracotta warrior in Shaanxi has revealed the truth.
Animal world
The world's largest living rat can weigh up to half a ton.
The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a rodent of unusual size.
Archeology
New discovery of 380 million year old giant fish fossil
For the past 85 years, the coelacanth has been known as the
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There are so many wild animals in the African savannah, why have the natives never domesticated them?
In the vast African savannah, the presence of abundant wildlife is a prominent feature.
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Is death the end?
Research uncovering a third state of living things, beyond life and death, is challenging scientists' fundamental understanding of cell behavior.
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How to live on Mars?
Scientists have determined the conditions needed to warm Mars enough for plants to grow.
Conquer Mars
NASA robot captures 'living ocean' on Mars
An ancient ocean as vast and life-friendly as Earth's once existed elsewhere in the solar system.
Conquer Mars
According to scientists, this creature can live on Mars.
Lichens, incredibly resilient organisms, can survive on a wide variety of surfaces, from rocks and trees to bare soil and buildings.