Animal world
New species of giant tortoise discovered in the Galapagos Islands
Scientists have discovered that the giant tortoises present on San Cristobal Island, in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, are not previously identified species.
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New technology
Japan's artificial womb technology has raised shark embryos until birth
After discovering a dead mother shark, with 6 living embryos still in her stomach, Japanese scientists decided to raise them with the artificial womb technology they wer…
Biology
Climate change helps the 'empire' of cockroaches grow and evolve more and more terrifying
Climate change is a threat to many living things, from humans to animals, plants and insects, but cockroaches are an exception.
History
'World's largest family tree' connecting 27 million people reveals interesting things
Scientists have created the 'world's largest family tree' linking some 27 million people around the world, including the living and the dead.
Conquer Mars
Future 'Martians' will have to be vegan
Future people living on Mars will have to eat a vegan diet due to very limited food sources.
1001 mystery
The monstrous leaning church in the world's scariest 'ghost village'
Anyone entering this church must bow as if Michael Jackson performed the immortal dance.
Photo library
Strange: 'Living' rocks can grow, multiply and move - VN Intellectual
You may wonder when you read this title, but it is true that such a thing exists. Trovants in Romania are incredible rocks because they can grow, multiply, even move. Un…
Alien
Creatures living in boiling water, full of poison: Clues to alien life
Creatures inhabiting a boiling lake full of acid and toxic metals near the Poás volcano in Costa Rica could be the guide to future alien life-hunting missions.
Archeology
Research shows that 'living fortress' dinosaurs lived alone and deaf
New research shows that the typical Struthiosaurus dinosaur lived a slow, solitary life, with little mobility and poor hearing.
Oceanography
Detecting a series of healthy living organisms that do not need oxygen, light
A creature lurking in the ocean has broken all the rules of life by surviving in an environment with almost no oxygen. They still breathe, by making their own oxygen wit…
Discover science
DNA in the air - interesting living proof
International scientists in Denmark, the UK and Canada have now been able to collect and analyze DNA - the molecule containing genetic material and genes - extracted fro…
Space science
Humans are living on a super-Earth without a 'Ring Sun'?
Dense rings of dust around a Sun that look nothing like the Sun today have prevented our planet from evolving into a super-Earth.
History
'Golden fortress' Jaisalmer: The place where the cruelest customs are hidden
Deep in the Thar desert (India), stands a dazzling golden fortress. It was built in the 12th century, is a 'living fortress' because it is still stable and inhabited. In…
Conquer Mars
Marvel at future Mars-based designs
Several companies from countries around the world have shared futuristic designs for a human base on Mars.
Alien
Shock proof: Are living things present on Venus?
American scientists have identified an ingredient that can only be produced by life in the clouds of Venus.