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Shocking discovery: Philippine bats as big as adults.
Recently, photos of bats the size of humans have appeared on social media, causing a stir among netizens.
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Videos
Big fish swallows small fish: A rare sight attracts hundreds of thousands of views.
Recently, the account @TheBrutalNature posted a rare video on social media (formerly Twitter) showing a large fish swallowing a smaller fish.
AI - Artificial intelligence
What is Deepfake? How to detect deepfake videos?
Deepfake images and videos are becoming an extremely dangerous trend and are appearing more and more on the internet and in the media.
Animal world
The appearance of a 'diamond-eyed' cat has many Thai people buying lottery tickets, what is the truth?
Several pictures of the 'diamond-eyed' cat posted on social media have caused Thai netizens to share them continuously, telling each other to buy lottery tickets. What i…
Animal world
What makes this famous dog called giraffe, dinosaur?
A white Borzoi dog has become famous on social media because of its resemblance to a giraffe.
1001 mystery
Mysterious metal sphere on Japanese beach
The 1.5m diameter hollow sphere is sparking much speculation on social media about the object's origin.
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Strange woman who hasn't slept for... 40 years
Chinese media recently reported the strange case of a woman who claims to have not slept for about four decades but also never feels tired or sleepy.
Flu epidemic
The truth about 'research' warning of the risk of Covid-19 infection when jogging and cycling
A simulation image is circulating on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, implying that the coronavirus can spread beyond the 2-meter distance when…
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI old lady 'fights back' against scammers day and night tirelessly
An 'elderly' AI chatbot that specializes in tackling phone scammers has just launched in the UK and has already had more than 1,000 conversations with scammers.
AI - Artificial intelligence
The truth about Elon Musk's 'robot wife' product
Social media posts claim that one of Elon Musk's companies will launch a product
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US media posts video of missile hitting 'flying saucer' causing stir
A video of the US military using missiles to hit but fail to shoot down strange flying objects (UFOs) recently appeared on the US Reddit forum, causing a stir...
Environment
Red hot lava flowing on snow causes confusion
An Icelandic photographer posted footage on social media showing lava from the Sundhnúkagígar volcano flowing through snow without evaporating.
Science story
Who painted portraits of Nobel Prize winners?
Every October, after the Nobel Prize winners are announced, the world gets to see iconic portraits.
Animal world
How social media is threatening rare animals and plants?
Learn how social media is affecting the lives of rare animals and plants and what can be done to protect them.
Photo library
Surreal Autumn Beauty on the Great Xing'an Mountains
Images of autumn in the Daxing'anling Mountains, China, appearing on social networks received hundreds of millions of likes because of their surreal beauty like a fairyl…