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Earth Weighing Experiment
In June 1798, the English chemist and physicist Henry Cavendish successfully calculated the mass of the Earth through the experiment measuring the constant of gravity (G…
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Archeology
'Time reverse' technique reveals 800-year-old ghost ship mystery
One of Sweden's oldest ghost ships has appeared where it shouldn't have been, confusing scientists.
Space science
A wandering black hole bends space-time, creating an illusion across the galaxy
For the first time, scientists have identified a black hole that wanders across the galaxy containing Earth.
Archeology
A hundred-year-old 'terrible' painting is hidden in the wall of an old house
A couple renovating a 115-year-old building discovered two paintings hidden inside the wall, each 18 meters long.
Conquer Mars
Shock images: Spaceship captures... tree stumps on another planet?
The new image captured by the ExoMars spacecraft is absolutely stunning because what is in the image is nothing more than a giant root, with clearly visible growth rings.
History
Top 10 ancient weapons that still cause 'hairs on the back of the neck' to this day
Here are brutal weapons that can injure even the most intrepid ancient warriors.
Archeology
In 2021: Thousands of 'ghosts' appear in radar images, invisible to the naked eye
The past 2021 has marked a series of interesting archaeological discoveries that modern remote sensing means can see through the jungle and the ground, making them appea…
Discover science
Empress Dowager Cixi invited a 'singer' to the palace in the night, and the next day it turned into a corpse. What happened?
This 'singing child' lost his life just because of this hobby of Empress Dowager Cixi. What is the story like?
Space science
The Earth is being distorted by two celestial bodies, cracking the crust
The Earth's crust is composed of many pieces, constantly moving, cracking, sliding over each other... but the impact from the deep currents in the molten core does not s…
Science story
World's Largest Lake: Caspian Sea, is it really a 'sea' or a 'lake'?
Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, the countries that surround the Caspian, cannot agree on whether this is a lake or a sea.
History
Records of ball lightning hitting England 800 years ago
A monk's account of a mysterious Thames phenomenon in 1195 may be the oldest description of ball lightning in England.
Archeology
A hybrid creature with mysterious 'power' in a 2,000-year-old ancient temple
Evidence of ancient animal breeding techniques has been discovered in bas-reliefs in an ancient temple in Iraq.
Archeology
Discover the ruins of a bustling Roman town in England
Archaeologists have discovered exceptionally well-preserved remains of an Iron Age village.
Space science
Discovered thousands of mysterious strings in the center of the Milky Way
According to a new image from a telescope, at the center of the Milky Way, there are nearly 1,000 mysterious magnetic strings. The pairs and clusters of filaments span n…
Space science
The Solar System appeared a second Sun, some planets were thrown away or there was life?
Many recent studies have completely flipped the portrait of the Solar System.