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New type of shockproof glass inspired by nature
Canadian scientists have successfully developed glass that mimics the mechanical properties of nacre, increasing the toughness of the material.
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Why is the ozone hole concentrated in Antarctica?
Serious ozone depletion in the stratosphere in the late winter and early spring in Antarctica, commonly known by the name
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Decoding the extremely rare phenomenon behind art masterpieces 'Screams'
The scientific community has deciphered the mystery of the sky that appears in the work
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Discover pearl secrets
Japanese scientists have discovered two proteins that play an important role in pearl production, opening up the possibility of producing large sized pearls in shorter t…
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Top 15 strange natural phenomena (1)
Blue tide, glowing mushrooms, rainbow fire ... are strange natural phenomena, rare to witness.
Archeology
Discovering the portrait of gold encrusted angel where Jesus was born
A picture of a silver-encrusted angelic mosaic found in the Christmas church in Bethlehem, Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus.
Scientific application
Create pearl nacre by cell culture
Creating pearl nacre from culturing in vitro mussel cells ... That's the bold idea of a young research group at HCMC University of Science.
Environment
Dangerous nacreous clouds in the polar region
The dark black sky of the polar region in winter is not only the backdrop for the northern aurora bands, but also the presence of an equally natural phenomenon named nac…
Environment
Terrifying foreboding of strange clouds
Behind the bizarre beauty of clouds of dragon scales, nacre clouds, tsunami clouds ... are worrisome for people about the changing weather and climate.
Environment
Interesting sparkling nacre cloud strip rare in Scotland
Just before the sunrise on December 9, the lucky people on the island of Scalpay (Scotland) have witnessed the spectacle of the cloud shining with nacre color.
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Hanoi and the season of beautiful flowers captivated people
Each month of Ha Noi corresponds to a typical flower season. Their participation makes the streets cramped, more crowded, more romantic and Hanoi so Hanoi is more than e…
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Watch the clouds with strange shapes
Clouds look like flying saucers of aliens, clouds like tsunamis, cloudy clouds ... the cloudy images below will make you surprised.
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Video: Pearl formation process in nature
Boys secrete nacre wraps of foreign objects into the body, over many years creating pearls of various shapes and sizes.
Medicine - Health
A simple, cheap remedy for flu
It takes about 20 minutes, and less than 10,000 VND a day, you have a treatment for flu that is surprisingly effective. All you need is kumquat, turmeric and honey.
New technology
The new method increases the durability of glass
Scientists at McGill University in Montreal, Canada have created a new process that increases the strength of glass and when dropped, objects made with this technology t…