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How is the age of the universe calculated?
The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, but how do we know that?
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New discovery helps decode many mysteries about the early days of the Milky Way
Researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have identified 'strong candidates' that could be evidence of the early days of the Milky Way.
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How does the earth breathe CO2?
This graphic by a researcher at the Max Planck Institute shows how plants on Earth take in and release carbon with each season.
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Today, the definition of 1kg will be calculated by light
Since ancient times, the concept of kg has been defined by a cylindrical platinum-iridium alloy block, called Le Grand K and protected in a basement in the suburbs of Pa…
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This Friday will determine the existence of the kilogram unit
For over 100 years, Paris has been the home of Le Grand K - a metal block that defines the exact weight of a kilogram.
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The method of replacing the standard platinum one kilogram weight
The inconvenience in using the one kilogram international standard weight scale IPK forces scientists to find other ways to measure.
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The most common word in the world - the word
A recent report by the Max Planck Institute in the Netherlands shows, the word
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1 kilogram how much?
The question is very silly, but this is the main topic discussed by scientists at the Royal Scientific Conference held in London.
Oceanography
The process of nitrogen loss is taking place seriously in the Arabian Sea
Marine microbiologists from Max Planck Research Institute, Germany, and colleagues have discovered that the process of denitrifying bacteria is the main pathway to the l…
Archeology
Fossils of 300,000 years old reveal the unexpected origins of humanity
Scientists have successfully unearthed the oldest ancient fossils on Earth in Morocco, helping to bring new discoveries to the origins of humanity.
Archeology
The funeral rite of cremation was almost 10,000 years ago
The study, conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University of Sao Paulo, shows that these complex funeral rituals were performed f…
Archeology
Published the complete genome of Neanderthals
German scientists say they have completed the first high-quality Neanderthal genome decoding work, and are preparing to publish it online for other scientists to study.
Archeology
Reconstructing the pelvis of Neanderthal women
Scientists from the University of California, Davis (USA) and Max Planck Evolutionary Anthropology Institute in Leipzig (Germany) announced the reconstruction of the vir…
Space science
How to measure the distance through the center of the Milky Way?
Scientists had a more precise idea to measure the distance to celestial bodies on the other side of the Milky Way than the Earth.
Space science
Stunning images of the Milky Way when viewed through radio waves
Modern astronomy allows us to have more detailed images of the sky than ever before. The ROSAT, Fermi and Planck telescopes have shown us the universe image through diff…