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Unlike any other planet, the Earth's surface possesses both continents and oceans. Scientists have pointed out the factors that drove the formation of the continents as…
While exploring the arid river delta on Mars, the Perseverance rover collected rock samples rich in organic matter.
How can a mass of tens of tons of stone stand tall on the cliff with only a small support below?
The use of phosphate fertilizers has quadrupled in the past 50 years as the global population has grown. But this resource is gradually depleting.
The national park, located in southeastern California, reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) on August 16, 2020, the hottest temperature on record on Earth.
Stonehenge is an iconic archaeological site of ancient history. The stone circle has existed for more than 4,500 years on the Salisbury Plain, just 145km southwest of Lo…
The Sahara is always mentioned as one of the largest deserts in the world and stretches across 12 countries. So how deep is the Sahara? What's underneath its sand?
Looking through the image, everyone is curious to come and admire this strange golden rock.
The journey to the land of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah is a truly wild experience. Here exist giant mushrooms, seemingly only in fairy tales or distant planets...
Confirmed by testing on Earth, Chinese scientists report signs that water exists in rocks collected by the Chang'e 5 lander on the Moon.
A snake's head seems to be emerging from a large rock, towards a strange doll with the head being a balanced rock as if it is plastered... is the strange scene that the…
Researchers from the University of La Laguna in Spain have discovered a new form of pollution, with a combination of microplastics and tar deposited on coastal rocks.
A small rock got into the front wheel of the Mars rover Perseverance and became a companion during its more than 8.5km journey.
China has released a new topographic map of the Moon with the most detailed 1:2,500,000 scale to date, revealing a variety of rocks and impact craters.
NASA will control the probe to explore the rock dome made of magma on the Moon that has a different structure from the surrounding area.