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NASA's Mars robot turns its head when it encounters a 'crocodile back' rock
The rough rock with knife-sharp rocks on the red planet could threaten the Curiosity robot's wheels, forcing the vehicle to find another path.
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The facts about the Mesopotamian super hydroelectric power plant: built on the cliff, the second tallest in the world
To build the entire earth and rock dam of the Mesopotamian super-hydroelectricity, it takes 20,000 tons of explosives, equivalent to an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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NASA captures strange place on Mars: Is this a habitable zone?
A published image from NASA of a multi-layered land mixed with beautiful white and blue colors on Mars may contain an interesting aquifer.
Space science
Discovered 'green witch' - what makes Earth have life
Earth was once a terrifying ball of fire with a deadly atmosphere full of deadly carbon dioxide.
Discover science
How to determine the geological age of a mountain?
Alpine ranges in general like the Himalayas tend to be younger, while ranges with shorter peaks after millennia of erosion like the Appalachians tend to be older.
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Scientists discover the largest crater on Earth less than 100,000 years old
A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the most impactful crater on Earth formed in the past 100,000 years.
Animal world
Top 6 animals that know how to use tools that no one expected
You may have heard of chimpanzees and crows using assistive devices, but what about alligators?
Archeology
A species that has evolved enough to use tools like stone humans
According to Sci News, orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have been tested for using primitive tools that humans used in the Stone Age.
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Achievements of NASA robots after a year of exploring Mars
The Perseverance robot has achieved many achievements such as drilling for the first time to sample rocks on another planet or extracting oxygen from the Martian atmosph…
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Strange: 'Living' rocks can grow, multiply and move - VN Intellectual
You may wonder when you read this title, but it is true that such a thing exists. Trovants in Romania are incredible rocks because they can grow, multiply, even move. Un…
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Admire the magnificent natural marvels
Part of the Earth's treasures are unique geological formations, completely the product of nature and untouched by man.
Funny corner
The most amazing balancing rocks in the world
Some rocks are 'sculpted' by natural superpowers, balancing in a falling pose that has existed for millions of years. The most incredible rocks in the world always attra…
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Meteor Clock - Time Fragments from Space
This is the same piece of rock that was created billions of years ago, traveled across the universe and finally landed on our wrists.
1001 mystery
The rock glows bright red like volcanic lava
A glowing, red-hot rock that looks like the lava of an erupting volcano has suddenly appeared in a field in Scotland.
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Building covered with solar panels generates 1 million kWh of electricity per year
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV is partnering with Taiwanese power company Taipower to launch a unique clean energy project.