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Detect tremors in the deepest ocean
Oceanography

Detect tremors in the deepest ocean

The researchers said they were shocked by the unprecedentedly high levels of microscopic plastic found on the ocean floor, with 1.9 million pieces in just 1m2.

May 13, 2020
Terrible traces of asteroids falling to Laos
Space science

Terrible traces of asteroids falling to Laos

Geologists discovered unusually large gravitational interactions on the territory of Laos, indicating the existence of a crater of 20 km in size. It appeared as a result…

January 7, 2020
The Mekong River changes from alluvial to blue
Environment

The Mekong River changes from alluvial to blue

Experts say the Mekong has recently changed from the golden brown of alluvial sediments to turquoise. Although it attracts tourists out of curiosity, its cause makes man…

December 14, 2019
Discovered a new species of platypus
Archeology

Discovered a new species of platypus

Paleontologists identify a 72 million-year-old fossil on Hokkaido island belonging to an unknown species of platypus.

September 14, 2019