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The cutest little animals in the world
Here are some animals that are small but fully developed in the wild with extremely lovely appearance.
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Oceanography
The secret to helping Antarctic scallops not freeze
Thanks to a special shell structure with many small ridges, Antarctic scallops can survive in extremely cold environments.
Animal world
Sparrows specialize in foraging underwater with super skills of 'diving'
The wings of this bird have a unique mechanism that allows them to both fly in the air, but can also be used as flippers underwater, allowing them to dive deep with incr…
Space science
Revealed 2 'semi-planets' born out of nowhere, connected through space
Two objects more advanced than the planet but failed to be considered a star, born as a couple but separated by 129 astronomical units.
Science story
Off the coast of New Zealand, the Earth is swallowing its own ocean
A young subduction zone off the coast of New Zealand has helped scientists explain the mystery of how one tectonic plate can break through the Earth's hard rock crust an…
Space science
Discovery predicts the future: Earth... falls to another galaxy?
What happens when some galaxies are predicted to collide with the galaxy containing the approaching Earth?
Space science
China develops snake robot capable of crushing satellites in space
With a solid body design consisting of small detachable segments and acting as an independent robot, this machine can weave through the tightest corners of space.
Oceanography
Strangely small creatures, but longer than blue whales
The bootlace worm is one of the longest animals on Earth. Once, they were found on the beach with a length of up to 55 meters.
Science story
Earth Weighing Experiment
In June 1798, the English chemist and physicist Henry Cavendish successfully calculated the mass of the Earth through the experiment measuring the constant of gravity (G…
Space science
Two giant gas planets are transforming into super-Earths
The spectacular transformation of two future super-Earths has been recorded by NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope and WMKeck's Keck II Telescope (located in Hawaii).
Funny corner
Discover the top 6 smallest museums in the world
Along with the development of culture and history, people have built many famous museums with their massiveness, containing millions of artifacts displayed inside.
Space science
NASA is about to launch the smallest asteroid research ship
The NEA Scout spacecraft with solar sail technology will 'visit' the small asteroid with a bus, less than 18m in diameter.
Animal world
Scientists say: Eating crayfish is the best way to eradicate this terrifying virgin animal
If you see a small, bluish-gray and speckled shrimp, congratulations, you've met the marbled crayfish, the creature that plagues all of Germany.
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI is still far behind humans in terms of weather forecasting
The data shows that humans outperform AI by 20 to 40%.
Space science
Earth creatures born in 'alien-like' horror place
Bathed in ultraviolet (UV) rays 10 times more deadly than Earth is today, the small group of creatures continued to survive and evolve for several billion years - they w…