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Food safety
People enjoy the 'button-sized, brightly colored' snail dish without knowing the terrifying truth behind it.
Vietnam is famous for its delicious and beautiful seafood. Recently, there is a type of snail as small as a button that has been shared by many people because of its exc…
Oceanography
Images of the 'underground world' just discovered at the bottom of the sea
Scientists have discovered animal communities such as tube worms and snails living in underwater volcanic caves, previously unknown ecosystems.
Archeology
Found a 2,000-year-old block of dye that was once more expensive than gold
The Tyrian purple dye block from Roman Britain was produced from large quantities of sea snails, which may have been used for frescoes.
Animal world
Fish filled with antifreeze live under icebergs
Scientists drilled deep beneath an iceberg off the coast of Greenland and discovered fish with a green luminescent antifreeze flowing through its blood vessels.
Oceanography
Extremely rare transparent 'snail fish' found in the deep sea
Fish possess a special body structure, which helps them to camouflage themselves, and effectively survive in the deep sea.
Oceanography
Clams, oysters, snails, mussels ... died in the US because of the heat
New research published earlier this week shows that the heat wave occurring in the US in 2021 has caused shellfish (clams, oysters, snails, mussels, oysters...) to die i…
Animal world
Admire the giant fire snail found only in peninsular Malaysia
The fire snail is the largest species of snail in Peninsular Malaysia.
New technology
Researchers create self-powered smart screws that send alerts when loose
Large constructions are safer with the presence of smart fasteners.
Space science
The shocking truth about creatures that settled on the Moon thanks to 'smuggling tickets' on spaceships
Human spaceships are not the first victims of undead monsters. They still often smuggle tickets to other Earth creatures when they need to travel far.
Science story
Strange purple dye 'more expensive than gold' from sea snails
A Tunisian history enthusiast has tried to recreate making dye from sea snails that was once only used by members of the ancient royal family, the elite.
Oceanography
The eyes of a conch have a magical ability, even a lizard-like 'split tail' has to give up!
Sea snails, river snails, farmed snails... are all human favourites. However, the fragrant ginger, lemongrass, and lime leaves make us not care much about whether snails…
Animal world
Admire the Cuban painted snail - The most beautiful snail in the world
Just looking at the beautiful swirling colors on their shells, it's easy to see why the Cuban painted snail is considered the most beautiful snail in the world.
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Devil fingers and series of exotic shape sea specialties
Ha geese, elephant snail, spoon worms ... are attractive dishes but have a strange shape, making customers shy. Most have a particularly delicious taste and are sold at…
Archeology
Walking on the sea, two students pulled strange creatures from the 'tomb' 115 million years
After 10 hours of work, two 19 and 21-year-old British students brought to the ground a strange creature, like a snail and the size ... of a car tire.