Space science
In 2024, the cosmic monster in the 13th century ancient text will return.
In 1217, a German monk looked up at the southwestern sky and noticed a star suddenly turn into a
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Strange patterns on the world's largest salt flat
The Salar de Uyuni salt flats in southwestern Bolivia consist of extremely large honeycomb cells, resulting from the slow churning of salt water in the soil.
Oceanography
A herd of killer whales joined forces to sink a 15m long yacht
A pod of killer whales that attack ships in southwestern Europe sank a large yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after puncturing its hull.
Oceanography
Discovering whales sinking boats in unexpected places
Whales attacking and sinking boats in southwestern Europe have been spotted circling a ship in Spain, hundreds of miles away from where they are.
Health
Strange disease broke out in the western United States when the weather was hot and dry
Valley fever - a disease caused by a fungus that grows in the southwestern US - is breaking out as the climate crisis makes the region increasingly drier.
History
Revealing the mysterious cause of 'Gulf War Syndrome'
Scientists at Texas Southwestern University (USA) announced the mystery of the cause
Environment
Strange fungus has the ability to 'recycle' plastic and rubber waste
The new fungus discovered in southwestern China is a very
Scientific works
First cloned Tibetan pig gives birth to nine purebred pigs
The first cloned indigenous Tibetan pig in southwestern China's autonomous region has just given birth to its first litter of nine purebred piglets.
Biology
Ants also know how to pollinate flowers?
Researchers have discovered that the flowering Conospermum plants in southwestern Australia have grown to allow ants to pollinate them as effectively as native bees.
Archeology
Jurassic dinosaur vestige found in southwestern China
Chicken footprint-like fossils, discovered in 2019 in a forest in Chongqing City, southwest China, have been identified as dinosaur footprints.
Archeology
Cretaceous fossils reveal new dinosaurs
Paleontologists have discovered an unknown hairy dinosaur that lived 67 million years ago in the southwestern United States.
Environment
China experienced a magnitude 5.1 earthquake during the time when corona and H5N1 viruses were raging
The quake struck February 3, 2016 at Sichuan Province in southwestern China.
Animal world
Discovered a new 'super shy' bird in Colombia
On Monday, the government of California, southwestern Colombia, announced the discovery of a new species of endemic bird in this area, which is extremely small.
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The mysterious world of undersea volcanoes and lava off the Italian coast
Hidden beneath the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea near southwestern Italy is a newly discovered volcanic complex, dotted with geothermal chimneys and subturned peaks.
Space science
Fire in space center, Japan canceled launch on ISS
On September 11, a fire occurred at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, prompting the country to cancel plans to launch unmanned spacecraft to the Intern…