Oceanography
What Are Coral Reefs and How Do They Form?
Coral reefs are biological structures built mainly by colonies of tiny coral animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons. Over many generations, those skeletons acc…
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Explore the structure and operating principles of ball mills
Ball mills are widely and popularly used in the industries of mineral exploitation, stone mining, cement, ore, chemicals, and construction materials.
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Cable cars inherently have the principle of 'extremely safe', why do accidents still occur?
Designed with a safe and durable mechanism, many cable car systems around the world still have unfortunate incidents.
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The secret 'living skin' that protects the Great Wall
The rammed earth sections of the Great Wall of China were built by compacting natural materials with soil.
Space science
The NASA ship encountered a strange structure surrounding the Solar System
At what seemed to be the end of the solar system, the NASA New Horizons spacecraft discovered signs of a
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In the eyes of Nikola Tesla, what were the Egyptian pyramids really?
In ancient Egypt, the pyramids stood tall like giants, demonstrating the splendor and mystery of the ancient civilization.
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What happened to the Alexandria lighthouse?
As one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the lighthouse stood tall over the port of Alexandria (Egypt) for many centuries.
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Rama Bridge - Where modern science and ancient myths collide
Rama Bridge also known as Adam's Bridge or Rama Setu is a network of natural limestone sandbanks located between Pamban Island and Rameswaram Island.
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Top 7 worst bridge collapse disasters in history
Many bridge collapse disasters around the world are the result of diverse causes, from design mistakes to extreme weather and human error.
Archeology
Discovering a 324 million-year-old shark 'born from the dead' in the US
The mysterious shark rose from the dead world after the Devonian extinction, with a completely strange anatomical structure compared to modern sharks.
Archeology
Why did prehistoric people disappear and modern people developed until today?
Humans today dominate the world, while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, are extinct. The surprising answer is not intelligence at all.
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Diamond is not the hardest material on Earth
Diamond can be compressed into something even harder than itself, and scientists already know how to get this material.
1001 mystery
What are the unsolved mysteries of the pyramid?
What comes to everyone's mind when mentioning Egypt is probably the pyramids, one of the most mysterious structures in human history.
1001 mystery
The unsolved mystery of Puma Punku: Who created the megalithic structures that look like they were cut by lasers?
Since Puma Punku was discovered, countless researchers have worked hard to uncover the mystery behind this site.
Archeology
Excavation of 63 ancient tombs, revealing the cremation custom of the Neolithic period
Archaeologists in France have excavated a Neolithic site containing 63 tombs and hundreds of structures and artifacts in human possession spanning some 4,000 years.