Biology
Mysterious 'ghost' tree lives without photosynthesis
Containing no chlorophyll and requiring no sunlight, the ghost tree hides deep in the dark forests of Africa and Asia.
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Animal world
How do animals see the world?
Have you ever wondered what the world looks like through the eyes of animals?
Animal world
Flying Monkey: Mysterious creature in the rainforest, monkey-like but not monkey, can fly without wings
In the tropical forests, where sunlight hardly penetrates the dense canopy and the air is filled with the scent of moist earth and flowers, there exist countless unique…
Discover science
The heat trap is hotter than 1,000 degrees Celsius thanks to sunlight
A team of ETH Zurich experts developed a heat trap that can absorb concentrated sunlight, creating extremely high levels of heat for production.
Space science
Launching mirror clusters helps increase solar power production on Earth
Reflect Orbital, a startup in California, wants to launch a cluster of mirrors into orbit to transmit sunlight to solar power plants to increase electricity production a…
New technology
Developing a prism that allows solar cells to receive maximum light at any angle
Solar cell technology now requires solar cells to absorb sunlight directly to create the highest conversion efficiency.
Science story
The 'bubble raft' solution can help the Earth cool down
Clusters of 'bubbles' floating above Earth to reflect sunlight could help reverse global warming.
Science Events
Japan develops 3D printing technology for antennas in space
New technology allows to make satellite antennas right in orbit using plastic and sunlight, greatly saving launch costs.
Conquer Mars
Using astronaut urine and solar energy to create fuel on Mars
Engineers are working on a system that converts astronaut urine into fuel on Mars using solar energy.
Biology
Discover a species of desert bacteria with a unique photosynthetic ability
Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can 'eat' sunlight and 'breathe' oxygen.
New technology
What is smart clothing technology and how does it work?
It seems that this type of clothing is more about some specialized function than beautifying people.
Discover science
Life in a town that hasn't seen sunlight for 66 days
People in the town of Utqiagvik in Alaska will spend 66 days living and working without seeing sunlight.
Environment
Cow dung helps filter seawater into pure water
In addition to using it as fertilizer, researchers are using cow dung to filter seawater into pure fresh water.
Life
New discovery: Sunlight can neutralize corona virus in 6-14 minutes
In addition to detecting that the sun can neutralize the corona virus in 6-14 minutes, the scientists found that the spread of the virus significantly decreased in the e…