Animal world
Science deciphers the paradox of the lizard's tail for the first time
Scientists have discovered microscopic structures that allow lizards to cut off their own tails, but also to attach them firmly under normal conditions.
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Interesting facts at the Indonesian bull racing festival
Every year, the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia hold a bull racing festival to celebrate the harvest at the end of the season. This fierce bull racing fest…
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Invention of a bio-hybrid fish with human heart cells, wagging its tail to the beat
According to the Daily Beast, although it sounds weird, this invention is intended for research into heart disease.
Animal world
Rare rabbit-tailed cat breed in the land of Phu Tang
The Bobtail is a rare breed of cat in Japan with a distinctive short tail resembling a rabbit's tail.
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
Strangely, the animal looks like a crocodile but it's not a crocodile, even experts are surprised
The caiman lizard, despite its similar appearance, is not actually a crocodile. Until now, scientists still do not have much information about this animal.
Space science
Spectacular image of a galaxy with a 'tail' about to collide with the Milky Way
The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the satellite dwarf galaxies of the Earth-containing galaxy, the Milky Way.
Life
4 effects of the 'small tail' behind the shoes
The 'small tail' on the back of sneakers may seem superfluous, but they actually have some very practical uses, let's explore.
Archeology
Chile discovered a new 'armored' dinosaur with a strange tail
The fossil of a new 'armored' dinosaur discovered in Chile is surprising scientists because it has a tail unlike any other dinosaur.
Animal world
Hummingbirds can see the color 'invisible'
With four cone-shaped cells, the broad-tailed hummingbird can detect colors outside the visible spectrum of humans, the new study says.
Space science
Comet's tail is longer than a billion km long
The ion tail of comet 153P / Ikeya-Zhang is at least 7.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, nearly double the previous record of the comet Hyakutake.
Space science
NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft records comets flying through the solar wind
The STEREO-A spacecraft captures a comet ATLAS that glows with a long tail trail as it passes near the Sun on May 25 - June 1.
Animal world
New subspecies discovered the most famous parrot in Australia
Red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) is a species of bird in the Cacatuidae family. This is a symbolic bird of Australia.
Animal world
The record in the horse world
Guinness World Records Organization, racing horses are the most expensive up to 16 million and the smartest horse can distinguish colors, physical shapes as well as many…
Oceanography
Why do whales swing their tails up and down, but sharks swing their tails to the sides?
Why are they the same sea creatures, but the big whales swim in a way that swings their tail up and down and sharks and many other fish swing their tails sideways horizo…