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Survive extraterrestrial life?
Space science

Survive extraterrestrial life?

Today, astronomers have shown us that the earth is just one of the vast number of planets that can have life. Biologists have revealed to us how life on earth originated.

December 17, 2018
The reason for Mexico's strong earthquake
Environment

The reason for Mexico's strong earthquake

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake claimed more than 240 lives yesterday arising along the boundary between the Cocos and North American arrays when the southernmost plate of…

December 16, 2018
China: There is a continuous earthquake in Sichuan
Environment

China: There is a continuous earthquake in Sichuan

According to THX, on the morning of April 25, two strong earthquakes of 4.8 Richter scale and 4.2 Richter scale in Yibin City in Sichuan Province, Southwest China, injur…

December 16, 2018
Sichuan inspired more than 3,000 aftershocks
Environment

Sichuan inspired more than 3,000 aftershocks

The Center for Chinese Earthquake Monitoring Networks announced on the social network Weibo that, as of 10 April 23, their devices recorded 3,407 aftershocks in Sichuan.

December 16, 2018
Find the culprit causing earthquakes in Iran
Environment

Find the culprit causing earthquakes in Iran

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in Iran that killed dozens of people yesterday. The Iranian Seismological Center said the earthquake occurred at 1622 local time, at…

December 16, 2018
Venice is both sinking and tilting
Environment

Venice is both sinking and tilting

The rise in sea level is not the only threat to the famous urban area with the extensive canal system along the Italian coast. The results of a team of experts from the…

December 16, 2018
The mystery of the rise of the Himalayas
Environment

The mystery of the rise of the Himalayas

According to a new hypothesis, the speed of collisions between tectonic plates on the earth is slowing, creating a great repulsive force affecting the altitudes of the H…

December 16, 2018