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The reason why power lines are dimmed
Discover science

The reason why power lines are dimmed

Power lines are dimmed when installed on electric poles because they are mass and attracted by the gravity of the Earth.

December 18, 2018
Discover a new state of water
Discover science

Discover a new state of water

The belief that water has only three solid, liquid, and gas forms is no longer suitable when scientists find that hot water between 40 and 60 degrees C begins to switch…

December 18, 2018
Iran launches the satellite as tensions are rising
Space science

Iran launches the satellite as tensions are rising

AFP quoted Iranian official news agency IRNA said that the February 3 country had successfully launched a satellite observing Earth's orbit on February 3, and this is Ir…

December 17, 2018
Why do mosquitoes walk on water and on walls?
Biology

Why do mosquitoes walk on water and on walls?

Mosquitoes can be blood-sucking, pathogenic, uncomfortable creatures, but they have a pair of animals that no animal can: walk on the wall and walk under water.

December 17, 2018
Why are water droplets shaped?
Videos

Why are water droplets shaped?

Surface tension acts on molecules on the surface of the liquid, causing droplets in the air to be spherical.

December 15, 2018
Decrypt secret crack
Science story

Decrypt secret crack

American experts have created large-scale computer models to assess the formation and development of cracks in many materials.

December 15, 2018