short story

The mysterious disappearance of the world's longest shrubbery
n a second-hand bookstore in London, in late 1994, author Roy Moxham made a discovery that would consume the next three years of his life. Wedged in the footnotes of a colonial-era book published in 1893 that he had just purchased, was a fascinating, long-forgotten piece of Indian history.
By Baru Ku3 years ago in Earth
The strange race to track down a missing billion years
"FEARFUL DISASTER," read the headline on the front page of the Chicago Tribune on 3 July 1869. The paper was referring to an incident involving a motley team of explorers led by the one-armed, self-taught geologist John Wesley Powell. Their mission was simple, though not easy – to travel 1,000 miles (1,609km) downstream from the banks of the Green River in Wyoming, cataloguing their finds as they went.
By Fra Tusha3 years ago in Earth
Demystifying the 17-year cicada
In the United States, there is a magical cicada, they can hibernate underground for 17 years, the day they break the ground, is the United States' "disaster" time.
By Winstanley3 years ago in Earth
A new era of spaceflight?
Recently, it was reported that China's research and development project of "Megawatt-class ultra-small liquid metal-cooled space nuclear reactor power supply" has passed the comprehensive performance evaluation of the project organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
By Brenzee3 years ago in Earth
Australia's 10 extinct prehistoric giants
Australia is the only country in the world that has a continent all to itself with a wide variety of creatures. In Australia's prehistory, many fierce giants were born and roamed all over the land. In this issue, let's take a look at 10 prehistoric beasts in Australia and see how many you know.
By Gareth Geyer3 years ago in Earth
The world's top 10 most powerful cruise missiles ranked
The world's top ten most powerful cruise missiles ranked India's signature Brahms can only be at the bottom, the United States' legendary Tomahawk missile is not ranked in the top five, then the top three, and who are they?
By Salachi Mavish3 years ago in Earth
tale of the black bear
Thump-thump, thump-thump; thump-thump, thump-thump. The morning was crisp, and the black bear was enjoying a leisurely stroll— a promenade, if you please— through his house.
By Bex3 years ago in Earth
'Mysterious hybrid monkey' spotted in Borneo
There are more than 300 species of monkeys in the world. Although they are all primates, there will be large differences between different monkeys. For example, different types of monkeys may have large differences in body size. There may also be some new species of monkeys that humans have not discovered yet, according to a study published in "Scientific Reports", scientists have discovered a new species of marmosets in the Brazilian Amazon. In addition to the known species of monkeys, there are also some mysterious monkeys. These monkeys are not just some kind of monkeys, but hybrid monkeys. Scientists have discovered a mysterious hybrid monkey in the forest of Malaysian Borneo. Although the discovery of new monkey species will enrich the planet's species diversity, scientists are deeply concerned after the discovery of hybrid monkeys.
By Stajila3 years ago in Earth
5 kinds of giant longhorn insects, the world's largest pseudo-cockroach
Seeing the amazing photo on today's cover, do you think I'm about to introduce giant monsters and insects? That's right, and there is more than one giant monster insect today. In addition to the giant insect with strange patterns and double foreheads on the cover, there is also this oversized pseudo-cockroach, the largest beetle in the world, and even mysterious larvae that scientists have not discovered so far, you know? The above types of creatures and descriptions are not only real, but they are also likely to be from the same type of creature, that is, the bull demon king beetle among the insects. The truth of this creature is likely to exceed your imagination.
By Sukkning3 years ago in Earth
What is the end of the world like?
In the dark depths of 4 kilometers under the ice, there is still a miracle of the earth hidden, this is the true face of Antarctica you have never seen!
By Lu Da3 years ago in Earth
The monster in the river
According to Global Times 9, "This is a complete disaster and will be seen as a hostile action by the United States." "The U.S. will review its future relationship with Saudi Arabia." Recently, the U.S. Biden administration has frequently threatened to retaliate against the decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day announced jointly by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) countries such as Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC producers such as Russia and Venezuela, the "OPEC+". In response to the U.S. accusations and threats, Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jujube refuted the argument that "Saudi Arabia is responsible for the rise in U.S. oil prices" in a recent interview with Fox TV. He stressed that "oil is not a weapon". According to Abdul, a USE political scientist, "Washington hasn't realized that a new Gulf has emerged and we are no longer at Washington's beck and call."
By Alar3 years ago in Earth
Want to know the horoscope for the week (2.22-2.28)?
Last Sunday, Mercury resumed its transit, which was the end of the first wave of watery retrogrades for the year. Did you feel a sudden sense of relief? During the period of the water retrograde (since 1.31), we have experienced a lot of repetitions, unexpected events, and even things that have refreshed our outlook, especially teamwork, friends/lovers who may have had a lot of unpleasantness, or even felt a bit distant and unreliable. Next, it will all be adjusted and alleviated. Let's say goodbye to the lethargy of life after the New Year.
By cly mumford3 years ago in Earth