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The 'Heaven Sword' of Taiwan: How scientists found East Asia's tallest known tree hidden in ancient forests

1 hour 44 min ago
Researchers have discovered East Asia's tallest known tree, an 84.1-meter Taiwania cypress nicknamed the "Heaven Sword of the Daan River," in Taiwan's remote mountains. This remarkable find, the result of a decade-long scientific effort using LiDAR and on-ground surveys, highlights the island's ancient forests and their rich biodiversity.

Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla: “If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would…”

2 hours 21 min ago

Scientists discover plastic-eating bacteria that can break down PVC, one of the world's hardest plastics to recycle

2 hours 27 min ago

Meteor vs Meteorite explained: The crucial difference between a shooting star and a space rock

2 hours 57 min ago

Before humans learned to make fire, they may have carried it: Study reveals 1.7 million-year-old evidence

3 hours 22 min ago

San Andreas Fault stress reaches highest level in 1,000 years: What scientists discovered beneath California

4 hours 13 min ago

German startup unveils solar panel that produces hydrogen without electricity; here's how it works

17/06/2026

Ancient ocean ice reveals radioactive stardust falling on Earth; should we be worried

17/06/2026

Quote of the day by English physician Edward Jenner: "The joy I felt at the prospect before me of being the instrument destined to take away from the world one of its greatest calamities was so excessive that…"

17/06/2026

Massive asteroid 1997 NC1 to make closest approach to Earth in nearly 400 years on June 27

17/06/2026

Quote of the day by American psychiatrist Frank Pittman: “Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you…”

17/06/2026

Could aliens already be in our Solar System? Scientists say we can't rule it out

17/06/2026

Hidden beneath the Kalahari Desert is a 264-metre-deep underground lake where blind animals thrive in darkness

17/06/2026

Asteroid vs Comet: Comparing their origins, structure and journey through space

17/06/2026

In 2007, scientists found a 100-year-old weapon inside a whale, and what it revealed was extraordinary

16/06/2026

Quote of the day by Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Györgyi: “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what...”

16/06/2026

Scientists turn dairy and tofu waste into beads that capture carbon dioxide from the air

16/06/2026

Cotton-candy planets and metal rain: NASA finds some of the strangest worlds in space

16/06/2026

28,800 bath toys accidentally fell into the Pacific Ocean, and their journey revealed the secrets of ocean currents

16/06/2026

Quote of the day by David Eagleman: “Since we live in the heads of those who remember us, we lose control of…”

16/06/2026

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