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Resurrect Roundworm Frozen Siberian Permafrost 46,000-Years
If reviving a 48,500-year-old zombie virus wasn’t bad enough, scientists managed to resurrect a roundworm (P. kolymaensis) frozen in Siberian permafrost for the past 46,000-years. It survived being buried 131.2-feet beneath the surface in a dormant state known as cryptobiosis, which enabled the roundworm to withstand high temperatures, as well as freezing or extremely salty conditions.

ELVES Phenomenon Red Ring Sky Italy
Photo credit: Valter Binotto
Photographer Valter Binotto managed to captured a strange red ring of light that appeared in the skies above Italy for milliseconds. This phenomenon is known as an ELVE, which are massive red halos that occur high in the atmosphere at around 100 km (62 mi) above active thunderstorms. They can be as large as 400 km (248 mi) in diameter and last just a mere millisecond.

Jungfraujoch Train Station Highest Railway Station Europe
Here’s a fascinating look at the Jungfraujoch train station, the highest railway station in Europe. To reach this structure, guests have to take the Jungfraubahn cogwheel train, which takes around 30-minutes to ascend the 4,593-foot (1,400-meters) track. A stop at the Eismeer station helps visitors acclimate to the altitude before reaching the final destination at 11,362 feet (3,463 meters).

Liquid 3 Urban Photo-Bioreactor Water Microalgae Oxygen
Scientists at the University of Belgrade have developed LIQUID 3, an urban photo-bioreactor that contains water and microalgae to produce oxygen. Residents in Serbia are calling these bioreactors liquid trees, as they contain contains six hundred liters of water and works by using microalgae to bind carbon dioxide, thus producking pure oxygen through photosynthesis.

Titanosaur Largest Dinosaur Patagotitan Mayorum London Natural History Museum
Photo credit: Patagotitan, Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio (MEF) D.Pol
Titanosaur, the world’s largest known dinosaur, goes on display at London’s Natural History Museum in a fun interactive exhibition. Guests will be able to touch, feel and walk beneath the 2.67-ton cast of this 122-foot-long beast, all the while learning how it could have survived as well as thrived on Earth.