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Why do scientists get worms to drink and make them spin like this?
The tiny worm, drunk and thrown into a dizzying camera can allow people to better understand the world.
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Why can snakes climb trees without slipping?
Snakes are reptiles with deadly beauty and always attract the attention of scientists around the world. Snakes can move on many different terrain, from crawling on the g…
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Mice live on the top of a volcano nearly 7000m high
Experts found that mammals live at the world's largest elevation, where trees cannot grow and the temperature drops to -65 degrees Celsius.
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Females live 18.6% longer than males on average.
Not only in human populations (women live longer than men), scientists found other mammals also have a longer life span than males.
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Quarantined animals with infectious diseases
Honey bees, chimpanzees, American buffalo frogs or Caribbean lobster lobsters often take the initiative to stay away from co-infected viruses or bacteria that cause cont…
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Elephants enter a volcanic cave in search of salt to eat
Large herbivores such as elephants often look for natural mineral deposits to replenish their sodium intake because minerals from plants and water are not sufficiently s…
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Snake venom can be born to attack enemies, not to defend itself
'Kill what it does, do not touch it, it does not bite', this is a saying that many people get when they intend to smash a snake when it crawls into their home.
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Oddly, the poisonous snakes lie only as bait
Unlike other venomous snakes, the death cobra does not actively hunt, but lies at one end of its tail, luring its prey to come and eat it.
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Why invasive species dangerous?
Most ecosystems in the world are the result of millennia of evolution of species, adapting to the environment until equilibrium is reached.
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The 'beast' mystery wanders around the world with other humans
Scientists discovered that ancient humans 2 million years ago shared a migration pattern with one of the world's most terrifying beasts.
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Ungulates help maintain permanent ice
The presence of polar horses, bison or reindeer in the polar regions can slow down the rate of everlasting melting, helping to combat climate change.
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What factors help crocodiles survive an extinction event?
Crocodiles have been around for nearly 100 million years, thanks to their special biological characteristics and skills that help them adapt to climate change.
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Devil bats kiss their species in exchange for blood
When making friends, the bat will groom and share food that is drawn from other creatures by mouth.
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For the first time discovered the mating toad species
Females can actively mate with males of another species if that provides a better chance of adaptation, the new study says.
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Why is plastic a deadly attraction to sea turtles?
Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: animals confuse the scent of plastic with food.