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5 scary bacteria on your hand
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5 scary bacteria on your hand

Experts recommend that lazy hand washing will cause harmful bacteria to become more rooted and harmful to the human body.

December 17, 2018
Plants explode to spread seeds
Biology

Plants explode to spread seeds

Some plants can spread seeds about 60 meters away thanks to a special explosion mechanism created by themselves.

December 17, 2018
Ladybug larvae use dung as fighting weapons
Biology

Ladybug larvae use dung as fighting weapons

Self-defense is one of the instinctive actions of all living things. Each species has a different way of defending itself, ranging from staggering with parts of the body…

December 17, 2018
Trees can be 'angry' because the earth heats up
Biology

Trees can be 'angry' because the earth heats up

Recently, American scientists have announced that, due to global warming, plants can 'get angry', become dangerous to the atmosphere and to life on the planet in general.

December 17, 2018
An extremely rare pink grasshopper appeared
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An extremely rare pink grasshopper appeared

An extremely rare pink grasshopper has just been discovered in northeastern England. It has such a strange color due to a very rare mutation in animals, according to the…

December 17, 2018
Why peanut leaves closed when it was dark
Biology

Why peanut leaves closed when it was dark

Dr. Tran Hop, former lecturer of University of Natural Sciences, National University of Ho Chi Minh City, said: Small leaflet of dual leaves of peanut with pistachio is…

December 17, 2018