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Growing giant pumpkins, weighing nearly 1 ton
The twins Ian Paton and Stuart Paton have just released a giant pumpkin masterpiece weighing nearly 1 ton, causing a fever in England.
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New discoveries about the migration habits of monarch butterflies
Biologists say that the annual migration of monarch butterfly from North America to Mexico is determined by a pattern of circulating genes on these butterflies.
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Discover the largest, most crude dragonfly in the world
In the middle of July 2014, the survey team of the Chengdu Insect Museum discovered one of the world's largest aquatic dragonfly insects in Sichuan province.
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New plant species in Ha Giang limestone mountain
Scientists have discovered a new plant species in limestone mountains in Ha Giang province.
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40 kinds of fruits on the same tree
A successful American implant man can produce 40 types of fruits including apricot, plum, peach, nuts or cherry.
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An Australian farmer developed a mango-flavored coconut variety
A farmer in the Northern Territory has created a
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Detecting new viruses in human gut
Scientists have found a virus that has never been recorded in human gut, according to a new report on the Nature Communications journal.
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Exotic plants crosses
TomTato harvests both cherry and white tomatoes, Shasta chrysanthemum with larger petals and longer hatching times due to hybrid or transplant methods.
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Startled with the 'monster' dragonfly more than 20cm long
An extremely horrified woman after seeing an 8 inch (more than 20cm) dragonfly is flying around her living room like a 'mini helicopter'.
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Ganoderma has a diameter of nearly one meter
Ganoderma has a diameter of 92cm, 6 times the size of regular mushroom, attracting the attention of many people in Sichuan Province, China.
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Warning about the emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites
The global war against malaria is seriously threatened by the emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites in Southeast Asian border areas.
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Virus infected 10 people, dead 9 easy to spread on air?
The most serious outbreak of Ebola in history today is raising growing concerns about the spread of this dangerous virus around the world.
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Ants can play the role of 'savior'
Researchers from Arizona State University said ants could prevent carbon dioxide from spreading into the atmosphere.
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Watch the bird-shaped orchids fly
A photographer in Austria accidentally caught a orchid flower shaped like an unexpected bird.
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Detection of spider silk formation mechanism
Spider silk is a very special material, it is lightweight and highly elastic but stronger than steel.