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Spider silk can transmit sound waves very well
Scientists have found that sophisticated spider webs can produce sounds like a stringed instrument.
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Detection of weaknesses of drug resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of a lapse of antimicrobial resistance, which is growing globally.
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Discovered species of
A new species of dragonfly called Lost Dragonfly Indocypha neglecta (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae) in Northern Vietnam has just been published in Odonatologica magazine, epis…
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Assassin insects in nature
Among the most bizarre creatures in the world, the killer bugs cannot be missed, ie fierce insects clean up prey bodies and carry them on their backs.
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'Rare rare summer fruits'
The Jabuticaba fruit grows on Kiwano's body, melons, Ackee ... are strange fruits with a unique shape and taste.
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Discovering new plants in Dak Nong
Scientists have just announced a new plant named Cable Dak Nong, and warned about the endangered status of this species.
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Scorpion: The talented architect in the desert
The scientists found that the cave design scorpions are very smart, including warm rooms and cool rooms to help them adapt to harsh desert environments.
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Use flies to turn waste into food for pets
According to a reporter in Pretoria, AgriProtein recently started construction of a fly farm on the first industrial scale in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Carbohydrates help plants fight drought
High levels of unstructured carbohydrate compounds (NSC) - including sugar and starch in plants - can help tropical plants extend their survival by 17 days in severe dro…
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The secret of sunflowers
Sunflowers follow the sun thanks to the biological clock mechanism and not completely follow the light as previously predicted.
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The first successful decoding of the wheat genome structure
An international team of scientists has for the first time successfully deciphered the wheat genome, paving the way for research into ways to improve plant varieties.
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What do we learn from Jewish farmers?
Israel is a small country in the Middle East with extremely harsh natural conditions, a traumatic history, but has risen to become one of the most powerful nations in th…
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Discover new wild bananas in India
Botanists from Calicut University in Kerala, India have published descriptive information about the newly discovered wild bananas belonging to the genus Musa.
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The tornado column of the grasshopper is nearly 305m high
The red grasshopper has formed a high cyclone column of nearly 305m on a road in Portugal.