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Bees once fell into great extinction
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Bees once fell into great extinction

Scientists say bees have fallen into extinction at the same time the dinosaurs disappear because many species of plants have died.

December 17, 2018
These fungi have strange shapes
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These fungi have strange shapes

Finger fungus, bleeding tooth fungus or canine mushroom are some of the fungi that have the most peculiar shapes and unique characteristics in the world.

December 17, 2018
Scarcity of food has 'super trees'
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Scarcity of food has 'super trees'

Scientists from the Department of Biology, Technion University (Israel) have successfully bred new drought-resistant varieties with the characteristics of low water cont…

December 17, 2018
Indonesia strengthens biotechnology applications
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Indonesia strengthens biotechnology applications

The Indonesian Farmers Association (KTNA) has called on the government to strengthen the application of biotechnology to agricultural production to increase productivity…

December 17, 2018
Why do poisonous caterpillars dance?
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Why do poisonous caterpillars dance?

This is not the first time Mr. Darling licks a worm. But that was the first time the professor licked the taste of a caterpillar, a Calindoea trifascialis.

December 17, 2018
Find new scorpions in Vietnam
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Find new scorpions in Vietnam

The new scorpion belongs to the family Euscorpiidae, described by the team based on specimens collected in Hua Ma cave, Quang Khe commune (Ba Be district, Bac Kan provin…

December 17, 2018