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Detecting flies also suffers from depression
When faced with circumstances beyond control, animals, including humans, often hide when sleeping disorders or diet disorders and other manifestations of depression feel.
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Tourists discovered new orchids
Scientists have confirmed the presence of a new orchid, discovered by a tourist in southern China.
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Fire ants' super prize math like people
Effective problems are considered by fire ants as they always choose the fastest route, instead of the shortest, to move on every surface.
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E.coli bacteria can produce diesel
It sounds like science fiction, but there is actually a research team from Exeter University, with support from Shell, that has developed a method to make diesel-produci…
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Ladybug is 'biological weapon' in the supermarket
The management of a large supermarket in the US releases about 72,000 ladybirds into stores to kill the aphids.
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Caterpillars and pika share a scarce food source in the Arctic
Who would have thought that two species are very different, one is a small insect, and the other is a mountain mammal that can develop an agreement on food sharing in th…
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Cuba biotechnology has great development potential
Cuban officials have made rather optimistic judgments about the prospect of biotechnology and pharmaceutical development, one of the areas with potential to become a key…
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Anti-flood grass was born
Scientists from the British Biotechnology Research Council and a number of other research institutions have hybridized long-tail buffalo tailed grass and turf grass to c…
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Biological evolution
When it comes to evolution, people still believe that this is the process you can't go backwards. However, a new study that finds evolution is not always the process of…
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Death in the flowers around us
As we all know, every species that wants to survive has a weapon of its own and is passed down from generation to generation. That weapon can be harmless to this species…
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Cicada-style bactericidal
Use a rubber bag filled with water, put on a surface with many jagged nails. Although the surface is not too sharp, over time, the weight of water will also make the rub…
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Stunned to find bacteria in the brain
Scientists were completely surprised when they discovered the bacteria in the brain because so far, the human brain has been seen as an inviolable stronghold for bacteri…
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Discovering bees 'savage, bloodthirsty'
Scientists have discovered a new wasp in Thailand. It's called Cystomastacoides kiddo, named after the character Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill.
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Rare and rare plants flower after three decades
A rare and precious tree of the Magnolia family has just sprouted flowers, after appearing in the botanical garden in China 30 years ago.
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Warning of the bat virus causing death
Infectious disease experts warn people around the world to stay away from bats after an 8-year-old boy in Australia has died after being bitten by bats, according to AFP…