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Spider is named after the US president
A species of spiders that new scientists discovered is called after the President of the United States Barack Obama.
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Christmas tree challenges drought
Severe droughts in the US cause many trees to die, but it cannot knock down Christmas trees.
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Pineapple is worth VND 336 million
The pineapples grown under special farming techniques have reached the price
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Looking for rice varieties
A rice variety capable of adapting to all harsh climatic conditions such as drought, flooding, salinity ... is a challenge that is being studied by researchers at the In…
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Flocking to see the largest flower
Hundreds of people flock to a botanical garden in southeastern Brazil to admire the Titan calf tree, the largest tropical flower and the most intense, once rare
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Strange behavior of bacteria with artificial proteins
An approach to understanding the components of living organisms is to try to create them, using the principles of chemistry, engineering and genetics.
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The strange flower in the cave
Perhaps people never thought that flowers could exist in the dark environment of the cave, but that was a sight that scientists witnessed in China.
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Dragonflies also have the ability to focus like humans
A new study suggests that dragonflies also have nerve cells to perform labor-intensive tasks - cells found only in primates.
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Surprised species of plants detect explosives
Scientists have created a genetically modified plant that has the ability to change color when there are traces of explosives in the air, which in the future can be used…
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Watch out for poisoning when exposed to ten thousand trees
Crustaceans, tops and seeds contain poison that can cause cancer or chronic neurological disorders.
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Cicadas regulate the number of birds
Cicadas have unusual life cycle. Most of the time they are in the form of larvae, burrowing, living underground.
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Detecting carnivorous maggots living under human skin
The nightmare for all travelers has come true for an Australian couple while on vacation in South America: The carnivorous maggots began to nest under their skin.
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How do insects 'tame' the bacteria?
How are 'tamed' insects living bacteria symbiosis with me? Scientists have accidentally answered the question thanks to an accident two years ago.
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The locust's love changes because of the noise
Male grasshoppers that live in noisy urban environments must increase the volume of the melodies they emit
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How is 'that' in plants?
If you do not take into account the social and complex factors such as the one-night or picky situation, the plants actually do it like an animal.