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Alarming the decline of old trees
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Alarming the decline of old trees

The largest trees in the world are dying: The mortality rate of trees aged 100-300 years is growing alarmingly.

December 17, 2018
The cause of drug resistance is detected
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The cause of drug resistance is detected

After DNA analysis from Clostridium difficile (C-difficile) virus samples taken from hospitals around the world in the period of 1985-2010.

December 17, 2018
Spotted spiders have 8 eyes
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Spotted spiders have 8 eyes

This is a wall-like spider, they have very large eyes on their heads that are very unusual in structure with a boomerang-shaped corneal layer (V-shaped) that helps it di…

December 17, 2018
Detecting plants with horse-ear leaves in Vietnam
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Detecting plants with horse-ear leaves in Vietnam

Dr. Vu Quang Nam, botanist of Forestry University, discovered a new tree species in the historical monument of Vo Nguyen Giap, Muong Phang commune, Dien Bien district, D…

December 17, 2018
Huge butterfly
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Huge butterfly

In August, people in a family with a family named Blackmore in Ramsbottom City, Lancashire, saw the giant butterfly. They then took it to the Animal World park in Bolton…

December 17, 2018
Detecting Ladybirds 'Headless'
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Detecting Ladybirds 'Headless'

If at first glance a Allenius iviei ladybug, perhaps we will think it is a headless corpse, but actually its head

December 17, 2018
Cable 'live'
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Cable 'live'

Scientists have identified bacteria that act as conductors of electricity, a source of mysterious currents in nature.

December 17, 2018
He declared war on the
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He declared war on the

Tens of thousands of ash trees in the UK are infected with dry up branches, causing them to dry up and die. The disease is caused by Chalara fraxinea fungus.

December 17, 2018
Bananas will dominate potatoes
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Bananas will dominate potatoes

Global warming can cause bananas to take the place of potatoes to become essential foods for hundreds of millions of people.

December 17, 2018
The worm has a skull-shaped face
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The worm has a skull-shaped face

If awarded the most impressive Halloween costume for the natural world, this frightening moth will surely win the prize.

December 17, 2018
Found Ebola virus in Kalimantan orangutan
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Found Ebola virus in Kalimantan orangutan

Scientists at the Center for Research on Avian Influenza, Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, have reported the discovery of Ebola vius in s…

December 17, 2018