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Yoda worm
A worm joined the list of creatures named after famous figures, such as the horse fly named Beyoncé and the trio of viscous beetles named American politicians.
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8m tall sunflowers
Richard Hope, a talented farmer in the United Kingdom, has defended many Guinness records of cultivation such as the biggest beet, the heaviest chives ... This year, he…
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Fruit flies return to Africa
Drosophila melanogaster genomes show natural selection and these flies return to Africa. This publication was published in the Journal of Genetics and PloS Genetics this…
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Spider silk is used for electronic computer chips
Spiders and some creatures can use silk to form very strong cocoons or cocoons. But now scientists also detect spider silk that can be used in computer electronics chips.
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Extremely beautiful assassin
Part of the wing of Hebomoia glaucippe, the name of a butterfly in Asia, covered in dark orange. The presence of orange on the wings makes them more beautiful, but also…
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Bacteria help put drugs into diseased cells
The Italian Institute of Earth and Volcanic Physics (INGV) earlier this week said it has identified a new bacterium that can be used to transport drugs to diseased cells.
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Research high yielding seeds
It is forecasted that by 2030, the world will have more than 2 billion people. Therefore, providing enough food for mankind is something that scientists concern.
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Insects also know how to choose high quality foods
Although initially very fond of sweet food, fruit flies quickly learned to choose less sweet food sources with higher nutritional value and calories.
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Hybrid cassava varieties yield 5 times higher
Creating a new hybrid variety from different cassava species could be a new way to improve this crop yield to help about 8 million people around the world.
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Surprise on the carrot field after a river broke its bank
An English farmer was surprised to find his carrots standing upright on the ground after the nearby river broke its bank and washed away the soil around it.
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Strange memory of slime mold
Mucilis, a protozoan, although it has no brain or nervous system but can move very smartly thanks to special memory.
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The mysterious 'mobile rod' in Southeast Asia
Scientists discovered a rod-shaped insect with many other unique characteristics in the Philippines.
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Bee cuckoo
Scientists have discovered that new bees with unique biological behavior are invading the nest of other bees to lay eggs. This behavior is only seen in the cuckoo, so th…
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Carved crystal of red poison spider
Having been ignored by the scientific world for more than 200 years, a tiny wasp was now identified as the enemy of Australia's most popular poisonous spiders.