Biology
Detecting many common queens in a group
Recently, a BBC crew made a scene of two queens working together in a group. Usually, each ant nest only exists a single queen.
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'Moving house' for ladybug spider
The RSPB Nature Reserve has just moved Britain's rarest spider species to a new place in a plastic bottle.
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Mosquitoes' mosquitoes to block malaria
Sperm male mosquitoes can be the answer to the problem of preventing the spread of malaria, one of the most deadly diseases in the world.
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Beetle - a solution to kill weeds
Under the auspices of the British Biotechnology and Research Council (BBSRC) in collaboration with the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), scienti…
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'Redesign of E. coli bacteria to prevent green pus bacilli
Singapore scientists have redesigned E.coli bacteria to fight P.aeruginosa (also called green pus bacillus).
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Bacteria also know 'suicide bombing'
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has found a way to kill drug-resistant bacteria.
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Close-up of butterflies named in the Vietnam Red Book
According to 'Vietnam Red Book', butterflies have the scientific name Attacus atlas, the level of threat is classified as R (Rare: Rare, possibly endangered). This butte…
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Producing diesel oil from crocodile fat
Recently American scientists at Louisiana University have succeeded in extracting biofuel from crocodile fat.
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Successfully tested purple marijuana varieties
After 36 months of experimental planting under 4-year-old oval forest canopy in Son Lang commune, Kbang district (Gia Lai), the purple marijuana variety has produced ver…
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1/5 species of plants in the world are about to become extinct
According to the most reliable report on the status of plants with leaves on Earth, 1 in 5 plants are in danger of extinction.
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The smartest man in the animal world
Biologists from the Queen Mary School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of London found that bees can calculate the best route between flowers.
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Artificial creatures 'eat' CO2
A famous American scientist said that artificial gene technology could bring a breakthrough, helping people to settle on Mars.
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Still struggling to determine the victim of 9/11 terrorism
US scientists are still wrestling with the identification of 40% of deaths in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Biology
Found bumblebees have huge teeth
A bumblebee was a male with huge teeth that, when opened, were even longer than its front legs, newly discovered on Sulawesi Island (Indonesia).