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Thuy and her husband and children experienced an outing in the birch forest. And for the first time in her life, she tasted the strange taste flowing from the tree trunk.
A published study shows that honey bees can learn to calculate even and odd numbers just like humans.
Despite having only about 250,000 neurons compared to our 86 billion, ants can still do impressive things when they work together.
Have you ever wondered if bacteria make a special sound? According to scientists, if we know how to listen to bacteria, we can tell if they are alive or not.
No one knew this single-celled organism could live so long. Despite the unimaginable living conditions, they still exist.
Dubbed the cleanest cockroach in the world, the truth behind the Cuban cockroaches will startle you.
Thousands of new viruses have been discovered, they appear in the air, animals, oceans, even falling from the sky.
Experts fly honey bees through tunnels fitted with mirrors in the ceiling and floor, and then observe how they fly when the mirror is hidden or exposed.
If you have the opportunity to see these strangely shaped trees with your own eyes, you will be amazed at the magic of nature.
Biologists have found the wild flower Gasteranthus extincus - thought to be extinct in Ecuador 40 years ago.
The planet Earth billions of years ago had biological power plants... that you had to use a microscope to see.
A new study by British scientists shows that fungi not only 'talk' to other individuals through the mycelium, but also use up to 50 words that make everyone surprised.
Acting as a reactor, the medicinal plant will provide substances that promote meat growth, significantly reducing the cost of artificial meat production.
The technology builds on the techniques used to create the cloned sheep Dolly over 25 years ago.
While walking on a slope near his house, a resident in the county of Oxfordshire came across a beautiful orchid that can grow up to 1m tall.