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Cultivate cattle meat
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Cultivate cattle meat

Lab meat in the laboratory is opening a new era for agriculture worldwide.

December 17, 2018
Two-colored daisies
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Two-colored daisies

William Underwood, 73, was surprised to discover a strange flower in the daisy garden of his home: a daisy with two colors, half yellow and half pink.

December 17, 2018
Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm
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Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm

The vermin pests cause millions of dollars to farmers every year and are the cause of the widespread use of chemical pesticides, which eventually become immune to the th…

December 17, 2018
Sleep 120,000 years
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Sleep 120,000 years

Buried under ice on Greenland for 120 millennia, a species of bacteria has risen after scientists found them.

December 17, 2018
Bats can help people live
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Bats can help people live

Bats' proteins are resistant to aging, so they live much longer than those of the same size. This finding may lead to the introduction of life-long drugs.

December 17, 2018
Life is in places where it is impossible
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Life is in places where it is impossible

Scientists have long found life in places where it is hard to believe there is life. In essence, life can exist in almost every place on this Earth.

December 17, 2018
Many people believe in both gods and science
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Many people believe in both gods and science

The majority of participants in a large survey admitted that they believed in god's existence, although they were very knowledgeable about the evolutionary theory of gre…

December 17, 2018
People can recreate the limbs themselves
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People can recreate the limbs themselves

In fantasy films, superheroes hands and feet regrow after they are cut off. Scientists claim that someday ordinary people will have similar capabilities.

December 17, 2018
Water plants themselves
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Water plants themselves

Israeli scientists have discovered desert Rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus), the first plant in the world to water itself, in the Negev desert - one of the driest regions in…

December 17, 2018
Insects: neglected victims of climate change
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Insects: neglected victims of climate change

Insect species such as butterflies and beetles will need many protection measures equivalent to typical species associated with previous conservation campaigns, such as…

December 17, 2018