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Decoding the terrible toxicity of the 'suicide tree': The tree grows wild on the coast
The suicide plant Cerbera odollam contains toxicity in the seeds. In the 19th century, thousands of people died each year from this poisonous plant.
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Detected 18 viruses in wild animals that pose a risk to humans
China has just conducted a comprehensive survey of viral pathogens in wild animals, discovering 18 of them harboring a range of diseases that threaten humans and other a…
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This Mexican town produces the largest corn in the world
A small Mexican town is home to the largest corn in the world, sometimes up to 40 cm long.
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Tree species in Chile raises hope for new Covid-19 vaccine
With a new Covid-19 vaccine made from Chile's rare quillay tree, Novavax plans to produce billions of doses of vaccine for countries around the world in the near future.
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Growing barley to create meat in the lab
The Icelandic company is growing 130,000 genetically modified barley plants to harvest the protein used in the cell culture of meat.
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Shocked to see '3 cobras' lurking on the tree, it turned out to be a very rare creature
At a glance, everyone thought these were 3 snakes with their heads raised to hunt.
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Discovering a 10-storey honeycomb as big as a house, the villagers took it down to register a Guinness record
If you think that a honeycomb is only as big as a hand, you are wrong, this super hive must use an industrial crane to remove it.
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Solution to kill disease-causing mosquitoes with sweet radish
Swedish scientists have found a new way to kill malaria-causing mosquitoes by tricking them into sucking up poisoned sweet radish juice.
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Oil as fuel may soon be replaced by this crop
A cultivar of canola is about to be used to replace petroleum as a jet fuel, potentially reducing emissions by up to 68%.
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Parasitic tapeworm helps worker ants live like a 'queen' before dying in pain
Parasites often cause trouble for the host, but the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis infesting ants keeps the host young and healthy.
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Explore the famous avenue with giant trees that can live up to 3000 years old
In the island nation of Madagascar, there is a famous road and attracts tourists because there are many impressive beautiful baobab trees.
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'Cold on the back' of the female mantis chewing on her partner's head while mating
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Do trees grow faster because of earthquakes?
According to recent research, earthquakes may have helped trees in the valley grow more.
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You think this is a giant wasp? Oh no, it's actually just a moth
European Hornet moth - wasp moth (Sesia apiformis) looks intimidating at first glance, and its uncanny resemblance to a giant wasp is just an elaborate camouflage meant…
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It turns out this is the identity of the culprit that creates the strange little wrappings on our walls
Was it at least once that you were curious about this strange wrapping stuck to the wall? Today we will know the answer.