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New discovery of two wild plants
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New discovery of two wild plants

Both species are available naturally and are degraded. A tree only grows on muddy mud; a tree that doesn't like water, only lives on degraded wasteland. Not only effort…

December 16, 2018
Ganoderma lucidum (Ganoderma lucidum)
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Ganoderma lucidum (Ganoderma lucidum)

Lingzhi is still called Ganoderma grass, the people are also called fairy grass. In fact, it is not a grass, but a fungus, the Ganoderma family, usually parasites on woo…

December 16, 2018
Wick tree (Ochroma lagopus) - The lightest tree
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Wick tree (Ochroma lagopus) - The lightest tree

In Ecuador South America has a light wick tree, a big long tree, just 2 people carrying it like flying. Wick wood is lighter than cork, this is the lightest wood in the…

December 16, 2018
A successful farmer bred 20 new flower varieties
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A successful farmer bred 20 new flower varieties

Mr. Tran Pham Anh Tuan (32 years old) in An Binh valley, ward 3, Da Lat city has just introduced 20 serra flower varieties (popular names are gerberas) by his research o…

December 16, 2018
How do hornets communicate to each other?
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How do hornets communicate to each other?

Science has repeatedly shown that wasps (scientific name Vespula vulgaris) do not know how to communicate to each other, but they can work together to build and maintain…

December 16, 2018
Male flies cheating with fake gifts
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Male flies cheating with fake gifts

Like in many species of insects and animals, including humans, people like to receive gifts from men who pursue them, but there has been a study that shows that male fli…

December 16, 2018
Ant counts the steps to find the way home
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Ant counts the steps to find the way home

Desert ants on the journey to feed use clues in the sky to navigate the way home. But with very few marks on the vast void, scientists wondered why

December 16, 2018
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

In 1943, Professor Vuong Chien - a Chinese botanist discovered 3 strange trees at the Dao Dao stream, Van and Sichuan districts did not know what tree was. It was not un…

December 16, 2018
Hue: Golden Phoenix blooms
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Hue: Golden Phoenix blooms

This phoenix species (pictured) belongs to the Fabaceae legume as the phoenix, whose scientific name is Delonix regia grown at Huyen Khong Ha temple (Huong Ho commune, H…

December 16, 2018
Decoding the whole gene, will people be immortal?
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Decoding the whole gene, will people be immortal?

On May 17, 2006, the Nature journal (a No. 1 scientific journal in the world) published an important article: After 10 years of work, an international scientific group c…

December 16, 2018
How do bacteria recognize their surroundings?
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How do bacteria recognize their surroundings?

When we taste or smell, the cognitive components (called receptors) of nerve cells check for substances and send information to the brain. In the brain, many other cells…

December 16, 2018
Camellia tea - Camellia chrysantha
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Camellia tea - Camellia chrysantha

Golden flower tea is a small, evergreen tree, about 2-5m high, thin branches, pale yellow bark, they paint tea (Theaceae). Single leaf sprouting from long narrow circle.…

December 16, 2018