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Bacteria turn foam into plastic self-destruct
US researchers have used a strain of bacteria to turn an important component of waste cups, plates and utensils into a self-destructing, useful plastic. This potential c…
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Chinese bird fishing plant
The Chinese fishing bird has a white winged bird-like flower, symbolizing peace and imported from China. The name is commonly referred to as copper, the scientific name…
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King Victoria regia king
The Amazon, South America river basin has one of the largest lotus varieties in the world. Leaf diameter up to 2m, largest to 4m, leaf edge bends up like a big pot. The…
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Vegetables are less and less nutritious
This is the conclusion of American scientists after surveying the data at the Ministry of Agriculture. According to biochemist Donald Davis, compared to a few decades ag…
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China: creating an ivory elephant
Chinese scientists are studying to create an ivory elephant breed to limit hunting. To create the elephant, the researchers found that about 5% of elephants in Asia have…
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Plants glow to report lack of water
Students from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have created a new plant that can
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Snuppy - the world's first cloned dog.
On March 8, 2006, scientists confirmed that the dog Snuppy originated from hunting dogs like Afghanistan, the world's first cloned dog. Stem cells are the most important…
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Highest tree species - Almond Tree Eucalyptus amygdalina
On the Australian steppe there is a giant tree, over 100m high. The tallest tree reaches 150m, and the tree is 14m higher than the giant sam in America, equivalent to th…
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Take stem cells from wisdom teeth
The group of scientists at Osaka University (Japan) and the Japan National Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Cell Production succeeded in repairing the liv…
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Crabs live in warm water
Can crabs survive in warmer water temperatures? Scientists are concerned that if ocean water heats up a few more degrees in the future, do not know if sea crabs can pres…
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Why can antler regeneration?
The main deer is the only species among mammals capable of fully regenerating a body part - such as their antlers. Professor Joanna Price of the Royal College of Veterin…
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Skinhead eagles lay eggs
On March 17, biologists from the Wildlife Research Institute, USA, said for the first time in more than half a decade, bald-headed eagles spawned eggs on the island of S…
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Preserve the gene pool of wild orchids before it's too late
Demand for trading, playing wild orchids makes this precious flower hunted by humans in the wild. Up to now, the Vietnamese wild orchids are calling for help before the…
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Transgenic plants - a decade of losing and winning
When Monsanto Corporation introduced to the world 10 genetically modified (GM) crops 10 years ago, it was predicted that biotech progress was the dawn of a new era, whic…