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Banana trees become a renewable source of bioplastics
Biodegradable 'plastic' bags made from a banana plant may sound a bit ... bananas, but some Australian researchers have found a way to do that and make it a public solut…
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Insects have the ability to copy 99.99% of the shape and movement of the leaf
Having to pretend to be a leaf even though it looks like 99.99% is not as easy as you think, because it also requires the ability to act very cleverly, flexible incarnat…
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The photo makes many people tremble, but it is extremely happy news for science
A spider was scary. Now imagine the same spider, but there are dozens of them crawling while crawling?
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Development of genetically modified purple tomato variety rich in anthocyanin
Anthocyanins are a group of pigments that help boost antioxidants and create purple, red or blue colors for a variety of fruits and vegetables.
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Power lines make honey bees more violent
The scientists found that the honey bee Apis mellifera exposed to electromagnetic fields similar to the electromagnetic fields near the ground surface around power lines…
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Strains of flesh-eating bacteria combine to cause a deadly infection
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), two strains of predatory bacteria can work together to cause maximum dam…
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The big tree trunk burned from within
Australian residents on their way home from a forest fire discovered a large wooden tree burned with fire from the inside.
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Bacteria in the gut can change the aging process
An international team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that the microorganisms living in the gut can change th…
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The secret of the oldest tree in the world is still alive
The Methuselah tree remains rooted where it has grown for more than 4,800 years before the time of the Egyptian Pyramids. - VnExpress Travel
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Discovered the unique ability of bees to save themselves from drowning
According to a new study, when bees fall into the water to avoid drowning, they know how to use their wings to move across the water, creating waves with beats to surf i…
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Why are ants so crowded, but their whole nest never gets in traffic?
If you've ever observed a colony of ants moving, you'll find they never get stuck in traffic. Ants are the masters of man in organizing collective traffic flows.
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A beetle named after the young environmental activist Greta
The name of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg was given to a beetle less than 1mm long, the color of honey, belonging to the species Ptiliidae, discovered in Kenya in the 1960s.
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The national significance of countries in the world
Like the national flag, the national anthem and the national flower are typical flowers, representing the cultural characteristics of the nation.
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Plants know ... 'panic' when it rains heavily
A new study has shown that plants have an amazingly complex response to rainfall.