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Transplant the gene of 'death' to kill mosquitoes
Students at Ben Gurion University (southern Israel) have developed a biological method that uses genetically modified bacteria to kill mosquitoes.
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Story about 'devil tree': Witness the massacre of 1 family and many other deaths
In the past, many people intended to cut down an oak tree more than 200 years old, also known as a devil tree, but failed.
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How do insects keep their bodies warm?
Over millions of years of Earth's formation and development, insects have invaded and existed everywhere. They gradually evolved with their hard shells and bones to prot…
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Hard to believe but true: Ants specialize in 'kidnapping children' to survive
Kidnapping ', which seems to exist only in humans, also appears in insects, particularly ants.
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This round ball is one of the special creation that scientists have discovered
The name is also somewhat ... creepy.
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Ants summon their fellow humans to survive in the bunker
The ability of the ants to survive for many years in a closed bunker surprised researchers.
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A 3,000 year old olive tree still bears fruit
Thanks to the method of dating by luminescence, the scientists found the time to plant ancient olive trees with trunk circumference up to 12.5 m.
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Scary creatures turn prey into undead and eat off organs
Silently turning the prey into a living corpse, operating under its control, while silently ingesting the target's organs and eventually killing it for the purpose of re…
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Botanists found flower plants extinct for 200 years
Botanist Brian du Preez stumbles across a cluster of legumes with unique purple flowers on an expedition to the Western Cape.
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Scientists 'create' viruses that destroy all types of cancer cells
Scientists have created a smallpox virus that can cure all cancers.
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Rare 'purple coral' mushrooms are found in northern Wales
It may look like a creature from the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, but this colorful specimen was actually discovered next to a coastal road in England.
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19 million year old wood discovered on the bottom of the sea
The majority of wood chips in sediments on the bottom of the Bay of Bengal belong to ancient trees growing in lowlands near the sea.
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Split trunks caught fire from the inside
The hollow trunk of Trinity, Texas, burns in and out, possibly due to lightning strikes.
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Cold-blooded insects: Sand trap, sucking flesh inside prey
Hiding under a small funnel-shaped sand pit is a danger lurking around insects or even spiders.
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Detecting viruses that cause children with acute myelitis
Scientists have found a virus that can cause acute myelitis in children. - VnExpress Health