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University Hospital Aarhus, University of Aarhus (Denmark) and University of Lindköping (Sweden) have pointed out that up to a quarter of the world's population are carr…
With an incomparable turn-on mechanism, ultra-long tentacles of the outer leaf layer, Drosera glanduligera is really self
The father of evolutionary theory Charles Darwin asserts that as a flowering plant, it is inevitable that butterflies and bees are suitable for pollination. But when fac…
Since ancient times, we have known how to use plants growing around to make effective medicine, in which we have to mention cuttlefish, a familiar plant but it has effec…
The world population is constantly increasing. It is estimated that people will need 50-70% more food by 2050. So where do we go to find more of this huge amount of food…
Scientists have deciphered the genome of a Madagascar spider that produces the world's most durable and largest spider webs, and found a unique protein that makes spider…
Humans cannot escape cockroaches because of the genes of these insects
The turkey tail mushroom is also called Van Chi mushroom. This is a fungus used by Chinese people thousands of years ago as a medicinal tea.
While walking the dog at the playground of a nearby elementary school, a strange mushroom was suddenly discovered.
How will you see when you know there is a single-celled creature but almost destroys life on Earth? Sounds ridiculous but very convincing!
Giant sausage fruit can be dangerous but also contains many useful substances used as medicine.
White white like stalactites, golden streaks like fresh butter or black branches like diamonds .... these 'beautiful as fairy' fungi are not only for sighting but also f…
Scientists point out that herbs have the ability to overcome more than 50 different diseases. It is considered to contain strong antiseptic and anti-virus properties.
In Germany there is a hundred-year-old oak tree called
The killer fungus controls the jaw muscles of ants before manipulating the animal to insert the jaw into the trunk or leaves of the plant and die slowly in pain.