Three species of insects contribute greatly to medicine
Spider venom has the ability to treat epilepsy and intestinal tract, and the wasp sting venom can inhibit cancer cell proliferation.
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Spider venom has the ability to treat epilepsy and intestinal tract, and the wasp sting venom can inhibit cancer cell proliferation.
The New Zealand kauri tree roots transplant roots to draw water and nutrients from neighboring trees, surprising researchers.
Not only in horror movies, parasites capable of controlling hosts larger than it are many times also exist in our lives.
Scientists have found proliferation of microbial communities thriving in seawater pockets beneath the Arctic tundra of 6 meters.
The group of researchers from Linkoping University, Sweden, surveyed more than 2,200 patients in 12 Vietnamese hospitals.
People emit 4.5 trillion cigarette filters, and it is slowly becoming a dangerous waste.
Jamaica's Ackee strange fruit, originally from West Africa, looks very colorful and delicious, but its appearance can fool you if you don't know how to eat you can die w…
The team released male and female mosquitoes born naturally during the breeding season, successfully eliminating mosquito populations on the two islands.
Graphene metamaterial is a new material invented by scientists, with many advantages such as thin light, super durable and super hard.
The world's most popular and popular spice, but few know that vanilla is the most expensive flavoring.
The study was done with nearly 2,500 different species of plants and found that there was a rearrangement of plant populations in France since 2009.
After the first time causing 'fever', 'Moon tree' fell into oblivion for about 40 years. Even many people do not know their presence.
Two rare compounds Vetispirane and Guaiane sesquiterpenes in frankincense essential oil have medicinal uses and high economic value.
California state in the United States last week experienced the strongest earthquake in the last 20 years, causing roads to be cut in half, homes damaged, and causing th…