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Weapons of the world's most rotten flowers
Titan arum has been dubbed the world's most sniffling flower, because it produces chemicals that smell rotting corpses.
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America successfully deciphered the black rhino genome
The black rhino has been hunted indiscriminately, leaving only about 5,050 individuals so it is currently on the brink of extinction.
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How do mosquitoes seek targets to burn?
A new study revealed that mosquitoes target certain targets to burn by using a sequence of three signs: smell, then images and finally heat.
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Plankton create clouds that regulate the climate for the Earth
A new study has shown how marine plankton affects the process of creating clouds and regulating the climate on the Earth's surface.
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'New weapon' against antimicrobial from synthetic sugar
Experts from the University of Queensland (Australia) have found a group of synthetic sugars that can bind and destroy bacterial cell walls, opening up the ability to cr…
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The strange relationship between the Amazon and Australian aboriginal genes
A new Harvard University study published in the journal Nature has found strange genetic relationships between a number of Aboriginal communities living in the Amazon ju…
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Exidiopsis effusa fungi cause the ice to grow white like silver hair on the wood
A group of scientists in Germany and Switzerland have discovered Exidiopsis effusa is an agent that causes ice crystals to resemble white gray hairs growing on wood.
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Plants mutated genes because of radiation near Fukushima
Four years ago, the disaster of Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan caused serious consequences. But so far, the remaining radioactive substances around this area may…
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Many new and rare spiders are found in Australia and India
On July 27, Australian scientists announced the discovery of 13 new species of spiders in the dry tropical regions of the state's Cape York peninsula.
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Spoons, copper plates and silver destroy bacteria after 8 hours
There have been many stories and studies that raise the issue that we are abusing antiseptic soaps. Triclosan, a bactericidal agent in soap, is present in toothpaste, mo…
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How do caterpillars turn into bodyguards?
Japanese scientists have discovered the secret to helping caterpillars capture ants and turn them into bodyguards for it.
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China successfully transformed the white sea cucumber gene
Chinese scientists have successfully studied the method of transforming white sea cucumber genes - Chinese specialties considered to be more expensive than gold-coated k…
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How do hornets turn spiders into zombies?
Biologists have found a mechanism to help corn bees can turn spiders into slaves, catching their nests.
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Strangely, luminescent mushrooms grow on the bark, making the whole forest glow
During the monsoon season, forests on the Western Ghats, India, can surprise tourists when they glow strangely.