Biology
Electric lights kill insects
According to the Guardian newspaper on November 22, according to the most comprehensive assessment from the available scientific evidence, light pollution is an importan…
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Biology
Climate change can make red apples disappear!
People have loved red apples for generations, but rising temperatures could be a sign of the end of a good dose for the body - red apples.
Biology
Bangladesh is about to become the first country to allow the cultivation of genetically modified golden rice
20 years ago, since the first time rice was known, it has always been the focus of the debate about genetically modified crops.
Biology
Amazon forest trees have longer leaves than adults
Coccoloba gigantifolia grows 15 meters tall, has 2.5 meter long leaves, most likely the largest leafy species of the dicotyledonous plants.
Biology
Are there insects in the figs we eat?
Are insects really dead in figs? You can hear rumors, and it turns out that (sometimes) it's true. But when you learn about the whole relationship between figs and insec…
Biology
Insect farming makes ... junk food
A farmer in Thailand has developed large-scale insect farming to make junk food, bringing high revenue to the family.
Biology
Grow bacteria that only 'eat' CO2
After 10 years of research, experts from Israel's Weizmann Science Research Institute (WIS) developed a bacterium that only absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2).
Biology
Why do insects have such a small size? Why do cockroaches lose their heads and still live?
Surely everyone used to kill insects once and when they were young, there must have been some people who were curious about the substances of white or yellow released in…
Biology
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…
Biology
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…
Biology
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?
Animal world
Tiger set a record of more than 1,300km in 5 months
The 2.5-year-old tiger travels the longest distance ever recorded in India to find a new mate, prey or territory.
Animal world
Scientists show how we can predict a cat's mood
Scientists have found that very few people can understand a cat's feelings through its behavior, but this can be learned.
Animal world
Prairie wolves invade every state of the United States, except for Hawaii
Each year, about 400,000 coyote wolves are killed, but they are still growing and are now present in 49/50 states of the United States, even moving toward South America.
Animal world
Scientists have discovered that sloths sneak into their toilets, which they do horribly
We warn you not to read this story while eating. It contained science, bizarre but mixed with a feeling of disgust hidden behind the innocent, bewildered face of this So…