Biology
Discovering new plant species in Kien Giang
Experts of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Tropical Biology and Edinburgh and Scotland Botanical Garden experts discovered and published a new species of Ornithoboea p…
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Animal world
Brigadier general penguin bird approved Scottish honor team
Nils Olav, a famous penguin knight at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland, was granted the rank of prime minister in the Norwegian Royal Guard.
Animal world
Panda couple can't find 'common voice'
The Edinburgh Zoo announced that the only British pair of pandas could not find 'common voice' for 36 hours together.
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20 best hot spots in the world
If you don't know where to go in the summer of 2016, you can consider great destinations selected by Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
Photo library
The beauty of deep-sea animals
Photo Gallery Into The Deep will take place at St Andrews Square, Edinburgh (UK) from February 25 to May 1 with more than 60 large-sized photos of beautiful deep-sea ani…
Medicine - Health
Gold can become a weapon to kill cancer cells
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Zaragoza successfully used gold nanoparticles wrapped in a chemical device to increase the effectiveness…
Medicine - Health
Science proves that smart people usually live longer than usual?
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shown that genotypes related to thinking ability will also be related to health.
Medicine - Health
The secret to help the ice cream to not melt
Scientists find a protein that helps long-lasting ice cream melt even on hot days.
Medicine - Health
Artificial blood will be tested in humans in 2016
Artificial blood may replace donor blood in transfusions - researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
Medicine - Health
Close your eyes to remember better
Livescience said, Edinburgh University scientists in Scotland asked 33 people aged 61 to 87 to listen to two short stories and asked volunteers to remember as many detai…
Medicine - Health
Finding the gene that can cure infertility for men
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) have found a gene that controls sperm development, paving the way for new methods of contraceptive preparation an…
Medicine - Health
Sleeping is also due to genes
Experts from the University of Edinburgh of England and University of Ludwig Maximilians of Germany say that sleeping more or less is partly due to their genes.
Medicine - Health
Producing artificial blood from stem cells
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and Bristol (UK) have created artificial blood from stem cells. Artificial blood may be tested on humans within the next 2 year…
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Nano magnets can destroy the tumor
The tiny magnet made of bacteria can be used to kill tumors, according to researchers at Edinburgh University (Scotland).
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Treatment of bone fractures with stem cells
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, UK, have experimented using stem cells from the patient's own adult cells to heal broken bones and damaged cartilage. Although…