Animal world
Why do octopuses eat eggs and gnaw their hands?
Many animals die soon after spawning, while the mother octopus eats her eggs when she is about to hatch, then bites herself, eats her arm… Why is that?
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Animal world
The fish is ready to fast, 'raise other boys' just to… girls!
Nestled among the moss in Australia's ponds and streams is the 'Mouth almighty' - a special fish with large and powerful jaws that can catch passing prey.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Surprisingly, the robot can also taste food like a real chef
Scientists have successfully built a robot that can taste food just like humans.
Health
The itch doesn't go away because of the herd of 'strange creatures'... swimming in the eyes
Doctors took photos and video of the one-of-a-kind scene before ending the annoying itch for the man: More than a dozen tiny strange creatures swimming enthusiastically…
Animal world
Why are hens imitating the crowing of a rooster considered a 'bad omen', often killed?
In fact, there is no scientific basis to prove that crowing hens bring bad luck, but...
Animal world
Introduced to Australia, the cane toad evolved to eat its own kind
Exposure to the cane toad's own toxin causes the tadpoles to eat eggs or smaller fellows.
Science Events
For the first time successfully performed parthenogenesis in mice
Rats born from unfertilized eggs are a new achievement in reproductive science.
Funny corner
Balancing 18 eggs on the back of his hand, the man sets a world record
An Iraqi man has become a world record holder by balancing 18 eggs on the back of his hand.
Funny corner
The guy who once set a world record for stacking 3 eggs on top of another broke his own record
Perhaps because of boredom when no one ever broke his record of stacking 3 eggs on top of each other, this guy continued to practice to break the record himself.
Health
What used to be discarded as pig food has become a specialty sought after by the rich
In the 19th century, this food was once discarded or used as pig food, but now it has become a luxury specialty for the rich.
Discover science
Dinosaurs intact inside a 70-million-year-old egg
The shocking discovery of a perfectly preserved baby dinosaur embryo, curled inside an egg.
Animal world
The oldest albatross bird in the world still lays eggs at the age of 70
Laysan albatross named Wisdom was first identified by biologists in 1956 and is now at least 70 years old but still... laying eggs.
Animal world
Very strange frog species: Just discovered, it's about to become extinct
Strange frogs raise their young with the world's most special leg pouches.
Discover science
Leonardo da Vinci's ostrich egg globe
Leonardo da Vinci was the first to create a globe depicting the Americas in 1504 from ostrich eggs.
Discover science
Why are parasitic birds stronger than the host's offspring?
These particular birds belong to a group of parasitic (also known as egg-laying) species.