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Dinosaur fleas
Biology

Dinosaur fleas

To attack dinosaurs, fleas from 165 million years ago must also grow to size commensurate with the massive body of the host. According to a report in the Current Biology…

December 17, 2018
Study on the cries of Jurassic crickets
Biology

Study on the cries of Jurassic crickets

British scientists say the cry of Jurassic crickets is simple, easy-listening and capable of spreading a long distance in the night. This is the result of the study that…

December 17, 2018
E.coli bacteria are also helpful
Biology

E.coli bacteria are also helpful

Some strains of E.coli bacteria can convert sugar in plants into fatty acid derivatives, which are often used to produce fuel.

December 17, 2018
Research on global warming through petrography
Biology

Research on global warming through petrography

Four paleontologists from Canada and the United States have studied fossils of a giant ant in the Denver Museum, thereby understanding how global warming affects the dis…

December 17, 2018
Bacteria turn CO2 into fuel
Biology

Bacteria turn CO2 into fuel

Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been identified as the main gas causing the greenhouse effect leading to global warming.

December 17, 2018
Korea makes bio-plastics
Biology

Korea makes bio-plastics

Korean scientists have been studying a polymer used daily for plastics using biotechnology.

December 17, 2018
Strange fish 'objections' smart design
Biology

Strange fish 'objections' smart design

Discover the lost link in the evolutionary chain of bizarre flatfish (they have both eyes on one side of the head) that can wobble smart design advocates.

December 17, 2018
The law of evolution is complex
Biology

The law of evolution is complex

Scientists have found evidence that the laws of evolution make animals more complex. Surveying fossils in the past 550 million years, the team conducted observations of…

December 17, 2018