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Singer Beyonce is named after a fly
Biology

Singer Beyonce is named after a fly

This may not be the proudest honor for an attractive pop singer Beyonce, when the name of this young mother is taken for a fly.

December 17, 2018
'Great Wall' of ants
Biology

'Great Wall' of ants

Scientists have unearthed an underground city of ants with a labyrinth of roads that was likened to China 's Great Wall.

December 17, 2018
Creates ants like monsters
Biology

Creates ants like monsters

The ants 'monsters' with their heads and large jaws have been created by scientists by activating ancient genes.

December 17, 2018
Fruit flies are useful for space science
Biology

Fruit flies are useful for space science

Recently British scientists have added fruit flies to the list of creatures that make a great contribution to science. They can help astronauts solve many of the mysteri…

December 17, 2018
Earthworms help slow climate change
Biology

Earthworms help slow climate change

Earthworms can help keep water in the soil during the dry season, prevent flooding and reduce the impact of global warming.

December 17, 2018
Insects just need to be scared to die
Biology

Insects just need to be scared to die

Canadian researchers say that the presence of a predator can also be stressful enough to kill prey, even if predators don't really catch and eat prey, according to the n…

December 17, 2018
Spiders also practice
Biology

Spiders also practice

Hundred or not used by hand, that is the lesson that every leg spider has absorbed to the heart: The young spiders will

December 17, 2018
Discover the secret of
Biology

Discover the secret of

A new study shows that the intestines of fruit flies may contain the secret of

December 17, 2018
Albino Spider in Australia
Biology

Albino Spider in Australia

Australian scientists have discovered a trapdoor spider with a white head like albino in the west of the country.

December 17, 2018
'Change gifts for sex' in insects
Biology

'Change gifts for sex' in insects

The male Nursery-Web spider (belonging to the family Pisaura mirabilis) prepares silk-wrapped gifts carefully to give the spider what they like. Most of the gifts contai…

December 17, 2018
Use bees to chase elephants
Biology

Use bees to chase elephants

When studying African elephants, zoologists have found a way to prevent these giant animals from attacking forested villages and destroying crops. It is the honeycomb fe…

December 17, 2018
Insects will save Europe from starvation
Biology

Insects will save Europe from starvation

In the years to come European diets will change to a level that is hard to imagine. Experts predict insect food will appear popular in restaurants by the end of the deca…

December 17, 2018
Class in the honey bee society
Biology

Class in the honey bee society

In honey bee society, a few larvae are chosen as queen bees and the majority of them are worker bees, that is the study just published in the Journal of Proteome Researc…

December 17, 2018