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The first orchid blooms at night
Recently a group of Dutch scientists on an expedition to New Britain, an island near Papua New Guinea, discovered that orchids only bloom at night. The discovery has jus…
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Find over 600 new species of creatures on Madagascar
According to the latest report of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Monday (June 6), more than 600 new species of organisms were found in the past decade on the island of…
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The spider web is 25 m long
Scientists have discovered the world's largest spider web in the island nation of Madagascar with a length of up to 25 m.
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Human are on the endangerer?
Humans and some other animals will become extinct in the next 100 years as the population booms and consumerism grows unrestrained.
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Discover the 'honey bee' island in the Sahara
Scientists have discovered honeybee populations of more than 10,000 years old, isolated in an oasis of northern Sahara, the world's largest desert.
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Explore the world of warm lid trees
The warm lid is often called the beautiful assassin in the wild by colorful colorful cup leaves with sweet honey as bait to attract insects and small animals.
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The new plant bears the name Obama
An American scientist has just discovered a completely new species of lichen and he decided to use the US President's last name, Obama, to name the first known plant.
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Hanoi: Cleaning lake water with internal technology
On June 25, Ho Van with Kim Chau Island is famous in history books and is an indispensable part of the architectural complex of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam historical and cu…
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New collection of butterflies on Phu Quoc Island
Wildlfife At Risk (WAR) has released a new set of 20 postcards on some of Phu Quoc's butterfly species. The purpose is to encourage and support ecotourism development he…
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Giant palm on Madagascar island
The palm has a height of 18m and a canopy diameter of 5m, this is the largest palm tree ever discovered in this island region with this diverse ecosystem and one of the…
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Discovered a new orchid species in Vietnam
Phu Quoc National Park has just discovered two more orchids, one of which is the first orchid species recorded in Vietnam: Phyllis (Liparis cf. rhodochila Rolfe)
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Four more species of dragonflies have never been discovered
On September 11, Tim Kinght of the Wildlife At Risk - WAR said a Vietnamese entomologist had accidentally discovered four new dragonflies and dragonflies on Phu Quoc isl…
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Extreme evolution to avoid extinction
This story about butterflies in Samoa is an example of the fastest natural selection observed so far, and shows that evolution can accelerate when a major threat arises.
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Cars run on ... coconut oil!
People on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have found a
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The largest (and most exotic) seed in the world
For the first time the sailors looked like this particle floating in the sea, they immediately thought of the curvaceous curves of the spring girls. That's why the name