Biology
Banana pepper faces greater extinction risk
Wild plants are believed to be the savior of pepper bananas that are in the list of endangered species with 5 remaining trees in nature.
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Biology
The exotic tree blooms only once and then dies
Suicide palm trees only bloom once in a lifetime after 30 years - 80 years.
Biology
14 recorders in the insect world
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth with about 1 million species already described, accounting for more than half of all known species. The number of…
Biology
Discovered butterflies drink bird tears
A butterfly in Madagascar island poked a hook-shaped hose into the eyes of sleeping birds to suck tears. This is the first time scientists have seen butterflies use bird…
Biology
Strange flowers have scent
On an island off the coast of Madagascar, Greg Wahlert - Ph.D. botanist from the University of Utah has discovered a new flower up to 1.5 meters tall and blooms once a y…
Biology
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…
Biology
Strange plants on Earth
Trees are an important component of the natural landscape and are an abundant source of oxygen, food, shelter, building materials and protection for all living things ...
Biology
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.
Biology
The mystery of life in the wildest part of the earth
Over 80% of plants and more than 90% of animals in Madagascar cannot be found anywhere else on the planet.
Biology
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…
Animal world
95% of lemurs are about to become extinct. What is happening?
Lemurs are the common name for many endemic gibbons of Madagascar.
Animal world
Pelican-like spiders specialize in cannibalism
The peilica spider was first discovered in 1854 as a specimen preserved in amber mass 50 million years from the Eocene.
Animal world
Detecting species of geckos stripped like fish, reddish like mice
The new German scientists discovered the new gecko subspecies has a molting method
Animal world
Discover new bizarre snake ghosts in Madagascar
Experts say this is a subspecies of cat-eye snake.
Animal world
The animal sets a record of living fast, dying young
A species of chameleon in Madagascar spends most of its life in eggshells. After about 8 months of incubating in the ground, it expanded and only lived for another 4-5 m…