Space science
Oxygen appears on Mars before Earth 1.5 billion years
Professor Bernard Wood and colleagues at Oxford University compared the meteorite-derived meteorite to Earth and data on the rocks on the red planet examined by the Spir…
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Space science
The universe was born before the Big Bang?
Two prestigious scientists around the world said they have just discovered evidence that the universe existed before the Big Bang. This statement is shaking the scientif…
Space science
Planets pave the way for clean energy
A group of international scientists headed by Oxford University have looked at the dense and hot mass in the center of the planets ...
Space science
Detecting cosmic ghosts in the night sky
When Yale University astronomer Kevin Schawinski and Oxford University associates won public support for enrolling galaxies, they never envisioned the strange object Han…
Biology
Detecting strange bacteria on meat in Vietnam
On January 8, Ms. Vu Thi Quynh Giao, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, said that currently, misuse and overuse of antibiotics are common in Vietnam's livestock i…
Biology
Discover the mystery of blight disease in potatoes
Researchers from Oxford University and The Stainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, have studied unknown details about how the fungus causes blight in potatoes.
Biology
Stem cells - hope to treat cancer
Breakthroughs in stem cell research could help isolate and thoroughly destroy cancer cells, according to a recent study by the University of Oxford, UK.
Biology
Why are cocoons of insects very strong?
British biologists Andrew Parker and Abigail Ingram (Oxford University) have found an extremely effective way to pick cocoons of insects that can adhere very firmly to t…
Biology
why are Grasshopper gather in packs?
Professor P. Simpson (University of Oxford, England) and his colleagues found sensitive hairs on the hind legs of grasshoppers, stimulating the need to gather in their h…
Biology
DNA revealed a descendant of Genghis Khan
Tom Robinson, an American, has long wondered about his family tree. However, he never thought that the ancestors of the lineage were forever in the Mongolian steppe.
Animal world
Visit the 'nightmare' room where 10,000 spiders live
Spiders are scary, just seeing one is enough to make us goosebumps. Yet scientists at Oxford University (UK) always have to live and work with ... 10,000 spiders in a ro…
Animal world
Doves find their way back not by training
The fact that the pigeons find themselves exactly where and how long has left many researchers confused, has now been answered.
Animal world
Red squirrels are about to become extinct
According to a recent study by British scientists, Red Squirrel will become extinct within 20 years.
Animal world
The 'contraceptive' way of hens
Hens can excrete sperm immediately after mating, and when they do, an average of over 80% of sperm of the male will be excreted, a new study at Oxford University, UK rev…
Animal world
The crow knows how to use the tool
A raven knows how to use tools to feed and explore dangerous objects that are being studied by scientists at Oxford University (UK).