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Button mushrooms contain more antioxidants than other expensive mushrooms
The tiny white button mushroom (greasy mushroom - Agaricus bisporus) has more antioxidant properties than other expensive mushrooms.
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Microorganisms skip the process of releasing oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis
A surprising discovery made by scientists at the Carngie Institute
Biology
Today's insects are small due to less oxygen
Millions of years ago, giant insects had swept across the earth, but only after a while, they disappeared. Scientists don't know why they are just
Biology
Insects: The respiratory system is optimized
Insects can hold their breath for many days and still be okay ... Nature has provided them with a strange respiratory system, capable of closing the oxygen source to sto…
Biology
Insects will grow huge if the earth has plenty of oxygen
Nearly 300 million years ago, giant insects also roamed and flapped their wings on the planet, with dragonflies with large wingspan of hawks - about 76 cm. At that time,…
Biology
Methanobacterium - Gas source in the bottom of the water
Methane is the oldest organism on Earth. In the early days of the Earth's formation, in the pristine environment and lack of oxygen as in the dead, the first creatures w…
Biology
Aphids are also capable of diving like humans
In order to stabilize the underwater posture, divers often wear a inflatable jacket or be slightly deflated. The aphid species (Anisops deanei) specializing in backyard…
Animal world
Did you know: turtles survive through the winter by ... breathing on the butt
Turtles are cold-blooded animals - so their body temperature changes according to the external environment. If the underwater temperature is 1 degree C, then the tempera…
Animal world
The reason why East African mole rats can survive for 20 minutes without oxygen
An oxygen level is so low that humans will die within minutes.
Animal world
Massive dead fish covered the canal in America
Thousands of Atlantic oil sardines are trapped in the Shinnecock channel, the United States and died of suffocation, covering the canal.
Animal world
How do tadpoles breathe underwater?
We know that frogs are amphibians that can breathe through their lungs and skin. But when they were tadpoles they lived completely under water.
Animal world
The little things people know about spiders
Spider is always an obsession for most of us not only in real life but also in movies. But is it all scary?
Animal world
Why the dead fish float?
Other animals that die in the water often sink, particularly the fish quickly float to the surface. A special chemical mechanism made them so.
Animal world
Discovered animals with strange blue blood
The researchers found an Antarctic octopus that possessed exotic blue blood, allowing them to survive under temperatures below 0ºC and even higher temperatures due to gl…