Discover science
Gait reveals many personality traits
The way we move, from the position of the hands, the swinging of the arms, the pace of walking, ... can reveal many things about our personalities, according to the rese…
Palm
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Palm.
Topic archive
Articles about Palm
110 published items.
Discover science
Decoding the road pointing
For scientists, the presence of lines of hand plays a role in helping people live when they hold things.
Discover science
6 finger hand is a disaster?
The hands are 'wonderful gifts' of evolution for human beings. They can do everything, from needlework to logging. However, evolutionary biologists still do not really u…
Discover science
There is not much difference between big humans and monkeys
For the last 40 years, some scientists have made observations and it is increasingly difficult to identify what is characteristic of humankind.
Oceanography
A close-up of a rare moment when divers play with
Recently, images of divers swim freely and play with the
Oceanography
The sharks are approaching the whale shark to rub their backs
In the video, smaller silk sharks are alternating rubbing against the whale shark.
Space science
How valuable is the rock from Mars?
In late May, a shiny black Martian rock, so small that it could fit in the palm, was sold for $ 43,750 (more than 900 million dong). This rock is part of the Tissint met…
Space science
Enjoy the partial eclipse of the planet
The obscured sun is like a bright crescent on the cathedral roof in the Czech Republic and fits in the palm of a citizen in Jordan.
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
The truth about palm trees goes in Ecuador
The phenomenon of palm trees that can travel 20m each year along the forest floor in Ecuador may be an anecdote set up by guides to attract visitors.
Biology
The only exotic 'walking tree' in the world
Socratea exorrhiza is probably the only mobile plant in the world. The complex system of plant roots acts as a foot, helping the tree to constantly move toward sunlight…
Biology
Strangely, the tree grows only on land with diamonds
Scientists were surprised by the strange properties of this Pandanus palm.
Biology
Discovering the type of gene can increase palm oil production
Malaysian scientists have identified an important gene for oil palm, called the Shell gene, that can increase palm oil production and reduce pressure on tropical forests.
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…
Biology
Palm oil - future fuel or ecological disaster?
Considered to be one of the best biofuels to help limit the effects of global warming, palm oil is the cause of deforestation. Forests every day