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Great biofuel from algae
Biology

Great biofuel from algae

Hundreds of companies and laboratories around the world are racing aggressively to find an economical way to process

December 17, 2018
Loss of traditional plant varieties
Biology

Loss of traditional plant varieties

Farmers in poor countries are losing traditional crop varieties due to the tight management of these companies, making it difficult for them to cope with climate change…

December 17, 2018
Can produce diesel fuel from mushrooms
Biology

Can produce diesel fuel from mushrooms

Many fungi cause plants to produce a mixture of hydrocarbons - chemical compounds that are very similar to the composition of fuels.

December 17, 2018
Apply plants with love hormones
Biology

Apply plants with love hormones

Indian officials are troubled by the situation that many farmers in the country use oxytocin to fertilize pumpkin and cucumber, to promote tree growth.

December 17, 2018
Known plants destroy themselves
Biology

Known plants destroy themselves

Austrian scientists claim that plants also have the ability to self-destruct a part of the body, in response to an attack.

December 17, 2018
Corn genetically alters itself
Biology

Corn genetically alters itself

By cultivating more genes, Swiss scientists have just created corn that is able to secrete chemicals to kill them when they chew on their roots.

December 17, 2018
Explore the world of warm lid trees
Biology

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.

December 17, 2018
Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm
Biology

Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm

The vermin pests cause millions of dollars to farmers every year and are the cause of the widespread use of chemical pesticides, which eventually become immune to the th…

December 17, 2018
Water plants themselves
Biology

Water plants themselves

Israeli scientists have discovered desert Rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus), the first plant in the world to water itself, in the Negev desert - one of the driest regions in…

December 17, 2018
Secrets of the emergence of angiosperms
Biology

Secrets of the emergence of angiosperms

The emergence of many angiosperms (also known as flowering plants) on Earth, especially their rapid spread in the Cretaceous (approximately 100 million years ago) is tho…

December 17, 2018