Biology
Turn chopsticks into biofuel
With a population of 127 million, Japan loses 90,000 tons of wood every year to produce disposable 'chopsticks'. The Japanese government is planning to convert used chop…
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Biology
Natural selection of butterflies
An international team of researchers has documented an unusual example of the natural selection of tropical butterfly species - speaking in terms of genetics - counter-a…
Biology
Farm in buildings - Sustainable solutions for urban in the 21st century
By 2050, nearly 80% of the population on Earth will settle in urban areas. From there, humanity is expected to welcome 3 billion new members. If we continue to apply far…
Biology
The mystery of the massive disappearance of bees in America
The beekeepers in the US are showing great concern. Since October 2006, beekeepers in 22 states have recorded a sharp drop in the number of bees in the nest. More than 3…
Biology
How does soil nutrients affect tropical forests?
Tropical forests are one of the most diverse plant populations on earth, and scientists have been studying for decades to identify the evolutionary and ecological proces…
Biology
China: creating an ivory elephant
Chinese scientists are studying to create an ivory elephant breed to limit hunting. To create the elephant, the researchers found that about 5% of elephants in Asia have…
Animal world
The evolution of animals does not keep pace with extinction
After five mass extinctions of the Earth, evolution has helped many animal populations to regenerate and diversify, filling the gaps created when species become extinct.
Animal world
Global vertebrate animals have decreased by 60%
On October 30, WWF published the Living Planet Report 2018 to follow the trend of wildlife populations development from 1970 to 2014.
Animal world
How scientists protect red crabs when Christmas is in danger
Located in Western Australia, 2600km from the coast, there is an island with an extremely impressive name: Christmas Island - also known as Christmas Island.
Animal world
'The American - Mexican wall' threatens wildlife
According to the article published in BioScience, the small population of symbolic animals like the big horned sheep, Mexican gray wolf and Sonoran branched hornbill wil…
Animal world
Finding new spiders 'transparent'
Get into a wet, muddy cave in Indiana state, USA, a scientist at the University of Indianapolis has discovered new spiders.
Animal world
Japan: Aging people, wild boar overgrown
Many other towns in Japan suffer from a large number of wild boar outbreaks while the population in rural areas is increasingly shrinking due to population aging.
Animal world
Orange mutant crocodile specializes in hunting bats in the cave
Archaeologist Richard Oslisly first discovered special dwarf crocodiles when they entered Abanda cave in Gabon in 2008 to search for traces of prehistoric people, accord…
Animal world
You plan to release genetically modified mice to deal with the rat pandemic
The numbers announced by authorities last week show that councils in London receive 100 complaints about rats and mice every day.
Animal world
Blood-sucking fish slaughtered native creatures in Lake My region
The population of rocky grouper declined significantly in many lakes in the Ngu Ho basin after the harsh winters in the 2013-2015 period, but their numbers are increasin…