Space science
More evidence of water on Mars
US scientists have discovered many large carbonate mineral salts in the rock seams on Mars. This proves that the red planet once had a lot of water.
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Space science
Is there ice on Mars?
The white objects on Mars are ice or salt? It was a question that haunted scientists for the past three weeks since the Phoenix probe began digging into the land at the…
Space science
Detecting salt deposits on Mars
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced on March 20 that the Mars probe Mars Odyssey has discovered evidence of salt sediments, dating back about 3.5 to 3.9 billion yea…
Doomsday
7 foods that help people survive the end of the world
Some foods such as honey, dried beans, dark chocolate, can still be eaten and fresh after a long time.
Biology
China successfully researched 'sea rice', capable of raising 80 million people
Chinese scientists have recently harvested alkaline-resistant
Biology
Amazing phenomenon: Moths steal tears when birds sleep
In Brazil visitors can witness an amazing phenomenon - the quiet interaction between butterflies and birds.
Biology
The plant reacts with salt like human reaction to pain
A new study has found that plants are creating a calcium wave to be able to survive in increasingly salty soil.
Biology
IRRI successfully developed super-salty rice varieties
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), based in the Philippines, said scientists at the institute have successfully developed super-salt-tolerant rice varieti…
Biology
Asian mosquitoes expand throughout Europe
Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) are mosquito species originating from tropical and subtropical regions in Southeast Asia. They can transmit viruses that cause…
Biology
Will salty wheat solve the food crisis?
Scientists believe that hard wheat with a 'like' salt gene that tends to grow rapidly in saline soil will solve the problem of food crisis in the future.
Biology
Successful breeding of wheat tolerates salinity
Using conventional breeding techniques, scientists at the University of Adelaide and the Commonwealth of Science and the Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have re…
Biology
Preliminary genes help create salt-tolerant wheat
Two types of genes that have just been discovered from a wheat variant have provided an important step forward in breeding salt-tolerant wheat varieties.
Biology
You will be surprised if you know what this hair is really!
When you are an insect of a size smaller than a salt crystal, the physical world around you will become extremely strange.
Animal world
Mountain goat herds stand on steep slopes to lick salt
Federica Grassi, a retired banker, took a series of photos that captured the moment when Alps mountain goats licked salt and other minerals on the Cingino dam in norther…
Animal world
Crocodile vs shark: what do you think will win?
You know, crocodiles don't just live in the Amazon, Nile or famous rivers in the world. Occasionally, they can go out to sea.