Space science
'Mars may exist in saltwater lakes'.
Some American scientists believe that saltwater lakes can be located directly below the surface of the red planet.
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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
The 87-year-old scientist deciphered the secret of growing rice with ... salty water
We know that traditional rice cultivation requires fields to be supplied with enough fresh water.
Biology
China: Breakthrough in saltwater rice cultivation
This type of rice is not grown in traditional fields irrigated with fresh water but on a beach on the Yellow Sea coast in Qingdao, Shandong Province.
Biology
Mexico successfully bred a new variety of beans rich in folic acid
Nutrition experts say that after cooking, the amount of vitamin in the transgenic beans is more than 328 micrograms, much higher than the 81 micrograms of regular beans.
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
how does the bloodthirsty spider choose moof?
A recent scientific study shows that blood-thirsty jumping spiders in eastern Africa detect primitive mosquitoes by observing their antennae. The BBC said the team of sc…
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
Poplar (Populus diversifolia) - Salty soil plants.
In the desert of Northwest China there is a big tall tree called Lake Yang or Ho dong. Unlike normal poplars, the lake has a strong resistance to drought, severe climate…