Biology
A beetle named after the young environmental activist Greta
The name of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg was given to a beetle less than 1mm long, the color of honey, belonging to the species Ptiliidae, discovered in Kenya in the 1960s.
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The reason why the Egyptians worship the beetles eat dung
Understand more about beetles eating dung - hard-winged insects possess a special ability, worshiped by ancient Egyptians.
Archeology
Tutankhamun's beetle pendant is made from comets
The long history of the intact pendant was only discovered by thorough research from many industries.
Space science
Moon exploration robot
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robot Institute (USA) are studying, creating a Moon exploration and mining robot for NASA, called Scarab. They hope that the…
Biology
Astronomers know how to fly
Perhaps many of us never know the location of the Milky Way in the sky, but the beetles often look up