Animal world
African elephants have the first-class sensitive aces
African elephants are known as intelligent animals, best able to distinguish different languages.
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Animal world
Why can alligators bite their prey fast?
The tiny, lumpy skin inside the crocodile's jaws helps this carnivorous reptile potentially extremely sensitive to external influences than the sensitivity of human fing…
Animal world
Mine detection with genetically modified mice
With sense of smell 500 times more sensitive to normal mice, genetically modified mice can become effective tools for human demining in the future.
Animal world
How do vampire bats suck blood?
By analyzing genetics and expression of heat-sensing organs (receptors) in the nose of fruit bats and vampire bats, researchers discovered heat receptors of vampire bats…
Animal world
4-foot wine tester
A 7-year-old dog in Australia has a super sensitive nose trained to become a wine tester.
Animal world
Animals also suffer from depression
Scientists at the University of Bristol, UK, have developed a new way to measure the emotional state of animals.
Animal world
The mysterious 'purple world' of birds
While humans can only see 3 types of light: red, green and blue, the bird has the ability to be sensitive to ultraviolet rays. In other words, for birds, we are colorbli…
Animal world
Variety of dogs
The dog's nose is extremely sensitive, can distinguish about 15,000 different smells, while the human nose can only distinguish about 12,000 smells.
Scientific application
Vietnam can search for the culprit causing oil spill on the sea
The Vietnam General Department of Sea and Islands completed the Oil-Sensitive Map System, along with a program to simulate oil slicks to track down culprits causing oil…
Scientific application
'Artificial leaves' produce electricity
A North Carolina University team developed a colloidal solar device - called 'artificial leaves'.
Environment
2018 hurricane season: Abnormal displacement storms, need to be wary of 'less sensitive' areas
The central region is always considered as a
Environment
In the US, using Wi-Fi in this town is illegal
Green Bank in West Virginia is probably the most outdated place in the US when people here are banned from using cell phones, Wi-Fi, TV and radio.
Environment
Cold weather can increase blood pressure
Scottish researchers have discovered an association between cold weather, low sunshine and heavy rain with the risk of hypertension. They also found that patients with w…
Environment
Amazon's freshwater ecosystem is sensitive to environmental degradation
River, lake and wetland ecosystems - covering about one fifth of the Amazon basin - are increasingly degraded by deforestation, pollution, construction of dams and water…