Cancer
Japanese scientists use worms to kill cancer cells
The team from Osaka University discovered that it is possible to encase the worms in a hydrogel shell containing compounds useful as cancer drugs.
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Animal world
Top 'peace-loving' animals in the animal world: Dislikes conflicts, 'competitions' by comparing one thing
The Galapagos Tortoise is a very competitive animal in the animal kingdom.
Oceanography
'Army' of thousands of crabs stacked under the sea
'Army' of thousands of native spider crabs appear in shallow waters off Australia's southern coast. They clustered into giant crab mounds underwater, some as tall as a p…
Animal world
Admire the giant fire snail found only in peninsular Malaysia
The fire snail is the largest species of snail in Peninsular Malaysia.
Archeology
Ancient Australians and Americans ate billions of oysters for thousands of millennia
Ancient Australians and Americans ate billions of oysters for thousands of millennia
Oceanography
Stunned with strange creatures like coming from aliens
Looks like a creature from the alien monster movies, but in fact the strange creature you see is conchoderma auritum - rabbit ears. This is a species of the upper mandib…
Scientific works
Russia's Krasnopol artillery shells: Bach Phat, a hit
Russian Krasnopol artillery shells have the advantage of stability, while American Excalibur shells help artillery reconnaissance to hide more safely.
Animal world
Why do turtles have shells?
Turtles are a very strange reptile compared to other reptiles, especially in the carapace, so why do they have shells? How do they evolve?
Oceanography
A strange creature with a shell full of round holes that people with hole syndrome must avoid!
If you are a person who has a fear of round holes (Trypphobia) - a syndrome that affects up to 15% of the world's population, you will surely feel fear, avoidance, worse…
Space science
Supernova has a strange 'reverse shock wave'
A new study reveals that a powerful shock wave traveling through a cloud of gas left behind by a star's exploding death has an oddity: Part of it is heading in the wrong…
Oceanography
The secret to helping Antarctic scallops not freeze
Thanks to a special shell structure with many small ridges, Antarctic scallops can survive in extremely cold environments.
Scientific application
9x Vietnamese inventor makes fabric from seafood shells
A young Vietnamese-born inventor, Uyen Tran, found a way to reuse shrimp shell by-products and combine coffee grounds into a substitute for leather.
Life
Rare disease causes a girl in Slovakia to have skin as thick as a turtle's shell
A rare genetic condition causes a girl in Slovakia to have skin up to 8mm thick, lose her eyelids, two fingers and four toes and cannot regulate her body temperature.
Animal world
Admire the Cuban painted snail - The most beautiful snail in the world
Just looking at the beautiful swirling colors on their shells, it's easy to see why the Cuban painted snail is considered the most beautiful snail in the world.
Archeology
The world's oldest jewelry necklace is up to 150,000 years old
The 150,000-year-old shell necklace is said to be the oldest piece of jewelry in the world.