Archeology
Discover the world's oldest forest ruins
Researchers unearthed the remains of a forest stretching 400 km from New York State to Pennsylvania more than 380 million years ago.
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Biology
Kenya has a headache trying to deal with 'devil cactus'
The ability to take root from every part and layer of thorns makes Opuntia cacti a threat to people, cattle and wildlife.
Biology
Plants know pain when cut and whine when not watered
Recent research by scientists shows that plants also feel pain and emit a groan when not watered.
Biology
How garden will attract more insects?
The alarm is sounding about the global decline in insects! Recent studies show that the number of insects is plummeting, due to habitat loss and pesticides.
Biology
Amazon forest trees have longer leaves than adults
Coccoloba gigantifolia grows 15 meters tall, has 2.5 meter long leaves, most likely the largest leafy species of the dicotyledonous plants.
Biology
Are there insects in the figs we eat?
Are insects really dead in figs? You can hear rumors, and it turns out that (sometimes) it's true. But when you learn about the whole relationship between figs and insec…
Biology
Banana trees become a renewable source of bioplastics
Biodegradable 'plastic' bags made from a banana plant may sound a bit ... bananas, but some Australian researchers have found a way to do that and make it a public solut…
Biology
The photo makes many people tremble, but it is extremely happy news for science
A spider was scary. Now imagine the same spider, but there are dozens of them crawling while crawling?
Animal world
Electric eel lights a Christmas tree in the US
Visitors to the Tennessee aquarium may be shocked to learn that the Christmas tree is being lit from an unusual renewable energy source - an electric eel.
Biology
The big tree trunk burned from within
Australian residents on their way home from a forest fire discovered a large wooden tree burned with fire from the inside.
Biology
The secret of the oldest tree in the world is still alive
The Methuselah tree remains rooted where it has grown for more than 4,800 years before the time of the Egyptian Pyramids. - VnExpress Travel
Animal world
The unique tree snake in Australia can ... jump from tree to tree
Australia is a place of nurturing strange and wonderful things that attract the curiosity of many biologists. Recently, researchers from Virginia Tech have discovered so…
Discover science
If you thought growing a houseplant could purify the air, you're wrong!
Filling your house with plants may make you happier, but it will not help you breathe any cleaner unless you have to grow an extremely large number of plants.
Archeology
4,500 year old stone circle discovered in the forest
Ancient buildings with a diameter of 25 m hidden under the trees were discovered thanks to laser scanning technology from above.
Biology
Story about 'devil tree': Witness the massacre of 1 family and many other deaths
In the past, many people intended to cut down an oak tree more than 200 years old, also known as a devil tree, but failed.