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IS cannibalism spreads to Europe
The tropical predator microbial disease discovered at IS strongholds may have spread to Europe after raging in the Middle East, experts warned.
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Bananas are in danger of extinction because of a fungal pandemic
A toxic fungal epidemic is threatening Southeast Asian banana fields and spreading around the world, prompting scientists to warn about bananas.
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Science proves we're going to have no bananas to eat
Banana farms around the world are at risk of being threatened by Panama epidemic, causing wilting and causing banana trees to die from dehydration.
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The only exotic 'walking tree' in the world
Socratea exorrhiza is probably the only mobile plant in the world. The complex system of plant roots acts as a foot, helping the tree to constantly move toward sunlight…
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The world's most unique worm
In the southern tropical forests of Brazil, there is a species called the lazy clown by the locals, the scientific name is Lonomia.
Biology
Many new and rare spiders are found in Australia and India
On July 27, Australian scientists announced the discovery of 13 new species of spiders in the dry tropical regions of the state's Cape York peninsula.
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Discovered a new plant species in Hon Ba-Khanh Hoa nature reserve
In the framework of the cooperation program between the Institute of Tropical Biology of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the Asian Center for Ecologica…
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Earlier in Aeginetia - The plant specialized in parasite
When the first rains fell into the tropical rainforest, the ginger family Zingiberaceae began to sprout, jubilantly.
Biology
Carbohydrates help plants fight drought
High levels of unstructured carbohydrate compounds (NSC) - including sugar and starch in plants - can help tropical plants extend their survival by 17 days in severe dro…
Biology
Siberia farms grow vegetables from Africa and South Asia
Perhaps the next encyclopedia of botany must be rewritten. Siberian scientists have found a way to make tropical vegetables adapt to the cold climate of Russia.
Biology
Discovering the type of gene can increase palm oil production
Malaysian scientists have identified an important gene for oil palm, called the Shell gene, that can increase palm oil production and reduce pressure on tropical forests.
Biology
Amphibious species take their skin ... feed me
On the outside, this species looks like normal worms, living mainly on the ground. Due to living in a dark environment, the visual organs of this amphibian completely di…
Biology
Flocking to see the largest flower
Hundreds of people flock to a botanical garden in southeastern Brazil to admire the Titan calf tree, the largest tropical flower and the most intense, once rare
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Detecting bacterial 'forest' in human navel
Human umbilical cord is a place to support a microbial ecosystem, very similar to the biodiversity of tropical forests, according to a new study.
Biology
Assassins specialize in hunting maggots
Experts have discovered the unprecedented points of a maggot insect in Central and South America.