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Scarcity of food has 'super trees'
Scientists from the Department of Biology, Technion University (Israel) have successfully bred new drought-resistant varieties with the characteristics of low water cont…
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Exotic plants after the Fukushima disaster
The catastrophic leak of radiation at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant two years ago seems to have caused long-term consequences and one of them is to cause plants…
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
Female flies ... sperm when mating
Flies with Ulidiid have a very strange habit: after mating, it releases male sperm and eats. Their strange behavior allows flies to choose their fathers for their childr…
Biology
Find out how to plant trees
Money does not grow on trees but gold is possible. An international team of scientists has found a way to develop and harvest gold from crops.
Biology
Li explained the phenomenon of tree cries when ... thirsty
The fact that the tree makes a sound (in addition to the rustling of leaves in the wind) is not something new. However, the sound emitted may indicate that the physical…
Biology
Anti-flood grass was born
Scientists from the British Biotechnology Research Council and a number of other research institutions have hybridized long-tail buffalo tailed grass and turf grass to c…
Biology
Cicada-style bactericidal
Use a rubber bag filled with water, put on a surface with many jagged nails. Although the surface is not too sharp, over time, the weight of water will also make the rub…
Biology
'Caffeine addiction'
US researchers say they have created caffeine-addicting bacteria, which can be used in areas such as water source decontamination or pharmaceutical production.
Biology
Bacteria 'lay' golden eggs
Among the most bizarre creatures in the world there is a bacterium that transforms yellow water into tiny gold ingots. Chemists always think hard about why Delftia acido…
Biology
Garden in glass jar
Trees in a large glass jar are still growing normally even though their owners have sealed their vials for more than 40 years.
Biology
Detecting algae can 'eat' cellulose
The flowers need water and light to grow. Even children know that plants use sunlight to gather energy from soil and water.
Biology
Seedless watermelon with apples
After the square watermelon, from the summer of 2013, many water fruits fans will enjoy apple-sized watermelons.
Biology
Why does the mobile phone run and jump on the water?
Researchers from the University of Cambridge learned how the flying crickets fly easily on the water.
Biology
Plants know how to swim to avoid enemies
Susanne Menden-Deuer, a marine expert at the University of Rhode Island in the US, and her colleagues observed Heterosigma akashiwo, a microalgae, in the lab. Livescienc…