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Earth used to have a 10-meter-long worm
Scientists have found evidence of the existence of a giant worm up to 10 meters long from prehistoric times in the coastal city of Torbay, southwestern England.
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Climate change and flooding create biodiversity in the Amazon
The climate changes the Ice Age and the ancient flood, not the barrier barriers, may have pushed the evolution of new insects appeared in the Amazon jungle region of Sou…
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Ancient ecosystem is very similar to today's ecosystem
It is the world where the giant Anomalocaris cups meat of three-lobed beetles, contributing in that world to species that no longer exist on the earth today. But accordi…
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Early days of chocolate
Long before the Aztecs brought chocolate to the world, more ancient civilizations used cocoa, the source of chocolate-making materials, to create a completely different…
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Phishing screen smells of ancient cycads
One of the oldest plants in the world - sesame - uses a strong smell, a bit of heat and a bit of cheating to seduce insects to pollinate them.
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Successfully propagating an endangered plant species
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in in vitro propagation of Vietnamese yew - an ancient plant species considered as a living fossil of the gymnosperm indust…
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Detecting ancient flora of the same time as dinosaurs
Master Luong Van Dung (Department of Biology of Da Lat University) has discovered populations of three-sided oak trees (possibly born at the same time as dinosaurs) in a…
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Discovering ancient incense plants in Nam Dinh
Da Huong is a camphor tree, a small yellow yellow flower, blooming at the end of spring. Parts of the stem contain aromatic essential oils, aromatic burning wood as ince…
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Discovered ancient plant species in Lam Dong
Scientists of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park and Dalat University have discovered an ancient plant species living in the national park area, whose name is often called thre…
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Restores ancient potato varieties
Farmers of Aymara village, located in the Peruvian Andes, 3950 meters above sea level, successfully harvested many varieties of potatoes.
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Reconstructed virus from human genome.
A team of French scientists has announced the construction of a five million-year-old virus from part of the human genome. This ancient virus can help us understand how…
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Isolate bacteria that oxidize self-sustaining ammonia in the sea
For many years, microbiologists believe that ancient bacteria are 'extremophile' (organisms that live in extremely harsh environments). The limited physiological diversi…
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Fig - The first domesticated plant in the world
The ancient botanists have found evidence that the source of agriculture is the domestication of fig trees in the Near East 11,400 years ago. Domestication c
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Discovered a precious ancient medicine
In the process of surveying and searching for scientists from Hanoi University of Pharmacy, chaired by Prof. Pham Thanh Ky, Head of Pharmacy (Hanoi University of Pharmac…
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The most famous ancient trees in the world
From their high branches, for centuries watching them. Those old ancient trees are a testimony of human history, and they deserve to be respected