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Why is the Mid-Autumn Moon bigger and redder?
Space science

Why is the Mid-Autumn Moon bigger and redder?

Mid-Autumn Moon is the nearest moon on Autumn day. Turning around the Earth at a low angle of the horizon during this time of year, the moon rises after sunset for sever…

December 17, 2018
Tell stories to visit NASA
Space science

Tell stories to visit NASA

In the autumn of 2006, on the occasion of working in the US, the delegation of Vietnamese scientists had a trip to visit the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), for 10 days (Aug…

December 17, 2018
Pumpkin weighs more than a ton to carry by truck
Biology

Pumpkin weighs more than a ton to carry by truck

Stuart and Ian Paton officially set a record at the Autumn Pumpkin Festival at Netley, Southampton, England, after planting a giant pumpkin weighing over a ton, Long Roo…

December 17, 2018
Why leaves are red in autumn
Biology

Why leaves are red in autumn

Due to the yellow color attracting the attention of harmful insects, many plants deal with their own red leaves to reduce their losses in the fall.

December 17, 2018
Why do leaves change color?
Biology

Why do leaves change color?

For years, scientists have wondered how the leaves prepared for a sprawling performance in autumn. The molecules behind yellow and orange are well understood, but s

December 17, 2018
When does the spider fly?
Biology

When does the spider fly?

Do you think only Spider-Man can fly? Just wrong. Notice the cloudy autumn days or spring days, there are many spheres floating in the air - spiders are looking for food…

December 17, 2018
Red leaves when autumn comes to fight stress
Biology

Red leaves when autumn comes to fight stress

Scientists already know why some leaves turn into yellow and orange in the fall, but they are still not clear why a tree turns red. A new study shows that red leaves hel…

December 17, 2018
Lizard camouflage autumn leaves
Animal world

Lizard camouflage autumn leaves

Scientists say they have snapped the anomaly-shaped lizards with long tails disguised as autumn leaves in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar, off the east coa…

December 16, 2018