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Orchids 70 years newly hatched once
Biology

Orchids 70 years newly hatched once

This flower was discovered in 1940 but almost disappeared in recent years. Scientists use cutting method to propagate 30 orchids and plant them in a secret place in natu…

December 17, 2018
Century trees rarely bloom
Biology

Century trees rarely bloom

The owner of the garden, Gerald Brantley, has put a sign to attract tourists to see plants rarely bloom. Even if it is not 100 years old, this plant rarely flowers, even…

December 17, 2018
Flowers bloom faster because of climate change
Biology

Flowers bloom faster because of climate change

According to research by scientists at California San Diego University and a number of other research institutes in the US, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atm…

December 17, 2018
Vietnam's 'flying flowers'
Biology

Vietnam's 'flying flowers'

Insects are likened to 'flying flowers' because they often have wings and bodies with vivid colors. In nature this is the group of animals with the most species on earth.

December 17, 2018
Gene controls the activity of flowers
Biology

Gene controls the activity of flowers

Researchers from Edinburgh University, Scotland (UK) have discovered a plant gene that can control the activity of flowers in the night.

December 17, 2018
Two new species of ginger show up in Vietnam
Biology

Two new species of ginger show up in Vietnam

Vietnamese researchers and international colleagues have discovered two new species of ginger that have beautiful flowers in Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai province.

December 17, 2018
Species wait 40 years to flower ... and die
Biology

Species wait 40 years to flower ... and die

After nearly 40 years, the Agave franzosinii plant first flowers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew (England). Before flowering, the Agave franzosinii plant grew 4 time…

December 17, 2018
The scavenger flowers bloom again
Biology

The scavenger flowers bloom again

This exotic flower originates from equatorial tropical forests in Sumatra Province, western Indonesia, and is technically named Indonesia's Giant Calf Tree (Amorphophall…

December 17, 2018
Strange flowers have scent
Biology

Strange flowers have scent

On an island off the coast of Madagascar, Greg Wahlert - Ph.D. botanist from the University of Utah has discovered a new flower up to 1.5 meters tall and blooms once a y…

December 17, 2018
Discover new anti-aging herb
Biology

Discover new anti-aging herb

Thuong son (Scientific name: Dichroa febrifuga) is a flowering plant, belonging to the family Hydrangeaceae. They are small trees, up to 2m tall, cylindrical, smooth, pu…

December 17, 2018
Beautiful flowers cure malaria
Biology

Beautiful flowers cure malaria

During the past 2,000 years, Chinese oriental medicine specialists have been treating malaria with root extract from a kind of hydrangea flower growing in Tibet and Nepa…

December 17, 2018
Discovered a new rare flowering plant in Fiji
Biology

Discovered a new rare flowering plant in Fiji

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on January 20 said scientists discovered a new flowering plant belonging to the rare Medinilla on Fiji's Kadavu…

December 17, 2018