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How do mosquitoes seek targets to burn?
Biology

How do mosquitoes seek targets to burn?

A new study revealed that mosquitoes target certain targets to burn by using a sequence of three signs: smell, then images and finally heat.

December 17, 2018
Trees can be 'angry' because the earth heats up
Biology

Trees can be 'angry' because the earth heats up

Recently, American scientists have announced that, due to global warming, plants can 'get angry', become dangerous to the atmosphere and to life on the planet in general.

December 17, 2018
The fruit fly flies backwards
Biology

The fruit fly flies backwards

Austrian experts have created a line of fruit flies that can fly backwards like Michael Jackson's famous dance technique.

December 17, 2018
Create biofuel in just a few dozen minutes
Biology

Create biofuel in just a few dozen minutes

Heating microalgae in high pressure cookers can speed up the production of crude oil from millions of years (in nature) to several tens of minutes.

December 17, 2018
Future energy
Biology

Future energy

It is estimated that about 80 years from now, the energy sources we are using will be exhausted because people have been making the most of their use, and with the level…

December 17, 2018
Phishing screen smells of ancient cycads
Biology

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.

December 17, 2018
Transgenic potatoes are used as paper
Biology

Transgenic potatoes are used as paper

Currently, biotechnology industry is heating up because of genetically modified potatoes. If approved, this GM potato will be the first genetically modified product to b…

December 17, 2018
Bees choke enemies to death
Biology

Bees choke enemies to death

The new discovery raises the total number of ways bees use to deal with enemies into 3, including: burning - which means that bees commit suicide, heat others, and cripp…

December 17, 2018
Urban 'ants' suffer better heat
Biology

Urban 'ants' suffer better heat

The heat of cities is changing the way it responds to the intense temperature of urban living ants, providing an overview of the impacts that global climate change can c…

December 17, 2018
Bees alternate air conditioning in the nest
Biology

Bees alternate air conditioning in the nest

The adjustment of temperature in the honeycomb is done by a strict division of labor. Besides the bee-keeping bees, there are always those that work to fan the larvae wh…

December 17, 2018