Animal world
New species of water bear reveals the secret of immortality
Understanding the genes that make these tiny creatures resistant to radiation could open up a range of applications, from cancer treatment to space exploration.
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Scientific application
Vietnamese master creates automatic lemon peeler
Master Tran Le Trung Chanh, Polytechnic School, Can Tho University, has created a prototype automatic lemon peeler that can peel 240 lemons in one hour.
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Why can't venomous animals be dangerous to themselves?
Venomous animals such as snakes, frogs, bees, spiders... all possess distinct mechanisms to avoid harming themselves.
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Special mechanisms in human evolution suggest the intervention of external intelligence!
New discoveries in the field of genetics are raising explosive questions about human origins and evolution.
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Human instinct is to go in circles
In the absence of external directional signals, lost people usually do not go more than 100 meters from their starting point, no matter how long they travel.
Videos
Video: How do window blinds work?
Roller blinds with horizontal louvres have a simple zipper-based operating mechanism and are commonly used to cover windows.
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Cable cars inherently have the principle of 'extremely safe', why do accidents still occur?
Designed with a safe and durable mechanism, many cable car systems around the world still have unfortunate incidents.
Health
Finding the 'miracle drug' to reverse aging is surprisingly simple
Scientists from the Amsterdam University Medical Center have identified a special mechanism involving lipids that can reverse micro-aging.
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Science has found a mechanism to help the brain turn experiences into long-term memories, you can also try it
Some events are clearly stored in the brain even though they happened a long time ago, while there are events that fade into oblivion even though they happened just yest…
Animal world
Darwin's bark spider spins silk to 'build a bridge' 25m long
Thanks to its extremely unique silk-spinning mechanism and knowing how to take advantage of air currents, Darwin's bark spider can build a 25m long 'bridge' across the r…
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After a tiring day of work, why do you still try to stay up all night scrolling on your phone?
There is a very catchy name for this psychological effect. Scientists call it
Scientific application
Vietnamese scientist makes robot skeleton for stroke patients
The robot skeleton created by the research team at SHTP Labs has a mechanism similar to a human leg, serving physical therapy for people with strokes and leg injuries.
Biology
Scientists decode the 'cry for help' response of plants to pathogens
Chinese researchers have revealed how plants assemble rhizosphere microorganisms through mechanisms
Oceanography
The dangerous blow helps sperm whales repel killer whales
Sperm whales off the coast of Australia use a rare defense mechanism to force attacking killer whales to retreat.
Scientific application
Research on biochar to improve soil acidity and salinity
Biochar has been researched a lot on its mechanism of reducing heavy metal concentrations in water and soil.