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The relationship between sex and age in worms
Biology

The relationship between sex and age in worms

A group of scientists studying sex pheromone in worms found that this pheromone simultaneously controls a stage in the worms' life cycle, the long-lived larval stage.

December 17, 2018
No smell, no sex in Japanese beetles
Biology

No smell, no sex in Japanese beetles

If a male bug of the Japanese beetle family cannot detect pheromone sex hormone produced by the female, it will not be able to determine the location of the female as we…

December 17, 2018
Workers were brainwashed
Biology

Workers were brainwashed

A new finding published in Science shows that since childhood, all worker bees have been

December 17, 2018
How do orchids affect their pollinators?
Biology

How do orchids affect their pollinators?

Everyone knows the orchid structure has a special feature, which is the petal below that turns into a lip, like a landing area for pollinators (pollinator). Lip wings tr…

December 17, 2018
American sex hormones use fish trap blood
Animal world

American sex hormones use fish trap blood

The parasitic invasive fish with scary shapes harms native animals to the point that American authorities have to develop a new method to limit their reproduction.

December 16, 2018
Baby mouse tears restrain old mice
Animal world

Baby mouse tears restrain old mice

A study from Harvard - USA showed that baby mouse tears contained a chemical that inhibited the desire of male mice.

December 16, 2018
Vitamins enhance attractiveness
Animal world

Vitamins enhance attractiveness

Essential nutrients such as vitamins can act as pheromones to attract the opposite sex, at least in lizards. That is the conclusion of the Spanish researchers. They gave…

December 16, 2018