Health
10 houseplants that are slowly poisoning your health - VN Knowledge
Planting indoors helps to purify the air, but sometimes it also has a negative effect on your health. Some of the plants below are so familiar...
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Environment
Lead poisoning from car smoke reduces IQ of half of the US population
Newly published research shows that lead exposure from car exhaust has lowered the IQ of half of the US population. And a drop in IQ scores is just the beginning of othe…
Oceanography
Unusual Poison Wave - The killer no one wants to see at sea
The researchers recorded a 17.6-meter-tall toxic or killer wave off Vancouver Island, three times larger than the surrounding waves.
Alien
Creatures living in boiling water, full of poison: Clues to alien life
Creatures inhabiting a boiling lake full of acid and toxic metals near the Poás volcano in Costa Rica could be the guide to future alien life-hunting missions.
Oceanography
How do puffer fish inflate and why do they do it?
With the poison in his body and the ability to inflate himself into a ball of spikes, the puffer fish can scare off many of its enemies.
Archeology
Found evidence of mercury poisoning in humans more than 5,000 years ago
The earliest evidence of mercury poisoning has been found in 5,000-year-old human skeletons buried in Spain and Portugal, according to a new study.
History
The mystery of deaths 5,000 years ago related to mercury poisoning
Scientists have found the first evidence of mercury poisoning in 5,000-year-old human bones in Spain and Portugal causing horrific deaths.
Biology
Horror plants contain poison so strong that monkeys do not dare to climb, touch blind eyes!
Just by its appearance, it is easy to identify the Vong Dong tree as a dangerous plant. They are known as one of the 5 most poisonous plants in the world.
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The strange case that shook the Qianlong period: A series of guests lost their lives because of... spider silk
A party that was going on happily suddenly turned into a crime scene where diners died from poisoning for unknown reasons.
Biology
Solution to kill disease-causing mosquitoes with sweet radish
Swedish scientists have found a new way to kill malaria-causing mosquitoes by tricking them into sucking up poisoned sweet radish juice.
Food safety
Top 7 vegetables that are not cooked well but eaten raw will make the body poisoned
Many people like to eat raw vegetables because they think that vegetables can lose weight and avoid losing nutrients, but not all vegetables can be eaten raw.
Food safety
Be careful with toxins generated from vacuum-sealed food
Experts warn that food stored in an anaerobic environment such as vacuum can produce extremely dangerous botulinum toxin.
Food safety
Not only do they look terrible, but coconut worms also cause severe poisoning for people who eat them
Palm weevils, coconut weevils... are one of the common weevil species in our country.
Food safety
Traveling to the sea, be careful with what kind of specialties?
Cases of food poisoning mainly focus on the heat phase, the cause of poisoning can be caused by chemicals and natural toxins of food, but above all, it is still caused b…
Food safety
5 foods if you 'forget' blanching before cooking is like swallowing poison
Some foods bought from the market often get stuck with dirt, bacteria, so it is best to buy them, besides cleaning, you need to blanch them with boiling water before pro…