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Water plants themselves
Biology

Water plants themselves

Israeli scientists have discovered desert Rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus), the first plant in the world to water itself, in the Negev desert - one of the driest regions in…

December 17, 2018
Ants are 'taking over' Europe
Biology

Ants are 'taking over' Europe

An ant species originating from the Black Sea region has invaded more than 100 areas in Europe and is heading north.

December 17, 2018
Butterflies 'vampires' use blood as gifts
Biology

Butterflies 'vampires' use blood as gifts

Scientists have discovered a blood-sucking moth in Russia's Siberia region. Their blades have hooks and prongs to drill deep into the prey's skin.

December 17, 2018
Why not pour the tree before a storm?
Biology

Why not pour the tree before a storm?

15 years ago, when vacationing in the Landes region, German physicist Claus Mattheck stood in front of a sea pine tree. Although it was blown away by the west wind, the…

December 17, 2018
Tree forest live by fog
Biology

Tree forest live by fog

Plants in a rare forest in the desert region of Oman have supplied themselves with seasonal fog, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists revealed. The pheno…

December 17, 2018
Why do humans have so few genes?
Biology

Why do humans have so few genes?

When leading biologists around the world are trying to explain the human genome in the late 1990s, they try to estimate the number of genes contained in the 3 billion ba…

December 16, 2018
Western tiger serpent, only heard ...
Animal world

Western tiger serpent, only heard ...

In the Western region, under the river fish and coral are king fish, on the mountain forest, rattan cobra is a snake type. The giant snake every time is a rushing storm…

December 16, 2018