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Discover the gene that forms the fruit shape
Biology

Discover the gene that forms the fruit shape

The gene, SUN, is only the second gene discovered to play an important role in forming the long form of many different tomato varieties, according to Esther van der Knaa…

December 17, 2018
New complexity is discovered in the human genome
Biology

New complexity is discovered in the human genome

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that in addition to the total number of countable genes there is something else that causes genetic differences…

December 17, 2018
Termites - the world's fastest creatures
Biology

Termites - the world's fastest creatures

Blink and you'll miss this scene: a trivial termite Termes panamensis claps its jaws at a rate that passes through all the movement of mechanical energy on Earth.

December 17, 2018
Flying insects
Biology

Flying insects

Researcher Joel Héras has built a hat equipped with all kinds of cheeks

December 17, 2018
The facts are hard to believe about goldfish
Animal world

The facts are hard to believe about goldfish

Goldfish - Carassius auratus - scientific name is one of the freshwater fish that humans have domestically since very early, started from China 2,000 years ago.

December 16, 2018
Why is the Giraffe not dizzy?
Animal world

Why is the Giraffe not dizzy?

In just 1 or 2 seconds, a giraffe can lift its head from the ground to a height of about 4.5 meters without ever being stunned. So why don't giraffes get dizzy at such a…

December 16, 2018