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The silent savior of the Gulf of Mexico
Biology

The silent savior of the Gulf of Mexico

Scientists in the US have discovered a new strain of bacteria that eat oil rapidly growing in the Gulf of Mexico and helping to destroy oil particles.

December 17, 2018
GM genetically modified plants
Biology

GM genetically modified plants

Entering the twenty-first century, the world population has increased dramatically while agricultural area has been decreasing due to urbanization and industrialization.

December 17, 2018
Anti-cancer corn purple
Biology

Anti-cancer corn purple

Korean scientists have just developed corn seeds that contain substances that have anti-cancer potential 10 times higher than conventional corn varieties.

December 17, 2018
Exploiting diesel from wild plants
Biology

Exploiting diesel from wild plants

Environmentally friendly biodiesel due to its low sulfur content can be extracted from Jatropha tree seeds (Porridge), a plant that grows wild in our northern provinces.

December 17, 2018
Bees know how to count
Biology

Bees know how to count

With brain size just like sesame seeds, honey bees have shocked the scientists of Australia and Sweden as they show their mathematical recognition at their basic level.

December 17, 2018
The most spicy when fighting enemies
Biology

The most spicy when fighting enemies

Researchers at the University of Washington found that the chilliness of chili would increase in proportion to the amount of enemies it had to deal with like insects, fu…

December 17, 2018
Insects make spicy chili
Biology

Insects make spicy chili

If you are a fan of habañero salsa or excellent Thai food, you owe a lot to bugs, whether they are flightless or species that can only be observed through a microscope.…

December 17, 2018
Mexican people planted corn 10,000 years ago
Biology

Mexican people planted corn 10,000 years ago

The ancestor of the original corn plant grows wild in completely different Mexico, the modern plant is the most important food source in the world. While the evidence ob…

December 17, 2018
Plants from 2000 year old seeds still grow well
Biology

Plants from 2000 year old seeds still grow well

Just over 3 years old and about 4 feet tall, Methuselah is growing well. 'It's so lovely' is Dr. Sarah Sallon's comment on this date palm tree, its parents can be a sour…

December 17, 2018
Dispersed or extinct?
Biology

Dispersed or extinct?

According to a professor at the Queen's University, plants living in areas outside their natural habitat are unlikely to improve their viability when global temperatures…

December 17, 2018
Space vegetables
Biology

Space vegetables

You can lose your soul when you come across a 9.5 kg tomato, squash weighs 95 kg, eggplant weighs 6.3 kg, a cucumber is 0.6 m long or 23 cm long ...

December 17, 2018
Advantages of parasitic plants and animals.
Biology

Advantages of parasitic plants and animals.

The irony is that by damaging parasites sometimes help the host. Scientists have discovered that pollinated wasps, Pleistodontes imperialis and an Australian species (Fi…

December 17, 2018