Biology
Discover the origin of the fungus that kills amphibians
A study in Science supported the idea that the pet trade helped spread the killer lines of chytrid mushrooms around the world.
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Biology
AI and robots help us find new 6000 viruses
Recently, scientists from the US Department of Energy's Genetic Institute had a huge discovery, when they found up to 6000 new viruses.
Biology
Fruit flies - animals that contribute to six Nobel prizes
Owning DNA similar to humans, fruit flies were selected as experimental subjects in many Nobel-winning scientific studies.
Biology
Successfully decipher the visual network of the fruit fly larvae brain
With about 2,000 cells, the fruit fly larva brain is much smaller than a brain of a mature fruit fly with 150,000 cells. Meanwhile, this number in the human brain is abo…
Biology
The largest tomato variety in the world
A new Gigantomo tomato variety sold in the UK can produce fruit more than 25cm across and weigh nearly 1.5kg, enough to feed a whole family.
Biology
Sunbathing insects to prevent disease
Paul Boxelder often concentrates in groups to sunbathe in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Given that this phenomenon is unusual, biologists from Simon Fraser U…
Biology
Direct movie recording when the HIV virus is born
Humans have never observed the time when viruses formed. US researchers have filmed one such birth directly - at a particular pathogen: HIV.
Animal world
The secret suddenly turned the falcon into the world's most
The falcon is capable of gliding from the highest corners down with lightning speed, and blinks at the mouse in the claws.
Animal world
Giant rabbits died on United Airlines aircraft may be due to stress
The giant rabbit that suddenly died in the cargo bay of United Airlines aircraft may be too stressed out by the sudden change in temperature and surrounding excitement.
Animal world
Students create 'killer frogs' in the laboratory
A group of students in the UK have successfully mated a rare and rare frog capable of killing 10 people with poison.
Animal world
Discovered a new bird, red crest in Cambodia
According to AFP news agency, scientists have discovered a new bird with red orange crest in the capital of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
Animal world
Red head mouse 're-exported' after more than 100 years
Scientists discovered a species of rat that has never been seen since 1898 in the El Dorado nature reserve, Colombia.
Environment
Increasing global temperatures change the shape of birds
The increase in global temperature has made the shape of birds smaller than before and increased the level of concern about the health of this animal.
Environment
Science rejects the bacteria eating arsenic
In a concussion finding published in the prestigious Science journal in 2010, strange bacteria in the Lake Mono area, eastern California (USA), are thought to live on an…
Environment
Controversy about California coming to a 9-magnitude earthquake
Former member of the US Geological Survey (USGS), Jim Berkland predicted that a strong 9-magnitude earthquake will occur in California this month.