Biology
When a bee loses sleep
Nobody works well when tired, and insects are no exception. Like humans, bees when sleepiness becomes a bad dancer and a poor communicator, according to New Scientist ma…
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Biology
Bacteria sleep 100 million years in the Arctic Ocean
The thermophilic bacteria on the ocean floor of the Arctic Ocean may have slept for 100 million years to wait for
Biology
'Elves' sleep in the garden
A photographer was stunned to see the strange animal on the log in the garden.
Biology
Sleep 120,000 years
Buried under ice on Greenland for 120 millennia, a species of bacteria has risen after scientists found them.
Biology
Discovering the gene that causes daytime sleep patterns
Researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, have discovered a gene involved in narcolepsy.
Biology
Detecting 'sleeping genes' in fruit flies
While scientists and physicists know what happens if you don't sleep 6 to 8 hours a night, they still haven't explained what really controls our sleeping needs. Research…
Biology
The evolution of sleep
The roundworm C. elegans, the main subject of research, may be the key to opening the door to one of the central biological mysteries: Why we sleep. Researchers at the U…
Biology
Causes of insomnia due to time zone changes
Circadian watches (clock to beat sleep rhythm) regulates the time of biological functions in most high-end organisms. Anyone who flies through many different time zones…
Biology
Brown BPH outbreaks, why?
Tens of thousands of farmers are losing their sleep because of brown backed rice plant hoppers. Why do hoppers flare and how to resist psyllids? Below is the article of…
Biology
Detection of genes involved in deep sleep
Swiss researchers have identified a type of gene that helps explain why some people sleep deeply and some sleep very well. The author of the study, Hans-Peter Landolt, p…
Animal world
Pair of black bears overslept on a 14-meter-high electric pole
Staff of electricity and gas supply company Manitoba Hydro discovered troubled black bears in southeastern Manitoba province, Canada, on the morning of October 31, CBC r…
Animal world
Close up of snakes specializing in biting people when they sleep, causing a terrible nightmare in Australia
Although they seem gentle on the surface, when they get angry, they will become aggressive and extremely scary.
Animal world
6 facts prove the animal world will never stop us from being surprised
Do you know the sleeping otter always holds hands? It is just one of the many truths people are not thinking about about the animals in the natural world.
Animal world
Unbelievable sight: Chicken sleeping with snakes
The TV channel WYFF-News reported that Sara Allison went to the chicken coop at her parents' house last night when she spotted a large snake curled up under the hen name…
Animal world
Set aside the spring to sleep, but what do the cat bosses dream about?
If there is a sleep contest, the cat boss will definitely be the champion. Simply because they spend the whole day sleeping, with a total duration of up to 18-20 hours p…