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Orange tree ... lemon
Biology

Orange tree ... lemon

Juliet Nisbet, 48 years old, was surprised to see the orange tree at her home suddenly came out with lemons after years of normal orange production.

December 17, 2018
Plants produce thanks to 'perfume'
Biology

Plants produce thanks to 'perfume'

A parasitic plant uses aromatic chemicals to attract the attention of small mammals, so that their flowers are pollinated.

December 17, 2018
10 dangerous small animals in Vietnam
Biology

10 dangerous small animals in Vietnam

Being bitten by insects is not a rare thing in everyday life. However, subjectivity can lead to very serious consequences for health and life.

December 17, 2018
Cactus can also generate electricity
Biology

Cactus can also generate electricity

French scientists at the National Center for the first time produced electricity from a cactus that could light a light bulb.

December 17, 2018
Maintain a race without mating
Biology

Maintain a race without mating

Finally scientists also solved the question, how can a small organism flourish during the past 50 million years without mating?

December 17, 2018
10 small enemies eat on human bodies
Biology

10 small enemies eat on human bodies

Hookworms, scabies, roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms ... are parasites that cause people many unpleasant, annoying, even life-threatening diseases.

December 17, 2018
Sleep 120,000 years
Biology

Sleep 120,000 years

Buried under ice on Greenland for 120 millennia, a species of bacteria has risen after scientists found them.

December 17, 2018
Small watermelon as a ball
Biology

Small watermelon as a ball

A Dutch company discovered a fruit identical to watermelon, but 20 times smaller in South America.

December 17, 2018
Theory of new 'engine'
Biology

Theory of new 'engine'

For decades biologists have known that cells use very small molecular motors to move chromosomes, mitochondria, and other organelles in the cell.

December 17, 2018