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Ants 'diet' for carnivorous plants
Nepenthes bicalcarata live in the nutrient-rich peat forests on Borneo island. It is not a very effective carnivore. Their warm-leaf leaves lack smooth walls and sticky,…
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Deep threatens the London Olympics 2012
The parade of athletes and visitors to the Olympics is covered by oak trees, which on the oak canopy is where a worm is nesting and living. This is a worm, each with up…
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Russia first decoded DNA of ancient trunk
Russian scientists have for the first time deciphered the DNA sequence of the ancient timber tree Metasequoia whose remains are found on Axel Heiberg Island, north of Ca…
Biology
Horror rat carnivore
This is a plant close to Nepenthes spathulata, a carnivorous pitcher plant found on Indonesian and Sumatra islands of Indonesia. This plant can grow to more than 5 meter…
Biology
Huge pumpkin thanks to 'talking to people'
Chatting with regular trees is one of the measures a British gardener makes to create pumpkins with a mass of more than 140kg and bigger than an armchair.
Biology
Transform pine trees to increase carbon absorption
To maximize the role of plants in carbon sequestration and storage, US researchers have been working hard for more than half a century to improve pine needles. Finally,…
Biology
Find the oldest living body in the world
After two decades of studying a type of algae-eating microorganisms living in a lake in Norway, scientists on April 26 claim that it is one of the oldest living organism…
Biology
Produce clean water from the dense tree
The moringa (Moringa Oleifera scientific name) is a plant commonly grown for food, herbs and biofuels. Recently, American scientists discovered that the plant is also kn…
Biology
The only story about pine trees left after the Japanese tsunami
The only survivor in the 70,000 tree pine forest that stands in front of the sea in Rikuzentakata has become a symbol of hope in Japan, when the country struggled in the…
Biology
Two new species of ginger show up in Vietnam
Vietnamese researchers and international colleagues have discovered two new species of ginger that have beautiful flowers in Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai province.
Biology
New pests are found in Vietnam
Scientists have discovered new psyllids in Vietnam. This is a species often harmful on black star trees. The new psyllid is called Rioza hopeae, living in most of the so…
Biology
The most terrifying lethal poison
Smelling remote smoke poisoned, dilated pupils, lethargy are fatal symptoms of poisonous plants such as oleander, castor, poisonous water ... caused to victims.
Biology
Species wait 40 years to flower ... and die
After nearly 40 years, the Agave franzosinii plant first flowers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew (England). Before flowering, the Agave franzosinii plant grew 4 time…
Biology
The scavenger flowers bloom again
This exotic flower originates from equatorial tropical forests in Sumatra Province, western Indonesia, and is technically named Indonesia's Giant Calf Tree (Amorphophall…