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The poisonous tree species causes many deaths in Vietnam
Cat eye tree also has many other names such as mimosa, virgin brown or virgin swamp. This tree has relatives with many virgin trees growing in Vietnam.
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Animal world
Discover exotic virgin crabs and Hoa Binh specialties
Virgin crabs are considered 'unique' crabs and often occur in Bay Mi, Ba Gia and Bai Nha forests of Hoa Binh province.
Animal world
The 'virgin' spider donates itself as a prey for the young spider mite
Velvet spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola) donate their own bodies as meals for young hungry spiders according to the results published in the October issue of Science Direct.
Animal world
Virgin mothers in the natural world
We often think that virginity is an amazing phenomenon, and cannot happen in humans. But for many animals, they can reproduce sexually, but choose to reproduce singularl…
Animal world
Strange story about sheep
Farmers on a farm in Nottinghamshire, central England have just received a bizarre story on Christmas, after a female lamb with a non-pregnant ultrasound results suddenl…
Animal world
Snake virgin giving birth
For the second time in two years, a captive snake in America gave birth without any relationship with the opposite sex.
Animal world
'Husband-free' snake
Professor Warren Booth, a scientist at the University of Tulsa in the US, and colleagues colluded dozens of individuals with the pregnancies of two species of cobra and…
Animal world
Spiders also like 'virgin'
A surprisingly unexpected finding: male spiders prefer to mate with female spiders and silk rather than choose big and experienced girls.
Scientific application
Eliminate mimosa trees
Mai Duong grows fast, thrives, strong births can quickly form carpets, large shrubs and forests, overwhelming other species that cannot grow.
Scientific application
Successfully produced super-pure potatoes
Ms. Tran Thi Hang, Director of Lao Cai Agriculture-Forestry Seed Center, said that the Center has just bred and successfully produced the disease-free Atlantic super-pot…
Scientific application
Eliminate 3 seriously invasive alien species
By 2020, three seriously invasive alien species, Pomacea canaliculata, Mimosa pigra and Mimosa diplotricha, must be controlled and eradicated nationwide.
Environment
Testing biofuel for aircraft
As the climate change is getting more and more worrisome, the Virgin Group is preparing to test clean, first biofuels for aircraft, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, c…
Environment
The first train powered by biodiesel
The train, Virgin Voyager, will be used on the Weymouth service to Waterloo in a six-month trial, and passengers will not see anything different from a regular train.
Environment
25 million USD to find solutions to reduce greenhouse effect
Boss Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, yesterday (09-02) announced the award of $ 25 million to the first scientist to find the best measures to reduce emis…
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Beautiful incredible paradise beneath the ocean
All of these creatures are brilliant in color, which seems to adorn the beauty of the vast ocean.