
Animals


The bees have started to build nests entirely from plastic waste
The amount of plastic waste on the Earth has reached catastrophic proportions, and this is evidenced by even the behavior of bees. In 2013, scientists found that some bees collect …
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Saber-toothed tigers were stronger than previously thought
The purpose of the huge fangs of saber-toothed tigers a long time is the cause of disputes between different scientists. Some researchers believe that the ancient cat killed his victims …
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The robot learned to save energy like sloths
When you create robots engineers are often inspired by real animals — they are often borrowed both the anatomical and the chemical-biological characteristics. For example, graduates of the Georgia Institute …
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Rodents-superheroes: naked mole rats do not feel many types of pain
New research shows that several species of African naked mole develops a supernatural ability to endure certain types of pain, including discomfort caused by acid, chili pepper, and hot mustard. …
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Genetically modified fungus can kill 99% of malarial mosquitoes
Malaria is very dangerous disease that spreads through mosquito bites, is annually causing the deaths of about 400,000 people. To reduce the population of malarial mosquitoes, the researchers used insecticides, …
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Amaterskog the last male Rhino died, but the species was not extinct. How can this be?
Sumatran rhinos are on the edge of extinction even in 2015, as it was then in the world there are only two representatives of this species. In the coffin of …
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The bone of an American mastodon on the farm can attract scientists from around the world
About 30 years ago, a couple of farmers from Iowa have discovered on his property the bones of a huge animal. It was first identified as a mammoth, but then …
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Spot spiders, peacocks almost do not reflect light. Why?
Male spiders-the peacocks know how to attract females: with dances and optical tricks. What? Microscopic bulges on the outer skeletons of these arachnids make velvety black areas darker than normal …
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Biologists found unknown marine larvae and do not know what will grow from them
Our planet is still full of unknown living beings, and most of them live in the depths of the ocean. Recently, biologists from the Smithsonian Institute were able to find …
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