The Blog of Science

A team of biologists from Germany and the Czech Republic made a surprising discovery: domestic cows and wild deer apparently have the ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field. But the most surprising aspect of the work relies on the tools and methodology employed. No expensive high-tech devices or extenuating field trips were involved. This five-people […]

A group of Israeli scientists have achieved the unthinkable when they germinated a 2,000 year-old seed of date palm. The seed, nicknamed Methuselah was found in the ruins of Herod’s palace, and after 26 months, it grew into a 1.2 metres tall plant.
Now the world’s oldest successful germination, Methuselah was found in the 60’s in […]