Archive for the 'Biology' Category

12 Sep

Cattle magnetic compass found with Google Earth

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 […]

08 Sep

Scientists germinate a 2,000 Years old palm tree seed

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 […]

14 Mar

Scientists grow bacteria in Moon’s soil

A huge step has just been made in the race to achieve a permanent lunar colony. Scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, have managed to set up a successful bacterial culture on a substrate made with lunar soil, plus the supplementation of air, water and light. They used a kind of […]

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