A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the parasitic Varroa mite, new research shows. A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight ...

Li Jinsong, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology also pointed out importance of laboratories in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City ...

Maize is a globally cultivated staple crop and one of the most successful examples of heterosis utilization in food production. The development of elite inbred lines is critical for breeding hybrid ...

New research led by the University of Bath's Milner Centre for Evolution shows that shorebird species where females breed with multiple males in each season evolve significantly faster than monogamous ...

Sometimes it is difficult to believe that all dogs are related. How can the tiny chihuahua be from the same species as the massive Great Dane? A male beagle is usually between 14 and 16 inches tall; a ...

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed. Stress ...

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HAIKOU /China/, September 19. /TASS/. High-tech and knowledge-intensive enterprises of Sanya city, located on the southern coast of Hainan Island, plan to step up measures to utilize new productive ...