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Fa-rectification makes 1000km of solar-covered roads
The French government announced plans to build 1,000km of roads covered with solar panels over the next 5 years, with the goal of providing enough energy to about 5 mill…
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Houses crumbling after the earthquake in Taiwan
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck early this morning, damaging many buildings in southern Taiwan, including a collapsed 17-storey apartment building, leaving more than…
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4 Vietnamese were stranded in houses collapsed due to the Taiwan earthquake
At least four Vietnamese are trapped in a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan City, after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the early morning of February 6.
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Secondary forest - The key to reducing emissions
Restored tropical forests on reclaimed land for agricultural production and livestock grazing not only grow faster but also absorb a larger amount of CO2 than perennial…
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Giant iceberg kills 150,000 penguins
Scientists estimate that 150,000 Adelie penguins living along the Antarctic coast have died after an iceberg larger than the city of Rome, isolating their habitat, makin…
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Burial clothes help decompose quickly
Permanent burial clothes help accelerate the process of decomposing corpses, eliminate toxins that accumulate in the body and promote the speed of transporting nutrients…
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The unimaginable power comes from burning candles
Research results published in the scientific journal Electrochimica Acta showed that: Burning a candle can produce electricity equivalent to an automobile battery.
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Air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people every year
After combining pollution statistics and health statistics, experts have confirmed that every year pollution is killing the lives of 1.6 million people in China and 1.3…
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The river boiled water boiled everything in the Amazon forest
The river stretches over 6km through the Amazon forest with an average temperature of 86 degrees Celsius, making most animals lose their lives if they accidentally fall…
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Derecho - The most destructive typhoon in history
An extremely powerful and dangerous storm with hail or lightning can destroy in large areas ...
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The greenhouse effect can prevent life from living outside of Earth
A strong greenhouse effect can make the planet too dry, detrimental to life development.
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Poopó Lake 1000km2 wide suddenly disappeared
The European Aeronautics Agency (ESA) has just published satellite images taken from April 2014 to January 2016, confirming that the second largest Lake Poopó in Bolivia…
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Two-thirds of the world's population lacks serious water
New research shows that the number of people suffering from severe dehydration is much higher than previous statistics.
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Norway spends nearly 4 million USD researching sea CO2 storage
Norway on January 4 announced it will conduct a feasibility study on the idea of storing carbon dioxide (CO2) at three different locations outside the Norwegian contin…
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California issued a state of emergency because of a gas disaster
California governor Jerry Brown on January 6 announced a state of emergency after gas leaked in Los Angeles City for more than two months, leaving thousands of people ev…