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Land of sea urchin
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Land of sea urchin

In the breeding season, hundreds of thousands of sea urchins often return to Bass Rock Island, making it one of the largest concentration places in the world.

December 16, 2018
Rocket division drifted after heavy rain
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Rocket division drifted after heavy rain

Large metal pipes, believed to be part of a ballistic missile, drifted into a village in Siberia, Russia, after a massive flood swept through the area.

December 16, 2018
Discover the largest reservoir on Earth
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Discover the largest reservoir on Earth

This is considered to be the largest lake of the Earth when the amount of water contained in it can be equal to the amount of water that the continents on Earth combine.

December 16, 2018
Earth's crust is unstable over time
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Earth's crust is unstable over time

'Our research results have challenged the notion that the movement speed of tectonic plates is stable over time', according to Phys.Org quoted Kent Condie, a professor a…

December 16, 2018
Western Amazon is threatened by oil pollution
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Western Amazon is threatened by oil pollution

A new study of polluted areas shows that the West Amazon, an extremely bio-cultural and diverse area, may have been contaminated by widespread oil pollution over the pas…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rains in southern China killed 26 people
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Heavy rains in southern China killed 26 people

The Office of the National Disaster Mitigation Commission said that from June 18, heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in some areas such as Jiangnan, China, an…

December 16, 2018