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New York will build composting islands
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New York will build composting islands

To mitigate the harmful effects, Present Architecture launched the initiative to build a series of composting islands along the city coast.

December 16, 2018
Chile suffered more than 300 earthquakes in a week
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Chile suffered more than 300 earthquakes in a week

In the past week, Chile's northernmost region has been constantly shaken by more than 300 earthquakes, but the scientific world has not yet been able to determine whethe…

December 16, 2018
Image of lightning strikes on space
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Image of lightning strikes on space

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has just published an impressive photo taken the moment a lightning appears in the atmosphere.

December 16, 2018
Increase solar energy efficiency
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Increase solar energy efficiency

Chinese experts use small-sized processing machines to make almost completely flat Fresnel lenses, capable of increasing the efficiency of solar panels.

December 16, 2018
The island of the Pacific Ocean
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The island of the Pacific Ocean

It is a coral island called Nadikdik, also known as Knox Atoll, is the southernmost atoll at the Ratak Chain Islands of the Marshall Islands.

December 16, 2018
He turned garbage into gas
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He turned garbage into gas

Turning waste into energy is no longer a novelty. The problem is that the waste treatment process often produces carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment.

December 16, 2018