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Russian scientists turn dangerous nuclear waste into ceramics
The new technology is based on a new absorber, which effectively concentrates radionuclides from various nuclear wastes and turns them into ceramics after a special heat…
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'Fake snow'- business is booming due to global warming
This year's Beijing Winter Olympics used 100% 'fake snow' (artificial snow) for the tournament. This snowmaking industry...
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African heritages on the verge of being 'swallowed' when sea levels rise
On the coast of North Africa, ancient cities live in the line of human history dating back millennia, and they are perhaps too close to the waves of the sea.
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Huge wormhole discovered at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean
Geologists have recorded the phenomenon of many large craters forming at an 'extraordinary' rate at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, CNN reported on March 15.
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14 simple ways to reduce plastic waste
Plastic is almost everywhere in life, and you can even chew it every day like gum. How serious is the problem of plastic waste?
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Discovered 'mystery warrior' against climate change?
Many organisms live in the sediments on the seafloor, and these huge numbers of organisms could play an important role, both in sequestering and sequestering carbon, and…
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Lead poisoning from car smoke reduces IQ of half of the US population
Newly published research shows that lead exposure from car exhaust has lowered the IQ of half of the US population. And a drop in IQ scores is just the beginning of othe…
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American startup sucks CO2 from the air to make diamonds
A startup is sucking CO2 from the sky and creating diamonds. The jewels will now help us fight climate change.
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Half of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of turning into savanna
More than half of the Amazon rainforest in South America could turn into savanna in the next few decades, according to a new study.
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The world is emitting 3 million masks every minute, that mountain of garbage is becoming a ticking time bomb
When the Covid-19 pandemic is over, the masks will remain there, not decomposing for tens, even hundreds of years.
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The cemetery contains 4,000 giant wind turbine blades in the US
Without effective recycling measures, wind turbine blades after the end of a 25-year operating cycle become a new threat to the environment.
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Plan to drill 20km deep to produce geothermal energy
An energy company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is looking to drill tens of kilometers deep, helping to harness geothermal energy near the Earth's core.
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The ice in Greenland melts from bottom to top, faster than ever
The ice covering Greenland is melting rapidly at the bottom, causing more and more water and ice to drift into the ocean, according to new research.
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Poland tests anti-smog sound 'cannon' to reduce pollution
In the fight against high levels of smog, Polish scientists are testing a type of sonic 'cannon,' which uses sound waves to propel harmful particles higher into the atmo…
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Strange story in the world: Using more than 100,000 diapers to pave the highway
A motorway is under construction in west Wales and this is a pilot project on environmental protection related to used diapers.