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Lock CO2 into the stone
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Lock CO2 into the stone

Next month, a team of international scientists will inject a mixture of solution into a deep hole in a volcano in Iceland in an effort to permanently lock down CO2 under…

December 16, 2018
Optimal materials from nature
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Optimal materials from nature

Using the materials available in nature will reduce the processing and processing stages, more economical and not polluting the environment.

December 16, 2018
The giant ice sheet separated from Greenland
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The giant ice sheet separated from Greenland

A large block of ice equivalent to four times the size of New York's Manhattan district has separated from a Greenland glacier and melted, shocking regional research sci…

December 16, 2018
20 people died of typhoons in Japan
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20 people died of typhoons in Japan

At least 20 people were killed and 50 people were missing in Japan after Typhoon Talas hit the western and central parts of the country.

December 16, 2018
Fish die mass in China
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Fish die mass in China

Thousands of dead fish have been discovered in several areas in Jiaxing County, Ningde City, Fujian Province, eastern China since August 31, with estimated losses of up…

December 16, 2018
China prioritizes the treatment of hazardous waste
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China prioritizes the treatment of hazardous waste

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of China said the country will seriously handle hazardous environmental wastes, after large amounts of illegal compounds have be…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake is about 90km from Ha Long
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Earthquake is about 90km from Ha Long

At 15:18 on September 5, there was an earthquake of 3.3 Richter scale on the South China Sea, about 90km from Ha Long City.

December 16, 2018
Climate change submerges the Pacific island nation
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Climate change submerges the Pacific island nation

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels when opportunities to prevent climate change are stil…

December 16, 2018
Antarctic glaciers are melting at a rapid rate
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Antarctic glaciers are melting at a rapid rate

News from the Japan Aviation Exploration Agency and the US space exploration agency said scientists from the two countries have discovered Antarctic glaciers are melting…

December 16, 2018
Measurement of methane emitted from cows
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Measurement of methane emitted from cows

Scientists at Bristol University in collaboration with the Taegasc Research Center for Grassland and Animal Research in Israel have found a new way to measure methane em…

December 16, 2018