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216 tons of oil leaked into the North Sea
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216 tons of oil leaked into the North Sea

Oil company Shell today (August 16) has confirmed 1,300 barrels of oil, equivalent to 216 tons of oil that leaked into the North Sea (England), resulting in a high risk…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Japan
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Earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Japan

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has just happened on the northeast coast of Japan, right in the double disaster area in March, causing a tsunami warning to be made.

December 16, 2018
NASA completed the first glacial map of Antarctica
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NASA completed the first glacial map of Antarctica

The first complete map of the speed and direction of the Antarctic glaciers has been completed by scientists under the auspices of NASA, the US National Air and Space Ad…

December 16, 2018
The richest carnivorous marsh in the world
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The richest carnivorous marsh in the world

With about 1 million prey species belonging to at least 14 species, the Green Marsh Conservation Area (Florida State, USA) is one of the most concentrated carnivorous fl…

December 16, 2018
'Auto sweeper' model
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'Auto sweeper' model

According to Quang Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations, the model of 'Automatic garbage sweeper' of two students Dao Xuan Ta - Duong Van Minh has surpassed…

December 16, 2018
Half of Fukushima children are radioactive
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Half of Fukushima children are radioactive

Nearly a quarter of the medical samples of children living in areas of radioactive contamination from the Fukushima nuclear power plant (Japan) give positive results for…

December 16, 2018
Use an early warning tsunami radar
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Use an early warning tsunami radar

For the first time, scientists used coastal radar systems to alert tsunamis in Japan and Southeast Asia a few hours before.

December 16, 2018
Why have blood pools?
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Why have blood pools?

Chromatiaceae is the name of the group of bacteria mentioned above, according to Livescience. They have the ability to synthesize energy by photosynthesis. Called anaero…

December 16, 2018
The desert is the oldest in the world
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The desert is the oldest in the world

Located in the border between Namibia and southwestern Angola, with a dry and semi-arid condition lasting at least 55 million years, Namib is the world's oldest desert.

December 16, 2018
New discovery of oil spill disaster
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New discovery of oil spill disaster

The study of the oil spill at a depth of 1,500 meters below sea level in April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon explosion showed many new risks to the environment.

December 16, 2018