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Galapagos Islands - Contaminated fuel is prohibited from use
The Ecuadorian government introduced a plan to eliminate fuels that pollute the ecological environment on the Galapagos Islands from now to 2015.
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Big snow record in New York
The worst snowstorm in two years has happened in New York yesterday. Snowfall is as high as 15.24 cm in the largest city in the US, causing traffic to be interrupted and…
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The carbon recovery strategy will open the car-free era
Scientific researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a project to recover, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent it from b…
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New materials are capable of capturing selective carbon dioxide
UCLA chemists have announced a major step forward in reducing heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions on February 15 in Science.
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Carbon dioxide emissions related to human life expectancy
A Stanford scientist for the first time published a direct relationship between the rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the increasing human mortality. He used sophis…
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For the first time found earthquakes according to ... seasons
The storms often appear seasonally, but no one thinks about earthquakes. Scientists have found in the Himalayas, they also appear in certain cycles and in the winter.
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Australia suffered the worst flood in two decades
East Australia has witnessed the worst flood in 20 years, causing thousands of people to be trapped. Parts of the country's most populous state, New South Wales, have be…
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Snow storm raging in Asia
Heavy snowfall and cold weather have killed and blocked traffic in parts of Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and Pakistan. Some areas have snow for the first time in year…
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China hands out plastic bags
China has issued a ban on the production of ultra-thin plastic bags and banned supermarkets and shops from giving away free bags to buyers since June 1.
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Tungurahua volcano 'wakes up'
On January 9, a volcanic activity researcher in Ecuador said the Tungurahua volcano is working again. Authorities evacuated 10 villages living there.
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Decipher the mysterious sand dune
Across the deserts, sand is swept up not only by the wind, but also by strong electric fields that appear near the surface, pushing sand particles into the air. By takin…
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Snowfall in Baghdad for the first time in 100 years
Iraqi Baghdad people, happily watching the snow fall for the first time in a century, consider it a sign of peace.
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Tropical depression on the East Sea
According to the Center for Central Hydrometeorological Forecasting, in the afternoon of January 13, a tropical low pressure area in the area between the East Sea has st…
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Follow pandan shrimp
A new study by Leicester University reveals that fish species can use pandan to find the most nutritious food sources. Research on the behavior of sticklebacks has prove…