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Japan obtained about 120,000m3 of gas from the
A week ago, Japan became the first country to exploit natural gas from methane hydrate (burning ice) on the sea floor.
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Special fuel replaces gasoline for cars
A British man said he built a car engine, instead of running on gasoline, would run on liquefied oxygen gas. Peter Dearman moved the engine in his 25-year-old Nova Vauxh…
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Fukushima nuclear plant lost power due to ... mouse
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said a mouse may have caused a power outage at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant earlier this week.
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Japan found a huge source of rare earth in the sea
Japanese researchers have found a huge source of rare earth in the Pacific Ocean, with the concentration of this precious mineral in soil 30 times higher than that of Ch…
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Save over VND 500 million in Earth Hour
In 60 minutes of turning off the lights of Earth Hour 2013 campaign, the power system's capacity was reduced by 401MW, electricity savings were equivalent to VND 576 mil…
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The world's most dangerous parking lot
Reckless drivers park their cars right next to Eyjafjallajvkull volcano that is erupting molten lava to 1,200 degrees Celsius in Iceland, creating the world's most dange…
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Hong Kong people 'cry out' because of light pollution
CNN News said that the University of Hong Kong has just published a study, whereby Hong Kong (China) ranked first in the list of cities polluted by light.
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China's coastal water is seriously polluted
This is announced by the China National Oceanic Commission (SOA) after conducting seawater tests on the coastal region of the country.
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Responding to climate change from ... light bulbs
The recent Earth Hour 2013 event has been responded by many people. Even so, not everyone knows the impact of electricity consumption on climate change and the use of el…
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Discover the secrets of the world's most salty lake
Geologists from Brown University (USA) said they have discovered the secrets of the Antarctic lake and the connection between the images of the lake and ... Mars.
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12 seas, the lake has the most water in the planet
The clear sea and lake can see at the bottom, bringing peace to the soul.
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Terrible hail ravaged Muong Khuong
At 12h last night 26/3, a terrible hail happened in 13 communes and towns in Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai. There are four severely damaged communes and towns: Muong Kh…
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The largest tar lake in the world
The Pitch is located in southwestern Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a very special lake. This is the largest and most important tar lake in the world, abou…
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The observatory is useless because of light pollution
People and scientists cannot use China's oldest observatory at night because of light pollution.
Environment
Accumulated contamination of Fukushima workers is still high
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on March 1 that the cumulative radiation exposure of workers at the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant for a period of one year…