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6 best biofuel types
Environment

6 best biofuel types

Biofuels - formed from plant-animal-derived compounds - are hailed as a safe and clean energy source for future pollution reduction. But do they really bring full benefi…

December 16, 2018
Predict the wake of the super volcano Yellowstone
Environment

Predict the wake of the super volcano Yellowstone

Although it seems to be sleeping, the Yellowstone super volcano (USA) can erupt lava in the future, and scientists are trying to improve predictability when Yellowstone…

December 16, 2018
Urban 'swallowed' 20,000 football fields every day
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Urban 'swallowed' 20,000 football fields every day

The pace of expansion of cities is at its highest level in human history and the world loses an area of ​​20,000 American football fields every day because of urbanizati…

December 16, 2018
Blocking oil spill disaster with magnets
Environment

Blocking oil spill disaster with magnets

Spill oil can cause terrible impacts on marine ecosystems. Therefore, the effort to minimize the damage in the oil spill incident is extremely important.

December 16, 2018
Dual rainbow in America
Environment

Dual rainbow in America

After a tornado, the beautiful double rainbow appeared in the United States and a resident captured the scene. Jonmikel Pardo, a man in Lander, Wyoming, USA saw a double…

December 16, 2018
Wind energy is 100 times more than human needs
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Wind energy is 100 times more than human needs

Wind energy on our planet is enough to ensure the energy needs of all humanity. In the upper atmosphere, the faster the wind, the stronger and more frequent, can provide…

December 16, 2018
Pollution on the Timor Sea continues to expand
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Pollution on the Timor Sea continues to expand

In the face of pollution in the Timor Sea continuing to expand, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, said the Australian government still maintained its co…

December 16, 2018
The cloud carries the
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The cloud carries the

On August 26, a strange phenomenon happened in the sky Darlington, County Durham, England. The giant, irregularly shaped cloud attracted everyone's attention, surprising…

December 16, 2018