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Dust from Asia stains North America
Environment

Dust from Asia stains North America

A study by the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), published in Science, proves that about half of microscopic dust particles in the North American atmosphere come from outside.

December 16, 2018
First move nuclear fuel in Fukushima
Environment

First move nuclear fuel in Fukushima

Japanese media on July 18 reported that workers working at the Daiichi incident nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture for the first time have moved nuclear fuel here sin…

December 16, 2018
The iceberg was torn from Greenland
Environment

The iceberg was torn from Greenland

A glacier twice the size of Manhattan (USA) was torn off one of Greenland's largest glaciers, the latest sign of a dramatic change in this warming polar island.

December 16, 2018
Pour iron into the ocean to
Environment

Pour iron into the ocean to

In a study published in Nature on July 18, an international team of experts said that dumping iron into the sea could help absorb carbon from the atmosphere and

December 16, 2018
The first factory produced fuel from algae
Environment

The first factory produced fuel from algae

The SAT, the name of the Austrian company, will build a plant on a sugarcane plantation in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. This plantation is where ethanol is produce…

December 16, 2018
The 'alien' world is underground
Environment

The 'alien' world is underground

According to the Daily Mail, scientists have explored continuous caves, tens of meters below the ground in search of information that can help solve the problems surroun…

December 16, 2018
Tin storm near shore, storm No. 4
Environment

Tin storm near shore, storm No. 4

At 07:00 on July 23, the location of the center of the storm was about 19.4 degrees north latitude; 114.5 degrees Kinh Dong, 390 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the Nort…

December 16, 2018