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Russia received water samples from prehistoric Vostok lake
On February 16, Russia's North and Antarctic Research Institute said the first water sample from prehistoric Vostok freshwater lake, also known as the Orient Lake, in An…
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The first storm appeared in the South China Sea
At 01:00 (February 18), the position of the tropical depression center is about 9.3 degrees Vi Bac; 114.3 degrees east longitude, about 270 km east of the Spratly Island…
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Dirty air causes a heart attack
A group of French researchers, led by Hazrije Mustafic of the Paris Heart Research Center, published the information in the journal of the American Medical Association o…
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Smoke and forest fires are assassins with humanity
An Australian scientist predicts that climate change will make the world's forests burn more and more and cause tremendous damage to human health and money.
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The world has a record hot January
January 2012 was ranked 19th in the list of the hottest Januarys since 1880, according to research papers from the US National and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Mysterious desert in Mexico
Everywhere in the world is covered by radio waves, mobile phones, television signals and many other types of radiation. But no radio signal could enter or exit the Zone…
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Tokyo may experience massive earthquakes in the coming years
The Japanese capital of Tokyo and the suburbs of this city are forecast to be more likely to experience major earthquakes in the next few years.
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Alarm of water pollution in HCMC
According to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2011, the situation of environmental pollution in the country is having alarming…
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Detection of radiation 650km from the Japanese coast
Radioactivity from the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant was discovered about 650 km away from the Japanese coast, in the Pacific Ocean, with a radiation index 1,0…
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EU imposes emission quotas on aviation
The European Union (EU) has said it still decided to impose emissions quotas on airlines entering the EU airspace, despite protests by Russia, the US, China and India.
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Heavy flooding in South America, many people died
Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared a state of emergency all over the country because of flooding, which seriously affected the lives of about 9,000 households a…
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The risk of floods devastates the Danube basin countries
Margareta Wahlström Margareta Wahlström emphasized the devastating flooding caused by the rapid melting of ice on the Danube could increase human and property damage aft…
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In 2012, the United States will be inundated with storms
According to the forecast of the American Meteorological Center of AccuWeather, in 2012, this country will happen more dangerous storms than the previous year.
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Underground oasis under the world's driest desert
Researchers from the Spanish Center for Astrophysics and the Catholic University of Northern Chile have discovered a 2-meter underground micro-oasis under the surface of…
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China's Yangtze River is heavily polluted
A part of the Yangtze River in eastern China is contaminated with chemicals leaked from a cargo ship, causing thousands of people to worry and rush to buy bottled water…