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How bad was the flooding in the Pacific Northwest?
Floods and landslides have devastated the West Coast of Canada and the United States just months after a record heatwave, raising alarms about the worsening situation of…
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The city cut down tens of thousands of trees to save water
The city of Cape Town cuts down non-native trees because they consume so much water, about 55 billion liters a year.
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The mystery of the smelly stream... the strong beer in Hawaii is solved
The mystery of the strong beer-smelling stream in Hawaii was recently solved when scientists discovered that spring water has 1.2% ABV (alcohol by volume or milliliters…
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The strange forest located in the crater
Longonot is an extinct volcano in Kenya. Today, the crater floor is a dense, green forest.
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The covered orchard is a solar cell
France is using mobile solar cells to generate electricity and create shade for orchards, helping plants cope with the heat.
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Green wall helps Africa cope with desertification
African countries aim to plant trees into a wall nearly 8,050 km long that runs across the entire continent, forming a natural barrier to prevent the Sahara desert from…
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How does a 0.5 degree Celsius difference affect the global future?
If the Earth warms by 2 degrees Celsius instead of 1.5 degrees Celsius, people, wildlife and ecosystems will all suffer severe consequences.
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Toxic foam covers India's sacred river
The sacred Yamuna river in New Delhi, the site of the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja, was covered with mounds of snow-white foam on November 8.
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The pandemic creates 25,900 tons of waste for the oceans
A newly published study shows that 25,900 tons of plastic waste from the Covid-19 pandemic - the equivalent of more than 2,000 double-decker buses - has been dumped into…
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Detecting new corona virus infecting humans
A new coronavirus that likely originated in dogs has been found to infect humans in Malaysia and Haiti.
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New study: Vaccines do not reduce the risk of infection in the family
Research published in the Lancet shows that fully vaccinated people still infect other family members like unvaccinated subjects.
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Greenland's huge freshwater reserve is losing 357 billion tons of ice every year
At this rate, Greenland, one of the largest freshwater reserves on the planet, may disappear in the future.
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Discovering a gene that doubles the risk of lung failure and death from Covid-19
Scientists from the University of Oxford, UK have discovered a gene called LZTF1, which doubles the risk of lung failure and death from Covid-19.
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The first trial with a drug to treat long-lasting Covid-19 sequelae
The first trial with the drug targeted fatigue and muscle weakness in people with prolonged Covid-19 sequelae, or
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The narrowest river in the world is only a few centimeters wide
The Hualai River in China, is more than 17km long but has an average width of only 15cm. Its narrowest place is only 4cm wide.