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Asia agreed to double the wild tiger
Environment

Asia agreed to double the wild tiger

The first Asian ministerial meeting on tiger conservation has just ended in Bangkok (Thailand) with an agreement that will double the number of wild tigers by 2022, the…

December 16, 2018
'Planting' wind poles on the roof
Environment

'Planting' wind poles on the roof

French designer Philippe Starck, who is famous for his luxurious and modern interior designs, has introduced a new wind generator turbine.

December 16, 2018
Green butterflies on the list of endangered
Environment

Green butterflies on the list of endangered

El Segundo blue butterfly (el segundo blue butterfly) in the United States is the first insect species to be included in the list of federal endangered species.

December 16, 2018
Haiti may have a strong earthquake again
Environment

Haiti may have a strong earthquake again

Geologists predict that Haiti may soon experience another strong earthquake after the January 12 earthquake that killed 200,000 people.

December 16, 2018
Cooking with sun rays
Environment

Cooking with sun rays

Stoves operated by heat from the sun can change the lives of people in poor countries.

December 16, 2018
Whales and dolphins are at risk of perishing
Environment

Whales and dolphins are at risk of perishing

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have warned of the rapid decline in the number of whales and…

December 16, 2018
Japan: Turn CO2 into natural gas
Environment

Japan: Turn CO2 into natural gas

The Oceanographic Research and Development Agency Japan has embarked on the development of a technology to turn carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) into natural methane gas.

December 16, 2018
10 environmental technologies of the future
Environment

10 environmental technologies of the future

Using electronic paper, solar power, hydrogen technology ... are the outstanding environmental technologies in today's era - with pollution and exhaustion of resources.

December 16, 2018
The Pacific Ring of Fire simultaneously spoke
Environment

The Pacific Ring of Fire simultaneously spoke

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that on January 4, two earthquakes of 6.5 and 7.2 magnitude near Solomon Islands in the South Pacific were occurred.

December 16, 2018
Unusual at the equatorial ozone layer
Environment

Unusual at the equatorial ozone layer

On January 4, the Ecuadorian Civil Space Agency (EXA) warned that ozone levels in the stratosphere in the equatorial area had dropped dramatically in recent years, espec…

December 16, 2018
New equipment turns breath into biofuel
Environment

New equipment turns breath into biofuel

John Lennon Airport in the city of Liverpool will become the first airport in the world to apply technology to transform passengers' breaths into biofuel.

December 16, 2018