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What does the weather forecast '30% chance of rain' mean?
Weather forecasts help you plan your activities. Usually, rain forecasts do not specify
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The upcoming La Nina could be weak and short-lived
Meteorologists predict that the La Nina phenomenon could appear early next year with a weak impact and only last for a short time.
Environment
World's Heaviest Hailstone Weighs Over a Kilogram: How Do They Get So Big?
A new method using real hailstones and CT scans has revealed how they grow.
Life
From this afternoon, the North will welcome increased cold air, the cold will last longer.
From noon to afternoon today (December 11), the cold air will begin to affect the northern provinces, the weather will turn cold, the temperature will drop sharply. The…
Scientific application
Unique delicious rice variety in flood season, the more flooded the higher the yield in An Giang
This is a unique rice variety, during the entire cultivation process there is no need to fertilize, spray pesticides, or weed. When the rice is ripe, people only need to…
Environment
What is the phenomenon of dark clouds pouring into the streets of China, blocking all visibility?
One recent evening, the streets of Shandong Province, China, were covered in a dark, cottony, hazy layer of clouds that blocked all visibility and looked very strange.
Environment
Successfully manufactured cheap material to remove 99.8% of microplastics from water
This invention offers a new and sustainable solution to the global microplastic pollution problem.
Scientific application
Top 4 skills to escape when buried in sand
Sand piles are dangerous objects, they can collapse as quickly as running water, so never let children play near sand piles and definitely do not let them climb on sand…
Scientific application
How are drones revolutionizing agriculture?
Drones are revolutionizing the agricultural industry by providing innovative solutions for crop monitoring, irrigation and resource management.
Scientific application
Duy Tan University students make tea from corn guts
Discarded corn cobs are used by a group of students from Duy Tan University (Da Nang), combined with some additives to make tea and supplement nutrition.
Scientific application
Belgian university student invents kit to test for narcotics in drinks
A group of Belgian students have just launched a unique test kit that can detect anesthetics commonly used by criminals to put in drinks.
Environment
'Fire dragon' appeared on top of Mount Fuji (Japan), how can it be explained?
The beauty of Mount Fuji is not only in the mountain itself, but also in the natural phenomena related to the mountain.
Environment
Satellite detects 'super pollution' that is warming the planet
High above Earth, a satellite orbits the planet every day. It hunts for leaks of methane—an invisible, superpolluting gas that is dramatically warming the planet.
Environment
Hurricane Dora makes history with its bizarre path across the ocean, from the Americas to near Asia
After causing strong winds that quickly spread wildfires in Hawaii (USA), Hurricane Dora has