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El Nino is back
Environment

El Nino is back

Strategic forecasting organization Stratfor identifies the warmer Pacific surface temperatures, indicating the return of El Nino weather.

December 16, 2018
Zinc and new hypotheses about the origin of life
Environment

Zinc and new hypotheses about the origin of life

The Miller-Urey experiment conducted by chemist Stanley Miller and Harold Urey in 1953 is a classic experiment of the origin of life. Accordingly, the ancient atmosphere…

December 16, 2018
India faces the risk of water shortage
Environment

India faces the risk of water shortage

According to the tracking results of NASA satellites (US Aerospace Agency), many parts of India are facing the risk of severe water shortage.

December 16, 2018
Turn the stubborn 'trash' into a knitting sheet
Environment

Turn the stubborn 'trash' into a knitting sheet

In hospitals, there is a lot of medical waste every day. Among them, glass junk such as medicine tubes, medicine bottles, infusion bottles ... are especially difficult t…

December 16, 2018
Water wastage threatens Asia
Environment

Water wastage threatens Asia

Asia will face an extremely serious food crisis, as predicted by the United Nations.

December 16, 2018
The tropical region is spreading
Environment

The tropical region is spreading

The tropics on Earth are spreading rapidly and more research is needed to help people adapt. Australian experts proposed.

December 16, 2018
Wine loses its taste because of emissions
Environment

Wine loses its taste because of emissions

Wine, the pride of France, will face a gloomy future if the climate change summit in Denmark at the end of the year fails to reach an agreement on cutting emissions.

December 16, 2018