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Tens of thousands of medicinal plants are about to disappear forever
The health of hundreds of millions of people on the planet could be in danger because medicinal plants are being over-exploited.
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Asia suffers severe climate change
In 2008, the earth's climate was colder than the previous year but still warming and climate change could kill millions of people in Asia.
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Global warming and volcanic impact
Climate researchers have shown that large volcanic eruptions in the past 450 years have helped temporarily cool the climate in tropical regions, but they also claim that…
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Strange tapes on the water
We need a compass and a pencil to draw circles, but nature only needs a whirlpool to create a perfect circle with tape.
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Scientists reject climate doubts
Researchers at the Research Center Geesthacht GKSS and the University of Bern have surveyed the frequency of warmer years on average from 1880 to 2006. Result: The incre…
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Sea level in the next 100 years
New research shows that the sea level in the next 100 years will be one meter higher than the current sea level
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Car smoke increases thunder
Car smoke polluting the city is not only the cause of global warming, but it can also increase thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers away.
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China accelerates the exploitation of solar energy
To reduce dependence on coal and oil, China will build two large solar power plants this year.
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Cool the planet by planting the right plants
By carefully selecting food crops, it is possible to reduce the temperature of most parts of Europe and North America to 1 ° C during the summer season.
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'Like' thunder strikes on Wednesday and Thursday
The US scientists confirmed that mid-week two days is the period of thunder most often occurs.
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Saltwater will feed people in the future
Planting in salt water will become a necessary solution in the effort to cope with the scarcity of food and fresh water on the planet.
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Noise threatens marine animal life
Increasing noise pollution in the wild is threatening the survival of whales and dolphins.
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Fertilize the plants to ...
Nutrients can be a way to make the solar energy coming down and warming the earth reflected back into the universe.
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More and more male individuals are deprived of sex
Chemicals that are capable of altering sex hormones in the environment are turning many males in vertebrates into females.
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Europe is about to death the incandescent light bulb
The European Union (EU) will end the production of traditional incandescent balls from September 2012 and switch to using energy-saving balls.