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Which time of the day has the most fresh air?
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Which time of the day has the most fresh air?

Many people believe that, in the early morning morning is the most fresh air. In fact, this is the exact opposite, the early morning is the moment when the air is the le…

December 16, 2018
No two snowflakes are the same
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No two snowflakes are the same

It's no different from ice, but snowflakes are made up of very complex shapes. A single ice crystal is called a snow crystal. One or more such crystals crystallize toget…

December 16, 2018
Why winter back exhaled smoke?
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Why winter back exhaled smoke?

In the winter, while outdoors, people and animals often exhale smoke through their mouths, especially after strong activity, the smoke spreads even more clearly.

December 16, 2018
Benzene pollution from poor-quality gasoline?
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Benzene pollution from poor-quality gasoline?

The concentration of benzene in the environment in Ho Chi Minh City is ... 6.72 times the standard of the World Health Organization. Scientists are skeptical, may be rel…

December 16, 2018
Plants of greenhouse gases?
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Plants of greenhouse gases?

Scientists from the Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik (Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik) in the German city of Heidelberg have discovered that plants produce and rele…

December 16, 2018
Why is the sky cloudless on sunny days?
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Why is the sky cloudless on sunny days?

On sunny days, the sky is not cloudy, the whole space becomes endless with a clear blue color. Then the clouds were going to go away? Before sunny days, it may be murky…

December 16, 2018
Cultivation of oysters for environmental treatment
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Cultivation of oysters for environmental treatment

In the Philippines, during the Mangrove Friendly Aquaculture Program (Mangrove Friendly Aquaculture Program), two soft shell species Sonneratia sp. to reduce harmful eff…

December 16, 2018
Discover precious Cymbidiums at U Minh Thuong
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Discover precious Cymbidiums at U Minh Thuong

The management board of U Minh Thuong National Park, Kien Giang province, said they have just discovered a precious orchid in this garden. According to Dr. Thai Thanh Lu…

December 16, 2018
The ecosystem of Ba Be National Park is threatened
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The ecosystem of Ba Be National Park is threatened

In the last 5 years, Ba Be National Park (Bac Kan) has become more and more affected by humans, making the garden ecosystem at risk of being broken and many valuable for…

December 16, 2018
Global climate warm record in 2005
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Global climate warm record in 2005

According to a document released by the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) on January 24, 2005 was the year when the Earth's climate was the highest and also an unusually hot…

December 16, 2018
New warning about climate change
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New warning about climate change

Increasing greenhouse gas emissions can cause more serious harm than people think, a new scientific report warns. The report was published by the British government, say…

December 16, 2018
Arctic ice will melt?
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Arctic ice will melt?

Global warming could melt most of the ice above the Arctic perennial ice before the end of the century, a prediction by a research group at the Institute of Climate Rese…

December 16, 2018