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The numbers are frightening about the environment
Environment

The numbers are frightening about the environment

The current situation of environmental pollution is frightening, especially in big cities like Ho Chi Minh City and river basins, which are affecting the health of tens…

December 16, 2018
Strange star flashes like a beacon
Environment

Strange star flashes like a beacon

Astronomers have come across a strange star form that emits intermittent radio waves. They resemble pulsar at radio pulse, but are random, not periodically like pulsars.

December 16, 2018
Ice testers melt on Greenland
Environment

Ice testers melt on Greenland

Glacial rivers on the island of Gleenland - from the last ice age still slowly drifted into the sea - began to accelerate. Some rivers are rising to sea at 14 km per yea…

December 16, 2018
The steppe climate
Environment

The steppe climate

The blue sky, the vast meadow, the goat cow, the galloping horse, ... it is a natural picture only in the steppe made by steppe climatic conditions. The climate of the s…

December 16, 2018
Why do some trees have pointy leaves?
Environment

Why do some trees have pointy leaves?

Sharp jagged leaves help the tree withstand cold weather in winter. Dr. Dana Royer, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, said sharp serrated heads on the leaves store…

December 16, 2018
What type of vehicle is the most polluting?
Environment

What type of vehicle is the most polluting?

In the car field, BMW performs the best emissions test. Honda and Volvo are more likely to pass the test than others, but are not regular. The bottom is Hyundai, Mitsubi…

December 16, 2018
VN: Animals and plants increase danger level!
Environment

VN: Animals and plants increase danger level!

From 2001 to 2003, the Project of Amendment and Drafting of the Vietnam Red Book 2004, chaired by the National Center for Natural Science and Technology, now the Vietnam…

December 16, 2018
Which time of the day has the most fresh air?
Environment

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
Environment

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?
Environment

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?
Environment

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