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Plants of greenhouse gases?
Environment

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?
Environment

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
Environment

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
Environment

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?
Environment

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
St Kilda Islands (England)
Environment

St Kilda Islands (England)

This tiny island is lurking on the Atlantic Ocean, 160km from the Scottish coast, formed by the ruins of a volcano whose disintegration and freezing created vertical wal…

December 16, 2018
Thai Son - A natural wonder
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Thai Son - A natural wonder

Thai Son Mountain is 1545m high compared to the sea and extends 400m, in the Yellow River Delta, is the cradle of China. According to geologists, Thai Son began to appea…

December 16, 2018
Ayers - giant stone
Environment

Ayers - giant stone

The giant stone that lurks on the wild steppe of central Australia is a mountain, but there is only one rock. It is located south of the Macdonnell Mountains, 350 km eas…

December 16, 2018
China: Use satellites to track cranes
Environment

China: Use satellites to track cranes

In order to collect data to protect the black-necked crane, China will continue to use satellites to track this bird as it travels in the southern province of Yunnan. Th…

December 16, 2018
The largest artificial lake in the world
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The largest artificial lake in the world

Volta artificial lake has the largest area in the world located in Ghana (East Africa). The artificial lake with the largest water volume is Lake Bratsk on the Angara Ri…

December 16, 2018