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Environmentally friendly home
Environment

Environmentally friendly home

On October 26, Spain's Altran Innovation Support Fund introduced a model of housing with mostly bamboo construction materials capable of absorbing CO2 emissions naturall…

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
The tree saves the planet from freezing
Environment

The tree saves the planet from freezing

Humans and all living beings are indebted to plants, because thanks to them, the earth has not been covered by ice for the past 26 million years.

December 16, 2018
Carbon sinks are weakening
Environment

Carbon sinks are weakening

Scientists at the International Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen last week said the balance effect of land and sea carbon sinks is gradually weakening.

December 16, 2018
'All CO2 reduction treaties are useless'
Environment

'All CO2 reduction treaties are useless'

The British Institute of Mechanical Engineering affirmed that, despite the introduction of international agreements to cut CO2 emissions, the earth's climate continued t…

December 16, 2018
Forests save $ 13 billion annually
Environment

Forests save $ 13 billion annually

A UK study found that tropical forests are absorbing 20% ​​of the CO2 emissions from the atmosphere, helping people save about $ 13 billion per year.

December 16, 2018
Emission of marine animals
Environment

Emission of marine animals

The crust of many animals living in the ocean is thinning over time, as seawater absorbs more and more CO2 emissions.

December 16, 2018