Environment
How Vienna Prepared for a 5,000-Year Flood
The measures Vienna is taking to prepare for extreme rainfall could provide lessons for other cities dealing with flooding.
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Animal world
'Monster fish' in Russia's 1,642m deep lake: Inside there is an extremely expensive 'pearl', spending too much money may not be able to buy it
The world's deepest lake in Russia contains species
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World famous riverside cities
Vienna (Austria), St Petersburg (Russia), Paris (France), London (England)... are riverside cities that are reasonably planned to ensure convenience of irrigation and ha…
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Civilizations of aliens?
Discovering the many forgotten ancient civilizations below, scientists say, aliens may have visited Earth thousands of years ago.
Environment
Rivers are infected with antibiotics
Global-level research finds antibiotic residues in two-thirds of water samples in 72 countries. This means that hundreds of rivers around the world have very high levels…
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Marvel at the source of the 10 great rivers in the world
As world famous rivers, they have a source of modesty that is hard to believe.
World Heritage
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Austria's Wachau Cultural Landscape as a World Cultural Heritage in 2000.
Archeology
The treasure on the ghost ship suddenly appeared on the banks of the Danube
Hungarian archaeologists have
Animal world
The fox froze in the coffin between the cold -30 degrees Celsius
A hunter found the dead fox's body completely frozen in a large block of ice wrapped around the body on the Danube, Germany.
Environment
Confluent rivers are not suitable for color matching
Due to velocity, water flow and temperature, many rivers in the United States, Switzerland, India and Germany are composed of many streams, but the colors are not mixed.
Environment
Heavy rains last in China, killing 15 people
The National Committee on China Disaster Control on June 8 said prolonged heavy rains in some of the eastern and southern provinces of the country in the past few days h…
Environment
The second longest river in Europe freezes, traffic is paralyzed
The water transport industry costs several million euros a day because the Danube, the second longest river in Europe, freezes, making boats unable to travel from Austri…
Environment
The risk of floods devastates the Danube basin countries
Margareta Wahlström Margareta Wahlström emphasized the devastating flooding caused by the rapid melting of ice on the Danube could increase human and property damage aft…
Environment
The Danube water is no longer toxic
The toxic metal and organic compounds stop flowing into the Danube thanks to its detoxification efforts on one branch.
Environment
Mud poison spills into the second longest river in Europe
On October 7, bauxite waste from the huge reservoir in Hungary reached the Danube river, threatening the ecosystem of the river.