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The sea disappears twice a day
Visitors can walk barefoot in the Wadden Sea when the sprint reveals exposed slopes and large swamps.
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Environment
The warming Earth makes Antarctica more and more green
The green is gradually covering wider on the surface of Antarctica, which has never happened in the land all year round covered with this snow and white ice.
Environment
In just 25 years, we have destroyed 10% of the wild on Earth
Comparing data from the 1990s, the team discovered that many wild areas on Earth had completely disappeared.
Environment
Use bacteria to overcome oil spills
Scientists have deciphered the genome of bacteria that are able to remove oil from the water, returning a healthy ecosystem to the sea.
Environment
What will the environment be like if all vultures are extinct
The decline in the number of vultures has caused general hygiene problems worldwide because animal corpses tend to rot, or be eaten by rats or wild dogs.
Environment
The American way of forecasting, detecting and measuring red tide toxins
Due to the ability to kill marine life and threaten human health of red tide, American scientists have focused on monitoring as well as early detection of toxic algae bl…
Environment
People damage the environment from 6,000 years ago
The landmark change of the Earth's ecosystem began 6,000 years ago when people increased hunting, agricultural land use, fire use, animal domestication and sedentarizati…
Environment
Poisonous algae cover 1.5 km of Chinese lake
Polluted lake water causes cyanobacteria to develop, spreading over the surface of An Huy lake, affecting ecosystems and water sources.
Environment
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill greatly affected coral populations
A new study of two additional coral communities shows signs of damage from spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environment
Freshwater in Europe is polluted worse than estimated
The goal of significantly improving freshwater quality by 2015 is the declared goal of EU member states.
Environment
Plastic waste - The potential danger to the ocean
Plastic waste on the ocean is causing damage to the world economy by at least $ 13 billion per year, threatening marine life, tourism and fisheries.
Environment
Desert - CO2 sink
Researchers from Washington State University (USA) have discovered that deserts and other arid ecosystems are also capable of sucking CO2 impressively like trees.
Environment
Plastics are toxic to marine ecosystems
Recent research by British scientists shows that plastic waste of small size will become a threat to the biodiversity of the marine environment.
Environment
Mangrove forests continue to decline
Ecosystem services from mangroves, although providing and supporting livelihoods worth at least $ 1.6 billion a year for coastal residents, are disappearing at a rapid r…
Environment
Russia: Floods have a positive effect on the ecosystem
Although the last flood in Russia's Far East region caused billions of dollars in damage, it also brought many benefits and a positive impact on the entire Amur River ba…