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The risk of 'ecological credit collapse'
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The risk of 'ecological credit collapse'

Environmental organizations have just announced an independent study confirming that Earth is facing an 'ecological credit collapse'.

December 16, 2018
Train with fuel from soybean and rapeseed seeds
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Train with fuel from soybean and rapeseed seeds

South West Trains train company tested a ship with mixed fuel made of soybean seeds, rapeseed and diesel, because they wanted to test an alternative energy source.

December 16, 2018
Strange bubble cloud in the English sky
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Strange bubble cloud in the English sky

Dark night, crowded together like giant oil droplets and full of intimidation, the cloud in the sky of Hertfordshire last week looked like a special effect in horror mov…

December 16, 2018
Penguins of Antarctic poison with feces
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Penguins of Antarctic poison with feces

The waste of penguins has never been considered a threat to the environment. But, according to a recent study, it is the main cause of arsenic accumulation in Antarctica.

December 16, 2018
New environmental pollution control tool
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New environmental pollution control tool

Researchers have recently used the susceptibility of a few-day-old fish embryos to create a tool capable of identifying some toxic chemicals.

December 16, 2018
1,500 robot ships to prevent Earth warming
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1,500 robot ships to prevent Earth warming

An English researcher wants to send hundreds of unmanned ships to the sea to spray water on the air - to curb the warming of the atmosphere.

December 16, 2018
Seawater may not rise as expected
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Seawater may not rise as expected

Researchers have just introduced a new model. Accordingly, sea level is unlikely to rise by 2 m at the end of the century as previously predicted.

December 16, 2018
Why is the early Earth not covered by ice?
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Why is the early Earth not covered by ice?

In the early days of the Earth, the solar system did not exist as it does today. At that time, the sun was very young, so it emitted very weak light, not enough to warm…

December 16, 2018
Two strong earthquakes shook Asia
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Two strong earthquakes shook Asia

Around 9am this morning, two strong earthquakes rocked the Moluccas Islands in northeastern Indonesia and the northern island of Hokkaido.

December 16, 2018
Paradox named nitrogen
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Paradox named nitrogen

Scientists once again set up an alarm about new harms to global climate and humanity. It is nitrogen, an extremely necessary element for life.

December 16, 2018
Clean the pool with plastic balls
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Clean the pool with plastic balls

To reduce the concentration of cancer-causing agents in drinking water, Los Angeles residents have recently released hundreds of thousands of plastic balls into Lake Iva…

December 16, 2018
Rainbow upside down
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Rainbow upside down

The upside-down rainbow, a rare natural phenomenon, appeared in the English city of Cambridge over the weekend.

December 16, 2018
Reduce the greenhouse effect by white
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Reduce the greenhouse effect by white

If white replaces dark colors on roofs, sidewalks, roads of the world's 100 largest cities, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by 44 billion tons.

December 16, 2018