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What happens when you release balloons into the sky?
During holidays, festivals, anniversaries... people often release lots of balloons into the sky, making them look beautiful and fun.
Environmental Pollution
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Environment
Warning about environmental pollution from colorful plastic
Research shows that brightly colored plastics such as red, blue and green are able to decompose into microplastics faster than light or colorless plastics.
Environment
Climate change reverses medical progress
According to experts, climate change is reversing medical progress, posing a great threat to human health.
Environment
Tobacco waste - the most common source of plastic pollution in the world
The most common source of plastic pollution in our environment is not plastic bottles, plastic bags or food wrappers but tobacco waste.
Environment
What is groundwater? Factors causing pollution and degradation of groundwater
Let's find out: 'What is groundwater? Factors causing groundwater pollution and degradation' through the following article.
Environment
New discovery of brown carbon increases Earth's temperature
Chinese scientists recently discovered that brown carbon released from forest fires actually contributes more to global warming.
Environment
Plastic particles from tires make it difficult for many fish and shrimp to swim and die abnormally
Yet another dangerous effect of plastic pollution on ecosystems and the health of many living species.
Environment
14 simple ways to reduce plastic waste
Plastic is almost everywhere in life, and you can even chew it every day like gum. How serious is the problem of plastic waste?
Biology
Insects lose their sense of smell because of air pollution, humans go to pollinate plants themselves
The consequences will be what we and our children and grandchildren have to bear.
Environment
Lead poisoning from car smoke reduces IQ of half of the US population
Newly published research shows that lead exposure from car exhaust has lowered the IQ of half of the US population. And a drop in IQ scores is just the beginning of othe…
Environment
The world is emitting 3 million masks every minute, that mountain of garbage is becoming a ticking time bomb
When the Covid-19 pandemic is over, the masks will remain there, not decomposing for tens, even hundreds of years.
Health
Pharmaceuticals pollute rivers, experts warn of next pandemic
A new study shows that man-made drugs are seriously polluting the world's rivers
Oceanography
Marine fish grow slowly because of plastic pollution and global warming
Scientists at the University of Sydney found that fish exposed to the industrial chemical BPA in warm waters often need more food to grow and reach a certain size.
Environment
Dust storm like 'doomsday' hits town in Australia
A terrible dust storm hits an Australian town and creates a scene like
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Detected mercury pollution in the deepest part of the ocean
Chinese submersibles discovered large amounts of mercury accumulated in the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench.