Environment
'Fake snow'- business is booming due to global warming
This year's Beijing Winter Olympics used 100% 'fake snow' (artificial snow) for the tournament. This snowmaking industry...
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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.
Oceanography
Eel is as transparent as glass, a global smuggled 'white gold' treasure
Glass eel has a transparent body like glass, is considered a specialty dish in many countries. This species of eel is likened to 'white gold', becoming a smuggled item t…
Biology
Even small and voracious caterpillars have a big impact on global carbon emissions
Outbreaks of the caterpillar Lymantria dispar dispar and the caterpillar Malacasoma disstria occur at least every 5 years in temperate forests.
Environment
How does a 0.5 degree Celsius difference affect the global future?
If the Earth warms by 2 degrees Celsius instead of 1.5 degrees Celsius, people, wildlife and ecosystems will all suffer severe consequences.
Doomsday
Scientists predict when a global catastrophe will happen
A study published in the scientific journal Nature predicts that a new global flood will occur within the next hundred years.
Environment
Shock discovery: Half of global rivers 'evaporate' 24 hours a year, what catastrophe does this imply?
In this 21st century, this is so amazing!
Environment
The 'time bomb' beneath the permafrost
Permafrost melting due to global warming brings with it many threats such as the release of greenhouse gases, fractured infrastructure and changing landscapes.
Science invention
American company reinvents car wheels, eliminates rubber tires
The American startup has literally reinvented the car wheel. They developed a new type of wheel that eliminates the need for polluting rubber tires.
Space science
SpaceX launches new generation global positioning satellites
The latest satellite in the Third Generation Global Positioning System (GPS III) of the US Air Force has been put into orbit.
Space science
China completes the deployment of the global positioning system
On June 23, China completed the deployment of the North China Sea Navigation System (BDS) after its last satellite was launched into orbit the same morning.
Health
The International Organization for Nature Conservation warns a new animal-borne pandemic appears
WWF calls for an urgent global action to address the problems that cause an animal-derived pandemic in the future.
Discover science
What if the GPS stops working?
Just a month of inactivity, GPS can cause great damage to the economy.
Space science
The International Space Station will have a new toilet
This is a new achievement for the space exploration industry when it is possible to reuse wastewater and prevent bacteria from spreading out in space.
Environment
Ancient paintings are 'rising from the grave'
A recent oil spill in the Arctic Circle in Russia is the first sign of the unpredictable calamities coming from global warming.