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New oil sand extraction technology
The new, more environmentally friendly method will extract oil from oil sands that has been developed by researchers at Penn State University (USA).
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Tens of thousands of species may soon disappear
A leading US biologist claims that two-thirds of the world's animals and plants are facing extinction in this century ...
Biology
Parasites only mate when enough
On the Science page this week, he and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health reported that they finally found the answer: putting enough Leishmania individu…
Biology
Thousands of chemicals need to be re-evaluated for toxicity
According to a new study by scientists, thousands of chemicals need to be re-evaluated for their possible toxicity to human health and the environment.
Biology
Every year, tens of thousands of animal and plant species are extinct
Each year, there are 18,000 - 55,000 more extinct animal and plant species. The cause is due to human activities. Alarm from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biologi…
Animal world
Homosexual penguins 'kidnapping' penguin child to raise
Two male penguins in the Odense Zoo in Denmark paired up like a couple
Animal world
Why are tens of thousands of walruses stuck on Alaska beaches every year?
Since 2007, every year in September, tens of thousands of Pacific walruses have been trapped massively along the Chukchi coast, Alaska (USA). And this year is still the…
Animal world
The trout of thousands of salmon is flown into the lake by the aircraft
The Utah Wildlife Service (UDWR) shares a video that captures the sight of thousands of spotted salmon on the lake from an on-board tank, Sun reported on August 30.
Animal world
This animal is ten thousand times more spicy than humans, but its secret is ... unfair!
In fact, science has long discovered that tree shrews have close relatives with primates, and love to find spicy food in their natural environment.
Animal world
76 long ducklings lined up to swim after her mother causing fever
The moment the mother duck led the crowded cubs to feed on the lake in the United States into the lens of a photographer.
Animal world
Seeing lions cause problems, men take sandals and each one
A zoo owner had just been filmed to scare off the two lions 'aggression' using his slippers, the Daily Mail reported.
Animal world
The crocodile approached the cranes and the unbelievable ending later
A fisherman in Florida returned to this scene on his way home. The video shows the crocodile crossing the road, approaching the swarm of sand hill cranes standing on the…
Animal world
Pigs are rescued from thousands of dollars
Pigcasso's talent attracted much attention, especially when it became the first animal to host its own exhibition.
Animal world
Thousands of foxes have been
According to the Daily Mail, thousands of flying foxes have been
Animal world
With more precious horns than ivory, the ancient bird was at risk of extinction
As a new victim of illegal trafficking, the ancient red-faced sandbill bird is at risk of extinction.