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Bikini sucks pollutants in seawater
American scientists are developing bikini swimsuits that can filter contaminants in seawater around the wearer.
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Monitoring pollution with swan robots in Singapore
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) used NUSwan, a swan-shaped robotic team, on lakes to monitor water quality in urban areas.
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A 300km ice block suddenly melted in the Antarctic Peninsula
Using data from satellites including the European Space Agency's (ESA) CryoSat-2 satellite, researchers at the University of Bristol have found ice melting in the southe…
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Warning global sea level may increase suddenly
Warming oceans around Antarctica could dramatically increase global sea levels, a recent warning by Australian and New Zealand scientists.
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Predict earthquakes by measuring underground minerals
Geologists from Stockholm University (Sweden) said that changing mineral concentrations in groundwater (such as sodium and hydrogen) could be an early warning sign for e…
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Create green fuel by photosynthesis
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a way to create hydrogen gas that can be used in cars by mimicking the photosynthesis process o…
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Discover the largest reservoir on Earth
This is considered to be the largest lake of the Earth when the amount of water contained in it can be equal to the amount of water that the continents on Earth combine.
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Talking about climate change or global warming?
A recent study by Yale University found two terms that are often used interchangeably
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The century oil spill still has consequences
According to research by University of Georgia scientists (USA), the amount of methane leaked after a serious oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, still exists…
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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.
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Lightning protection with laser
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Central Florida (USA) believes that it is possible to completely change the direction of the
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Using a laser to create rain, control the weather
Scientists at Central Florida University have developed powerful laser beam technology, creating artificial rain and weather control.
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The world's first solar toilet
The US said it has successfully built a solar toilet that can recycle human waste into biochar.
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Chinese agriculture is dying because of air pollution
Associate Professor of China University of Water Resources and Agriculture Construction Dong Tian An affirmed that Chinese agriculture is severely affected by 'nuclear w…
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Indonesia and the US cooperate to protect tropical rain forests
In October 2009, President Yudhoyono announced that Indonesia would cut CO2 emissions by 26% by 2020, of which 40% would be implemented with international support.