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How much radioactivity is absorbed by humans every day?
People are often concerned about radiation exposure that may affect their health. It is true that exposure to very large amounts of radiation can cause serious damage to…
Absorption
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Oceanography
Sea otters 'protect the earth'
When hunting sea urchins, otters not only solve their hunger, but also help humans reduce the global warming, scientists claim. Sea urchins eat kelp, a plant that absorb…
Archeology
Evolution helps people drink alcohol
Human ancestors evolved to consume ethanol in fermented fruits about 10 million years ago, before modern humans knew how to produce alcohol.
Archeology
Life began on Earth 3 billion years ago
Life on Earth dates back 3 billion years ago, when the first organisms developed the ability to absorb solar energy.
Space science
Detecting a small, black hole,
Astronomers are extremely surprised by the absorption of matter
Space science
'Hidden' planets in Hubble data
A new image processing technology could allow astronomers to discover extraterrestrial planets that might be lurking in the data of more than a decade of the Hubble Spac…
Space science
Female astronaut to lose things in the universe
The astronaut helplessly looked at the tool bag slipping from her hand as she was editing the solar absorption system on the International Space Station (ISS).
Space science
Record long space walk
The two astronauts of the American spacecraft Endeavor yesterday completed the third and longest trek in space.
Biology
Super nickel absorption plants discovered in the Philippines
This new plant species is named Rinorea niccolifera, reflecting its nickel absorption capacity with very large volumes.
Biology
Collect nitrogen fertilizer from the air
Synthetic fertilizer for plants is a major source of pollution. This effect is even more pronounced when the fertilizer dissolves and dissolves into the water source.
Biology
Japan has successfully grown a low-absorbing variety of Cadmium
The American Plant Cell magazine recently reported that researchers at Okayama University, Japan, have successfully cultivated a rice variety that hardly absorbs Cadmium…
Biology
Transform pine trees to increase carbon absorption
To maximize the role of plants in carbon sequestration and storage, US researchers have been working hard for more than half a century to improve pine needles. Finally,…
Biology
Detecting new carnivorous plants
Scientists at Grenoble University (France) have discovered a kind of aquatic carnivorous plant, which absorbs nutrients from
