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Technology turns human waste into cheap coal
Biology

Technology turns human waste into cheap coal

The city's environmental workers transfer solid waste from households' septic tanks into the drying area before treating carbonization in the kiln with sawdust at a temp…

December 17, 2018
An extremely rare pink grasshopper appeared
Biology

An extremely rare pink grasshopper appeared

An extremely rare pink grasshopper has just been discovered in northeastern England. It has such a strange color due to a very rare mutation in animals, according to the…

December 17, 2018
New plant varieties help improve soil
Biology

New plant varieties help improve soil

By traditional breeding methods, city scientists in Siberia and Russia created fast-growing plant varieties capable of decontaminating soil.

December 17, 2018
China investigates infected rice for cancer
Biology

China investigates infected rice for cancer

Chinese authorities are investigating three rice mills in Hunan province, central China, after discovering rice produced by these facilities contains cadmium industrial…

December 17, 2018
Trees reduce the number of crime cases
Biology

Trees reduce the number of crime cases

Mary Wolfe, an environmental researcher at Temple University in the United States, and Jeremy Mennis, a professor of geography and urbanism, decided to study the impact…

December 17, 2018