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Archeology
Brother: Discovered a leather-bound book
British police have discovered a 300-year-old book wrapped in human skin on a main street in the city of Lit (Northern England). Most of the words in the book are French…
Archeology
The mysterious skeleton carries the leather boots on the bottom of the River Thames
The skeleton was discovered at the Chambers Pier of Tideway in Bermondsey, during the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
Space science
Newly tested penguin leather clothes put on space
Scientists have developed a tight-fitting t-shirt for astronauts to avoid osteopathy when in the air.
Biology
Artificial leather is produced in a fully automated process
The skin produced in the factory has long been a dream for pharmacists, chemists, and doctors. The research work set out the urgent need for a large amount of skin sampl…
Animal world
The longest migratory animals in nature
Arctic terns, leather turtles, dragonflies are three of the animals with the longest migrations in nature.
Animal world
Animals with the most frightening mouth
Rocky grouper, leather turtle, Pacu fish, goblin shark are three of the world's most terrifying mammals.
Animal world
New cone-shaped leather frog in Ngoc Linh mountain
Scientists have just announced the discovery of a new species of rare frogs with the outstanding feature of conical skin prickly living in mountainous areas of Ngoc Linh…
Animal world
Congressional national symbol of extinction
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Okapi giraffes live in dense forests and white flufftail birds are likely to become extinct.
Animal world
Python is threatened by the problem of leather export
Scientists warn pythons in Southeast Asia are at risk of extinction because they are killed for processing leather for export to Europe.
Animal world
Giant tortoise at the risk of extinction
Leather or leatherback turtles - the largest sea turtle is at risk of extinction due to climate change. The turtle eggs are buried on hotter and drier beaches than befor…
Scientific application
Tanning technology does not need water to help protect the environment
The Indian Central Research Institute of Skin (CLRI) has announced a breakthrough, tanning technology that does not require water during skin treatment.
Scientific application
Super durable fabric
British scientists have found a way to build fabrics that are identical to leather, but transparent, light and very tough from green tea leaves.
Scientific application
Wrap 'leather' for helmet to increase safety
Philips Helmets Limited has introduced a helmet with artificial skin technology that reduces the risk of brain injury by 67.5%.
Environment
Producing concrete from ... industrial sludge
Sludge from dyeing factories, leather shoes, centralized wastewater treatment ... will be treated with odors, adding chemicals to replace sand in concrete production.