Scientific application
Solution to prevent oil pollution with human hair
Carpets made from hair and fur can be used to clean up small oil spills after traffic accidents on the road or large oil spills at sea.
Oil Spill
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Environment
Ancient paintings are 'rising from the grave'
A recent oil spill in the Arctic Circle in Russia is the first sign of the unpredictable calamities coming from global warming.
Environment
The heartbreaking truth behind the image of the arctic river dyed red like blood
This blood-stained river is essentially an extremely serious environmental accident.
Discover science
The mysterious 'black tide' suffocates Brazil's more than 4,400km coastline
Dense streaks of oil have severely damaged Brazilian beaches for nearly four months, but the cause has not been determined.
Environment
How Russians handle oil spills on the sea
Murmansk Marine Biology Institute has developed a unique project to clean up the oil spill areas at sea, according to a press release on May 7 by the Institute.
New technology
China developed new bio-foam to help separate oil and water
China has developed a new biological polypropylene foam that makes oil and water separation more effective, which can be used to prevent and control oil pollution.
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13 ways that Graphene metamaterials will change future technology (part 1)
Since graphene was first discovered in 2004, it promises to create a new technological revolution around the world.
1001 mystery
Black sand beach appears in China
A large amount of black substance suddenly appeared on the sand in the east coast of Shandong Province, China caused the country's tourism industry to be affected.
Oceanography
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill causes fish defects
Scientists have recently discovered fish that have defects, three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Oceanography
A series of mysterious dead dolphins in Mexico
Dead dolphins are growing in the Gulf of Mexico, but the cause of this unusual phenomenon is still mysterious to scientists.
Oceanography
Australia: Red crabs are in danger because of oil spills
Hundreds of thousands of red crabs are seriously threatened after an oil spill on Australia's Christmas Island, located in the Indian Ocean.
Oceanography
The fish is genetically modified for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The popular fish in the swamp in Louisiana, USA, has been deformed and may not reproduce normally due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Oceanography
Gulf of Mexico 'diving'
US scientists claim that most of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico has settled to the bottom rather than disappear like officials say.
Oceanography
What is the black tide? Causes and ways to overcome the black tide
Black tide is actually just a statement of the shadow of sea oil spills, harmful goods smuggled and polluted.
Biology
Study bacteria eating oil and gas in oil spills
Researchers found that water temperature plays an important role in how bacteria respond to oil spills.