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The first country in the world with no emissions
Tokelau, a small country that perhaps many of us have never heard of is trying to be the first country in the world to fully utilize renewable energy to save the environ…
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Discovered the missing world
Scientists have discovered a region dating back 56 million years in the North Atlantic, from data provided by oil corporations.
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Discover new patterns in the movement of granular mixtures
Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia have discovered new patterns in the movement of granular mixtures, the researchers hope the discovery could help in oi…
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New method to effectively kill malaria mosquito larvae
Use oil to disperse pathogenic fungi on the water surface to help kill mosquito larvae effectively.
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Silicone oil helps reduce eye damage caused by radiation
According to US scientists, silicone oil helps reduce eye damage when patients use radiation therapy to treat tumors.
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The incredible amount of oil leaks into the sea
Exxon Valdez's scandalous oil spill in 1989, causing 10 million gallons (about 40 million liters) of crude oil to spill over into Prince William pristine.
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Making butanol from plants
As a chemical for industrial processes, butanol is used in everything from oil brakes, paint thinners, to plastics.
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Ancient Buddhist paintings at Bamiyan are painted with oil paint
Through experiments conducted at the European Synchrotron Radiation Research Laboratory (ESRF), scientists have shown that paintings in caves in Bamiyan region are paint…
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Lavender oil can make boys big breasts
Lavender and tea tree oils are found in some bath soaps, shampoo, hair gel and body lotion that can make boys' breasts bigger. This phenomenon happened to 3 boys and whe…
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How to fly the oil above?
On July 22, 1948, three US B-29 aircraft took off from Davit-Mongson air base conducting flight tests around the world. During the flight, there were two landings 8 time…
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Journey to find fuel of the future
In 1912, Erfinder Rudolf's grandfather had once claimed that vegetable oil could also be used to run machines like oil. However, at that time almost no one was intereste…
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.
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Fish dyed black on the Mexican coast
The phenomenon of thousands of black-dyed fish that looks like oil specks from above has appeared on the coast of Mexico's resort city of Acapulco.
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The mother in the picture of
Hundreds of curious people flocked to a house in France after hearing the drops of oil flowing from the Virgin Mary picture in the house.
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Turn oysters into a seafaring guard
French scientists hope to detect sea pollution early enough to find an incredible ally of the soft-bodied family that often appears on the restaurant menu.