Environment
Looking back at the 10 worst natural disasters in American history
While Super Typhoon Sandy just ravaged the United States, look back at the worst natural disasters in this country's history.
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Environment
New York alarmed because the house was cold after super typhoon
Tens of thousands of people who were not home after Super Typhoon Sandy needed support when electricity was still lost and the weather was getting colder in New York, th…
Environment
America is about to face a heavy storm with snow
Many cities in the eastern United States, especially New York, are rushing to prevention plans, ready to face heavy storms and snowfall, which are expected to last for t…
Environment
Super Hurricane Sandy threatened 9 US nuclear power plants
The US government is sending more supervisors to nine nuclear power plants in areas where super typhoon Sandy spills over to ensure that the storm will not cause problem…
Environment
The US could suffer losses of more than $ 20 billion due to Hurricane Sandy
According to AFP, fifty million residents of the eastern states of the United States stretch from Virginia, through Washington, to Delaware, New York and Massachusetts,…
Environment
New York is dark after super typhoon Sandy
Suddenly separated from the outside world, America's most populous city experienced another life after super typhoon Sandy: no subway, no horizon of lights and no food s…
Environment
Hurricane Sandy in the US: More than 80 people were killed, $ 50 billion in damage
The number of people killed by Hurricane Sandy in the United States continues to rise, now over 80, when the storm has passed 3 days.
Environment
The sea currents have rules
In 1856, some sailors in distress on a sandy beach in the Atlantic found a tar ball, the asphalt covered a coconut skull, including a goat skin letter with symbols stran…
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Singing sand dunes surprised the scientific world
Sand in Altyn-Emel National Park (Kazakhstan) emits strange, melodious sounds. Scientists have yet to find the exact cause of this unique phenomenon.
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Beam: Super storm Sandy devastated America
According to a forecast by the US National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Sandy - the strongest storm to attack the United States in the last 100 years, is beginning to lan…
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Mysterious giant figures in Peru
More than 1,000 giant painting works deep in the sandy arid lands of southern Peru are the products of a civilization that had been destroyed about 1,500 years ago.
Videos
Video: Hundreds of eels rise and disappear under the seabed
The flock of spotted eel fish appears from the sandy, flexibly bending and then abruptly dives.
Videos
Video: Encountering wild snakes stealing eggs, mother chickens surgery to stop
A woman in Queensland, Australia, recorded a battle between a mother hen and a one-meter-long wild snake sneaking into gobbling up eggs at midnight.
Scientific works
Convenient with a unique storm-proof house
We are no stranger to information about the storms or flash floods that have come all over the world, such as Hurricane Sandy in the US or Hurricane Jelawat that landed…
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Top 10 science stories of 2012
Super hurricane, Mars, God's beads ... The field of world science in the past 12 months has passed Time magazine through the most memorable events, stories and discoveri…