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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is the world's largest 'killer' and the culprit that kills more than 7 million people worldwide in 2012.
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Environment
The story of an old town is sinking in the sand
An ancient oasis in poor Gansu province along the Silk Road, Dunhuang is in danger due to the swallowing of sand from the Kumtag desert, at a speed of 4 meters a year. T…
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Go to Van Phuc village to see how elaborate the silk production process is
Van Phuc silk village (Ha Dong, Hanoi) is a famous silk weaving village for many generations. According to small traders in silk village, visitors come to buy goods much…
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See the virtual aurora on the earth from the universe
The aurora is like giant and fanciful colored strips of silk dancing in the atmosphere as we look at them from the International Space Station.
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'Ghosts' row in England
The presence of caterpillars causes many trees in the city of Cambridge, England to look as strange as those
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Beautiful photo: Sam holds a small child on the gun
Plum blossom bloomed, a small gooseberry stood idly on the gun leaf, golden spider spread silk ... are the most impressive images of nature in the past week.
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Video: Risks to the body when stabbed or thorny
Silk, thorns or other pieces of natural wood contain many bacteria and fungi, which can easily cause staph infections, more dangerous than tetanus.
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One time reporter is up to 25m long, super spider is real?
Do you believe spiders can spread silk strips 25m long, like a bridge across a river? - This rough-looking spider species does so.
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Video: Giant spider web covers the whole field in New Zealand
Visitors discovered a field covered with fine mesh created by thousands of small spiders in New Zealand.
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Video: How to clean up the silk inside a spider?
How to harvest spider silk? Definitely not able to take silk from the spider web ...
Science Events
The scientific and humanitarian award in 2011 had owners
The Balzan Prize consists of 4 awards awarded annually by the Balzan International Foundation for individuals or organizations that make outstanding contributions in the…
Science Events
Survey of Quang Ngai biodiversity
The US wildlife protection organization began its study on biodiversity on May 24 in Ba To mountainous district (Quang Ngai province) on primates, rare reptiles and inse…
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Franklin - Kite & lightning
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) - American scientist who paved the way for research in the field of electricity. Through experiments, he proved that electricity is gener…
Medicine - Health
Preparing vaccines based on ... spider silk
A new study has shown that from spider silk, one can develop a method to help get vaccines straight to white blood cells in the body.
Medicine - Health
New research: using spider silk will help treat fractures effectively
University biologists. Connecticut, USA has successfully developed a new method, using proteins from spider silk to make biodegradable binders.