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Japanese volcanic island is 10 times bigger
Nishinoshima volcanic island has an area 10 times larger than last year by connecting to another island formed during a volcanic eruption.
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Is climate change really good for sea turtles?
You may have read in recent news that climate change may increase the size of some sea turtle populations, by increasing the number of female turtles.
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The hailstone was as big as a baseball
Baseball-sized hailstones appear in a major storm in the Midwestern United States on June 3.
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Japan: New islands due to volcanic eruptions are 'blooming' 8 times
New islands have just formed in Japan due to volcanic eruption geology in the Pacific has multiplied 8 times compared to the original size.
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New islands in Japan continue to expand the area
The new island in Japan formed last month due to volcanic eruption is continuing to expand its area by 3 times its original size.
Environment
Plastics are toxic to marine ecosystems
Recent research by British scientists shows that plastic waste of small size will become a threat to the biodiversity of the marine environment.
Environment
The iceberg is about the size of Singapore
A large iceberg has just separated from Antarctica and is being monitored based on currents and winds, to avoid breaking international sea routes.
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Discovering the 'massive' iceberg in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, about eight times the size of Manhattan (USA) and across the city of Hamburg (Germany), broke out in an Antarctic glacier.
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New discovery of the ozone layer gap in Antarctica
Despite being nearly the same size as North America, the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is still the second smallest gap in the past two decades.
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Find a large valley with the Grand Canyon
By using radar, penetrating the thick ice at a distance of nearly 2,500km, scientists have discovered a new Alley 1.6 km deep and the size of the Grand Canyon, stretchin…
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The iceberg was torn from Greenland
A glacier twice the size of Manhattan (USA) was torn off one of Greenland's largest glaciers, the latest sign of a dramatic change in this warming polar island.
Environment
The earth heats up, making the organisms smaller
As the temperature on the earth rises, many species will shrink in size, a new study says.
Environment
The giant ice sheet separated from Greenland
A large block of ice equivalent to four times the size of New York's Manhattan district has separated from a Greenland glacier and melted, shocking regional research sci…
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Huge ice breaking in the North Pole
US scientists say an ice sheet of four times the size of Manhattan Island (260 km2) and a height of about 180m have been separated from the Petermann glacier in northern…
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Giant algae in China bulge
The size of giant blue algae on China's east coast increased by more than 50% and it is heading towards Jiangsu province.