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10 newly discovered animals
Animal world

10 newly discovered animals

Spider tigers, Cambodian warblers or Epaulette sharks are newly discovered animals in recent years, although they exist for a long time in the world.

December 16, 2018
Beach covered with white foam like snow mats
Environment

Beach covered with white foam like snow mats

Naqoura Beach in Lebanon looks like an immense snow carpet when large amounts of sponges form and cover the water, Smithsonian reported on January 31.

December 16, 2018
New materials absorb CO2 easily
Environment

New materials absorb CO2 easily

A plastic sheet like the greenhouse gas sponge carbon dioxide (CO2) can easily convert this contaminated fossil fuel into new energy sources.

December 16, 2018
Scotland sinks in the bubble storm
Environment

Scotland sinks in the bubble storm

Large winds rippled across the Scottish coastline, creating a white, stormy sponge that erased a fishing village near Aberdeen on September 25.

December 16, 2018
The 'freezing smoke' material cleared up the oil
Environment

The 'freezing smoke' material cleared up the oil

Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey argue that airgel materials can act as sponges to help absorb oil from waste water and effectively absorb oil slicks in the environm…

December 16, 2018
Beautiful sea creatures are discreet
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Beautiful sea creatures are discreet

Brown algae, glass sponges ... and a number of other mollusks living modestly under the ocean were submarine of American oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle photographed and i…

December 15, 2018
Video: Detecting a harp-like sponge
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Video: Detecting a harp-like sponge

Scientists have discovered a completely new carnivorous sponge shaped like a harp that lives at depths of more than 3 kilometers below sea level.

December 15, 2018