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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.
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New York, London and Paris will
Experts from the University of Hawaii (USA) conjecture, the Earth is on the way forward
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Climate change, insects destroy more crops
A study by a British expert showed that the temperature of the Earth increased, causing insects to destroy crops to expand their reach towards the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Producing hydrogen from water and sunlight
Scientists at the University of Colorado (USA) use a series of mirrors to focus sunlight into a tower of tens of meters high.
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Earthquakes can release greenhouse gases in the ground
Scientists at Zurich Polytechnic University (EPFZ), Switzerland, have discovered seismic waves that can release methane as well as impact on climate change.
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Harvard announced 2.3 million new compounds that generate electricity from the sun
Harvard University announced a list of 2.3 million organic carbon compounds capable of turning sunlight into electricity.
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World copper reserves are sufficient for 100 years
Scientists have just completed a database of estimated mineral resources based on announcements from mining companies.
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Highly toxic gas due to shale gas extraction
Some households living near shale gas wells are at risk of being affected by the contamination of drinking water by gas from shale gas extraction.
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The rich are
While developing countries 'waste' exports to developing countries, many wealthy provinces in China also seek to 'push' CO2 emissions into poorer regions.
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The new catalyst produces methanol from CO2
Laval University researchers have developed a highly effective method to convert CO2 into methanol, a substance that can be used as a low-emissions fuel for transportati…
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Stink ever dominated the earth
Martin Brasier, a professor of earth science at Oxford University in England, and his colleagues studied biochemical processes on Earth from 1.9 million years ago.
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The flights across the Atlantic will be more bumpy
Dr. Paul Williams, a researcher at the University of Reading in England, and colleagues used meteorological models to understand the changes in wind speed in the North A…
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Conceptual design of large plutonium nuclear reactor
The team led by Professor Yoshiaki Oka of Waseda University in Japan succeeded in developing the concept of a nuclear reactor capable of producing large amounts of pluto…
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Hong Kong people 'cry out' because of light pollution
CNN News said that the University of Hong Kong has just published a study, whereby Hong Kong (China) ranked first in the list of cities polluted by light.
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Discover the secrets of the world's most salty lake
Geologists from Brown University (USA) said they have discovered the secrets of the Antarctic lake and the connection between the images of the lake and ... Mars.