Earth Day: 5 ways we’re working to repair the damage to our planet
International Mother Earth Day is a chance to reflect on how humanity has been treating our planet, and let’s face it: we’ve…
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Green Deal: EU announces €1 billion worth of commitments to protect the ocean
Yesterday, at the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau, the EU has renewed its pledges towards international Ocean governance. Presenting a list of 44…
The love hormone turns lions into kittens
For years, scientists have sprayed oxytocin, known as the love hormone, on the noses of lions. The result: royal animals become much…
Traces of ancient life found inside a ruby 2.5 billion years old
A team of Canadian scientists from the University of Waterloo have found signs of ancient life inside a 2.5 billion year old…
Turkmen chemists from local raw materials received a reagent for seawater desalination
One of the latest developments of Turkmen chemists is a method for obtaining coagulants (purifiers) for seawater desalination. This development for obtaining…
Spider monkeys prefer fruits with worms
Spider monkeys prefer fruits affected by insects, Brazilian and American scientists have found out. Eating fruits along with larvae, monkeys compensate for…
Uncle Mancho from Smolyan: “The One Talking to the Water”
“There is clear and drinking water, yellow water, black and stagnant – heavy water, there is mineral water. But the birds know…
Quail and cuckoo – on the verge of extinction
Scientists report decline in barn swallow and lark, storks become more The number of birds in agricultural lands has decreased by 25%…
The fantastic train, which is a real engineering marvel
In the heart of Switzerland, a world-record technical innovation awaits you: the steepest funicular in the world, which climbs from Schwyz to…
Greenland loses ice for 25 consecutive years
Ice losses occur in 2 ways: direct melting and tearing off icebergs The Greenland ice sheet has lost more ice in the…