There are many long rivers in the world, but which ones are the longest? Naturally, there is a disagreement over the answer to this question. While The Nile has traditionally been considered to be longest in the world, the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2015
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China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges—the world's largest power station—stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.
Environment
Apr 11, 2021
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The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2019
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Chinese authorities on Friday began relocating the country's rare finless porpoise population in a bid to revive a species threatened by pollution, overfishing and heavy traffic in their Yangtze River habitat, state media ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2015
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Over 50 billion tons of sand is mined every year—and it's pushing species to the brink of extinction.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2023
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A new study finds that fly ash—particles left over from burning coal—make up between 37 and 72 percent of all particulate organic carbon carried by the Yangtze River in China, or around 200,000 to 400,000 tons of carbon ...
Environment
May 25, 2021
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A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences in Wuhan, China has declared the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) as extinct. In their paper published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, ...
With hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins dying every year after being accidentally entangled in fishing gear, the world must take concrete steps during the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting starting ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2016
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A debilitating drought along China's Yangtze river has affected more than 34 million people, leaving farmers and livestock without water and parching a major grain belt, according to the government.
Environment
May 28, 2011
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A new cultural psychology study has found that psychological differences between the people of northern and southern China mirror the differences between community-oriented East Asia and the more individualistic Western world ...
Social Sciences
May 8, 2014
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