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China’s bike-sharing bubble burst, leading to graveyards of disposed bikes
The supply has vastly outpaced demand and due to the problems caused, the authorities are forced to remove thousands of them The supply has vastly outpaced demand and due to the problems caused, th...
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Melbourne's TBMs almost ready to advance
The biggest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the southern hemisphere are on track to arrive in Melbourne on time in early 2019 to build the West Gate Tunnel and Metro Tunnel. The...
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Ionity, the European fast-charging network, will further support electric vehicles
Its plan is to construct 400 high-power charging (HPC) stations by 2020 Its plan is to construct 400 high-power charging (HPC) stations by 2020 The electric car charging industry is growing really...
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Moon is making the days on Earth longer
A study shows evidence that as the distance between Earth and the moon increases year by year, the days are getting longer. A study shows evidence that as the distance between Earth and the moon incr...
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The ‘ice stupas’ could solve the water crisis in the high desert of the Himalayas
Artificial glaciers are used to store the flowing winter water -that otherwise is wasted down the streams throughout the winter- by freezing it Artificial glaciers are used to store the flowing win...
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A $500 billion mega-city, solely powered by renewable energy, to be built in Saudi Arabia
The ambitious project, called Neom, will be located in entirely new land and will be designed and constructed from scratch The ambitious project, called Neom, will be located in entirely new land a...
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China's Belt and Road Initiative is probably ‘the riskiest environmental venture in history’, researcher warns
Such an initiative can generate enormous economic benefits, but if not planned carefully, it can have unintended, negative environmental consequences Such an initiative can generate enormous econom...
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New EU legislation on waste management
Based on the principles of circular economy, the new guidelines aim for a drastic reduction of landfilling Based on the principles of circular economy, the new guidelines aim for a drastic reductio...
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An aqueduct dating back to 125 A.D., located under the city of Athens, is being explored
Researchers started the underground mapping of a 25km water supply network. Nowadays, it still seems to carry water under Attica, almost 1,900 years after its construction Researchers started the und...
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''Snowball Earth'' triggered by the advent of plate tectonics?
During the Neoproterozoic, a geological era which occurred about 542 million to one billion years ago, Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as ''Snowball Earth...
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