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China Considering Railway Under Mount Everest
China is considering an extension of a railway line that will link the country of Nepal via a tunnel under Mount Everest. This is according to Chinese state media. There is serious skepticism as to wh...
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Airport melt water responsible for soil contamination, new study finds
A new study, conducted from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany, indicates that melt waters in airports are responsible for soil contamination. Various de-icing fluids used in airpo...
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First US offshore wind farm under construction!
The construction of the first offshore wind farm has just started on US ground in Block Island , a small island 13 miles south of Rhode Island, last Monday. Upon completion, the wind farm will supply...
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Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan designed for the brave!
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan, can surely catch the driver's attention and even discourage some from crossing it, especially when seen directly facing the two-lanes of traffic. The Eshima O...
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Videos: landslides triggered during Nepal quake caught live and drone images of destruction!
Two new videos reveal the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 Nepal earthquake, that severely affected the country, are provided below. A short video taken during the earthquake shows massive land...
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China Continues Extreme Investment in Africa
Worth a total of almost $5.5 billion, the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has signed two railway construction deals in Africa. CRCC is tasked with building a $3.5 billion intercity railw...
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Energy Hogs: Megacities with Largest Appetite for Resources
An international team of researchers led by engineers from the University of Toronto analyzed resource consumption data from the world’s twenty-seven largest cities. The survey, published this w...
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Video: old tires converted to eco-friendly homes in Colombia!
In Colombia, people have invented a new alternative green construction method for their homes, using old tires. Small buildings resembling igloos are becoming more and more frequent in the outskirts o...
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Photo gallery: "Nail houses" resisting demolition in China
Have a look at a photo gallery of "lonely" homes resisting demolition! In China, the term "nail houses" is used to describe buildings whose owners deny to give them away for the construction of...
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Ethiopia's geothermal energy monitored and mapped
Aluto volcano, Ethiopia's main source of geothermal energy is in the center of attention, for a group of scientists from U.K. and Ethiopia, who using advanced monitoring techniques, are exploring the...
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