Soil
Scientists discover how to make electricity “out of thin air”
A hydrogen-consuming enzyme from a common soil bacterium is able to generate an electrical current using the atmosphere as an energy source
Nicosia unveils CO2 reduction grants
The Cypriot cabinet approved a new grant scheme on Wednesday to encourage reductions in businesses' greenhouse gas emissions.
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35 mln cubic meters of soil to be removed from Erzincan mine landslide
Some 35 million cubic meters of soil will be displaced to reach nine missing miners in the landslide-hit gold mine in the eastern province of Erzincan amid the prosecutor's office's ongoing investigation.
Spotlight on grave neglect at landslide-hit Erzincan mine
The focus of the debates has intensified on a series of severe negligence persisting for months that led to a landslide in a gold mine in the eastern province of Erzincan, with efforts steeping up to locate missing workers.
Creating Guatemala’s food of the Gods – Chocolate (video)
The region of Chocolá, characterized by frequent rains and fertile soil, creates the perfect environment for cultivating cacao
Cypriot leading soil-free crop growth team
Growing crops without soil may sound like a contradiction, but for the research team Eplants (Electronic Plants) at Linkoping University, Sweden, led by Cypriot Associate Professor Eleni Stavrinidou, it is not only possible, but also groundbreaking.
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Türkiye’s first astronaut to take Salt Lake plant to space
Türkiye's first space traveler Alper Gezeravcı will take the "Schrenkiella Parvula" plant, which grows endemically in Salt Lake in Türkiye's Central Anatolia region, to space to test its feasibility for the purpose of improving soil on the Moon and Mars.
More than Half of the Reports for Fallen Branches in Sofia are Still Not Processed
On the fifth day after the heavy snowfall in Sofia, a little more than a third of the reports about fallen branches and trees submitted to 112 have been processed.
Since the beginning of the situation, 2,354 calls to 112 have been received, of which 860 have been processed. The work of all field teams continues, said Siyana Khlebarova, chief expert in the Green System Directorate.
Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands
Tens of thousands of festivalgoers were stranded on Sept. 3 in deep mud in the Nevada desert after rain turned the annual Burning Man gathering into a quagmire, with police investigating one death.
Video footage showed costume-wearing "burners" struggling across the wet gray-brown site, some using trash bags as makeshift boots, while dozens of vehicles became stuck in the sludge.
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Cunda Island declared ‘strictly protected area’
Cunda Island, a natural protected area, has been declared as a "sensitive area to be strictly protected" after reevaluation of its status, according to the decision published in the Official Gazette on April 13.
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