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WHY THE WORLD'S LARGEST ICEBERG HAS BEEN SPINNING FOR MONTHS

WHY THE WORLD’S LARGEST ICEBERG HAS BEEN SPINNING FOR MONTHS

These are radar images of the world's largest iceberg. It's about 4,000 square kilometers in size. And it's been spinning on its axis for the past few months, according to observations. That's a very strange thing for icebergs to do. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey are analyzing how the iceberg's shape has changed in recent years. It's been around for a long time. In 1986, it broke off the...

VERTICAL MEADOWS WILL HELP CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY IN THE UK

VERTICAL MEADOWS WILL HELP CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY IN THE UK

This is an ordinary billboard. But at the bottom, instead of empty space, there is a real flowerbed – only the location is a little unusual. This is part of the new project “Vertical Meadows”, launched by British designer Alistair Lowe. The goal of the initiative is to preserve the biodiversity of plants in the UK and decorate cities. 25 species of wild grasses and flowers are planted on this...

AFRICAN BEEKEEPER PROTECTS BEES AND HELPES PEOPLE

AFRICAN BEEKEEPER PROTECTS BEES AND HELPES PEOPLE

African woman Lulu has been living surrounded by bees for six years. An autoimmune disease forced her to move from the city to the countryside. The woman decided not to sit idly by and set up an apiary next to the house. Now Lulu puts a lot of effort into protecting the bees. There are fewer of them around the world. This is influenced by extreme weather conditions, habitat loss and pesticides used by...

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