Energy released by the August explosion in Beirut was enough to power over 100 homes for a year; it was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts to date. Source: https://www.livescience.com/beirut-explosion-biggest-non-nuclear.html
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These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus
Scientists have been working with professional trainers in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales to train dogs to sniff out Covid-19. Most of the dogs have a 100% success rate. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/dogs-trained-to-smell-detect-coronavirus-covid19…
Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?
Here’s what we know so far about the cause of the massive blast in the port area of the city of Beirut, Lebanon, on 4 August Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251076-beirut-explosion-what-caused-the-blast-and-what-else-do-we-know/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions?
Fertilizer is behind many of the worst accidents and terrorist attacks in history. Source: https://www.livescience.com/28841-fertilizer-explosions-ammonium-nitrate.html