Dinosaur and fossil buffs are intimately familiar with a meteorite impact that drove Tyrannosaurus rex and all non-avian dinosaurs to extinction some 66 million years ago. But it is often overlooked that …
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Part of a SpaceX rocket was discovered in Washington state last weekend, days after bright comet-like streaks lit up the night sky over the Pacific Northwest, a sheriff’s official said. The space …
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Solar energy is considered one of the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels. However, to fully embrace this sustainable energy, there are still challenges we must overcome, one of which is the …
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By Matthew HutsonMarch 26, 2021, 8:00 a.m. M. The video above will be familiar to anyone who has played the 3D world building game. Minecraft. But it is not a human being …
Read More »New method of manufacturing perovskite for solar cells paves the way to low-cost, large-scale production
A new dipping process using a sulfolane additive creates high-performance perovskite solar cells. The method is inexpensive and well suited to scale to commercial production. Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory The sulfolane …
Read More »This discovery has just changed what we know about the oldest life forms on Earth.
At the core of almost all plants, algae, and green pond scum droplets on Earth is a molecular engine for harvesting sunlight. Its only emissions are oxygen, a gas for which we …
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“The climate crisis is not gender neutral,” he says. Katharine K. Wilkinson , co-editor of the anthology < a href = "https://www.allwecansave.earth/book" rel = "noopener noreferrer" target = "_ blank"> All we …
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The Hyades star cluster is gradually merging with the Milky Way star background. The cluster is located 153 light-years away and is visible to the naked eye because the brightest members form …
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In this artist’s conception of the polarized view of the black hole in M87, the lines mark the orientation of the polarization, which is related to the magnetic field around the black …
Read More »Ever wonder what the Gulf of Texas looks like from space? NASA has you covered.
Have you ever wondered what the Gulf of Texas looks like from afar … or more specifically, from space? Look no further as NASA has you covered. A NASA astronaut aboard the …
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