[ad_1] Our Solar System is incredibly old by human standards. The Sun, sitting in the center, is thought to be just over 4.6 billion years old, which is an almost unfathomable amount …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 5, 2018 – With thousands of fans cheering, singing, shouting and mocking, college basketball games can be of almost deafening intensity. Some arenas have decibels, which, accurately or …
Read More »Ruth Gates, who sought to save coral reefs, died at 56
[ad_1] Ruth Gates, a renowned marine biologist who has worked all her life to save the world's fragile coral reefs from the disastrous effects of warmer water temperatures, died on October 25 …
Read More »The photo of the crash of a NASA flying saucer has a real story behind it
[ad_1] This was a flying object identified. 38th Firing Squadron of the US Air Force As for titles, it's a doozy. NASA shared an image Sunday as part of its series of …
Read More »SpaceX says Starman and Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster are beyond Mars
[ad_1] TO CLOSE Thanks to SpaceX and Elon Musk, a brain-dummy driving a red Tesla Roadster is burned in our brain. United States This image from a video provided by SpaceX shows …
Read More »A faster and less expensive path to melting energy
[ad_1] Introducing the SPARC high-field tokamak experiment, which would produce the first fusion plasma to generate net energy gain. Credit: Ken Filar Scientists are working to dramatically accelerate the development of fusion …
Read More »Changing temperatures are helping corn production in the United States – for the moment
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain The last 70 years have been good for corn production in the midwestern United States, with yields increasing five-fold since the 1940s. Much of this improvement has …
Read More »According to one study, wind turbines act as "advanced predators" by reducing the number of birds
[ad_1] According to a new study, wind turbines can be top predators in ecosystems by reducing bird populations and impacting all food chains. Scientists have discovered that predatory raptor birds were four …
Read More »The smallest monkey ever discovered lets guess the rise of monkeys
[ad_1] According to a new study, a tiny fossilized molar nestled in the sweltering shrubs of the Tugen Hills in Kenya belonged to what might be the smallest monkey species ever discovered. …
Read More »The "predatory" effect of a wind farm strikes ecosystems: study – Technology
[ad_1] Last updated on November 05, 2018 9:59 p.m. Wind farms are known to be harmful to birds. PARIS (AFP) – Wind farms act as a leading "predator" in some ecosystems, harming …
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