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[ad_1] Continued use of electronic devices for longer periods of time can cause them to overheat, resulting in component damage, slow operation, or even exploding or catching fire. The heat produced by electronics does more than annoy users. Heat induced gaps and cracks can cause chips and circuits to fail. …
Read More »See the cute coral babies giving scientists hope to restore the reefs
[ad_1] This image shows the striated cactus coral alongside a close-up of a larva. The Florida Aquarium Florida Aquarium scientists celebrate a special moment in coral reproduction. Earlier this month, they witnessed the first spawning of cactus corals in human care. A revealing video shows the action as the larvae …
Read More »Big asteroid shows itself ahead of Earth flyby on April 29 (photo)
[ad_1] We’ve now got a good visual on the big space rock that’s going to fly by Earth next week. On Saturday (April 18), the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico captured a radar image of the asteroid 1998 OR2, which will zoom within 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) of …
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[ad_1] Four-point puzzle Four Point Puzzles celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with an amazing high-resolution puzzle of the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific Ocean. The same company behind this stunning moon puzzle used an image from NASA’s Blue Marble Series, said to be one of the clearest ever …
Read More »Black hole collision is unlike anything we’ve seen before
[ad_1] For what is believed to be the first time, scientists have detected two black holes of different colliding masses. The researchers detected the first gravitational wave event in 2015, and almost all of the collisions observed since then have involved black holes of nearly equal masses. Last spring, scientists …
Read More »NASA released a fascinating night photography for Earth Day
[ad_1] NASA has added another to the wonderful images of our planet captured by satellites. These images, created after intense work, fascinate those who see them. Let’s take a closer look at this wonderful photo and background. NASA takes photos of the world from time to time, telling us what …
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[ad_1] Coral reefs are dying everywhere. As the home to the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, that’s bad news. Coral reefs protect our coasts from waves and tropical storms, while hosting a large number of marine organisms. Its decline is the result of predominantly human actions such as pollution, overfishing, …
Read More »Cloud Shining Experiment May Help Cool Great Barrier Reef
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Researchers trying to save the Great Barrier Reef are trying to cool unusually warm sea temperatures using “cloud shine,” a geoengineering technique designed to reflect more of the sun’s rays away from Earth. The team is spraying microscopic drops of seawater in the air over the …
Read More »The origin of human language may be 25 million years old: researchers
[ad_1] London: Researchers have discovered an earlier origin of the human language pathway in the brain, suggesting that its origins lie about 25 million years ago, 20 million years earlier than previously thought. Previously, many scientists thought that a precursor to the language pathway had emerged more recently, about 5 …
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