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Wildfires in California and Siberia are throwing soot into the high atmosphere that's landing in the Arctic and melting polar ice
Scientists are working to understand the impact of this effect on the Arctic's ice yearly renewal a…
Marianne Guenot
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Google changed its Google Flights carbon calculator in a way that has 'airbrushed' the real environmental impact of aviation, experts say
Since July, the Google Flights tool only shows the CO2 emissions of flights, excluding up to two-th…
Stephen Jones
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How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic bombs
Hydrogen bombs, considered nuclear weapons, work using a combination of nuclear fission and fusion.…
Adam Barnes
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10 times NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted something Hubble missed
With its infrared gaze, the James Webb Space Telescope can capture galaxies, planets, moons, and au…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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A new climate solution involves shooting moon dust into space to create a 'solar shield' around Earth, but scientists say it's a risky last resort
A moon-dust shield is the latest in a series of risky, last-resort geoengineering proposals to shie…
Matthew Loh
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Researchers develop the whitest paint in the world that could reduce the need for air conditioning
The white paint was invented by Xiulin Ruan, a Purdue University professor of mechanical enginee…
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Wildfire smoke could turn this weekend's full Buck Moon an ominous blood red
This false blood moon won't turn red because of a lunar eclipse. It's because wildfire smoke is fil…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Best wet and dry vacuum cleaner for home in India
If you are looking for a vacuum cleaner for your house, it might be a good idea to get a wet and dr…
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What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles
The Manhattan Project's Trinity test bomb detonated on July 16, 1945. The light, noise, shockwave, …
Jenny McGrath
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Agra, Bengaluru, Chennai and 7 other cities breached the safe pollution limits
Data from 10 cities across India has shown that monthly PM2.5 and PM10 levels during the summer mon…
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The longest lunar eclipse this century will happen early Friday morning. Here's how to see it.
All but 3% of the moon will be obscured by Earth's shadow around 4 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday. It'…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists detect light behind a black hole for the first time, proving Einstein's Theory
In 2017, astronomers took a giant leap by capturing the first-ever image of the darkest object i…
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In its first 100 days, the James Webb telescope peered deep into space, took beauty shots of faraway galaxies and glittering nebulae, and saw a spacecraft slam into an asteroid
Since July, the powerful infrared telescope has sent hundreds of observations back to scientists on…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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A mask expert who's also a parent shares what masks he buys for his son to reduce his risk of COVID-19
Aaron Collins, a mechanical engineer and aerosol expert, has tested hundreds of masks at home to se…
Andrea Michelson
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'Euphoria' makeup artist says to expect less glitter and more grit in season 2
Doniella Davy, the mastermind behind the most whimsical looks from "Euphoria," says fans should pre…
Maria Noyen
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The risk of catching COVID-19 in a hotel room is very low if it's properly cleaned, experts say
Coronavirus particles can persist on surfaces in hotels, but they're unlikely to make you sick — es…
Aylin Woodward
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Staying 6 feet apart indoors isn't enough to stop the spread of COVID-19, MIT study finds
Scientists from MIT recalculated the risk of exposure and found that the main indoor precaution - s…
Marianne Guenot
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Communities of color aren't getting enough sleep. One report says insomnia is leading to poor health
Researchers say economic and environmental factors lead to sleep disparities by race. The insomnia …
DeArbea Walker
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The story behind Vodafone Idea’s new brand identity Vi and how the team pulled off the entire exercise during the lockdown
How Vodafone Idea rebranded to Vi in the middle of the lockdown
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Uranus is hiding 13 invisible rings. These images captured their warm glow for the first time.
"We already know that the epsilon ring is a bit weird, because we don't see the smaller stuff," Mol…