Facebook Is Testing Pop-Up Messages Telling People To Read a Link Before They Share It
Following Twitter’s lead, Facebook is trying a new feature designed to encourage users to read it before sharing a link. This phase will gradually reach a…
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How Duolingo Became A $2.4B Language Unicorn
The heart of Duolingo is its goal: to scale free education and increase the chances of earning through language learning. However, the same mission that helped…
Astronomers Measured Powerful Stratospheric Winds in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Winds in Jupiter’s middle atmosphere have now been directly measured by astronomers. The researchers discovered incredibly powerful winds with speeds of up to 1450 kilometers…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Niujie Mosque, China)
The Niujie Mosque (simplified Chinese: 牛街礼拜寺; traditional Chinese: 牛街禮拜寺; pinyin: Niú Jiē Lǐ Bài Sì; Wade–Giles: Niu-chieh Li-pai-ssu “Oxen Street House of Worship” or Chinese:…
V382 Carinae – a Yellow Hypergiant Star
V382 Carinae, also named x Carinae, is a yellow hypergiant star. It is visible to the eye and is seen in the Carina constellation. It…
Sodium Dichromate – an Inorganic Compound
Sodium dichromate is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2Cr2O7. It is also called Bichromate of soda or Disodium dichromate or Sodium dichromate (VI). It…
Scientists finding ways to Convert Carbon Dioxide into the Atmosphere
Thanks to a RIKEN study that looked at how nature converts carbon dioxide into more complex organic compounds—one of the processes underlying the origin of…
Lab-on-a-Chip – a Miniaturized Device
A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is a miniaturized device that integrates into a single chip one or several analyses, which are usually done in a laboratory; analyses…
Sodium Hydride (Properties, Uses)
In oil, sodium hydride is a silvery to whitish powder or slurry. It is the chemical compound with the empirical formula NaH. This alkali metal…
Warp Drives: Physicists Give Chances Of Faster-Than-Light Space Travel A Boost
The closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.25 light-years away, or about 25 trillion miles (40 trillion kilometers). The fastest spacecraft, the…
Tiny Trackers Reveal Where Turtles Disappear To During Their “Lost Years” At Sea
The life cycle of the sea turtle is an interesting journey. From the point of the day they stood against it, fighting from the sand…
Toronto Zoo Welcomes Three Tiny Endangered Amur Tiger Cubs
There is no doubt that the Toronto Zoo announced after 104 days of pregnancy that their resident tiger Mazyria (affectionately known as the Mazy of…
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