Chili Pepper Compound Is Spicing Up Solar Cell Performance
We don’t recommend licking solar cells, but soon if you can get a familiar tingle, researchers have improved the functionality and durability of solar cells…
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28,000 Rubber Ducks Accidentally Embarked On an Epic Ocean Current Study In 1992
On January 10, 1992, a storm in the Pacific Ocean triggered one of the largest and most unusual studies of ocean currents worldwide. A freighter…
World’s Rarest Turtle Could Be Saved from Extinction after Female Found in Vietnam
We are ringing in the New Year with some good news: the latest known Swinhoe’s softshell turtle – the most endangered tortoise on the planet – is…
When Picking Dinner, Cuttlefish Can Make Some Complex Decisions
Cephalopods can only look like a squiggly blob of rubber strange class, but there is ample evidence that this strange creature has incredible cognitive abilities.…
Up To $100,000 Fine for Person Who Etched “Trump” Onto a Manatee’s Back
A different strain of politically charged crime has been found far away from Washington since the U.S. launched its violent attack on the capital last…
Watch Tiny Ball-Loving Sand Bubbler Crabs Create Igloos Out Of Sand
People are big on the ball. From football to meatballs we can’t get enough and as it turns out, sand bubbles can crab. Across the…
In 1918, Children of California Went On a State-Ordered Squirrel Killing Frenzy
In April 1918, during World War II, California children planned to slaughter 100,000 squirrels regularly. They were considered a pest by the state because of…
First COVID-19 Cases in Great Apes Seen In San Diego Gorillas
The moment that has been feared since the epidemic began is now happening, as gorillas on the west side of the San Diego Safari Park…
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Will Reach a “Grim Milestone” In 2021
Our planet is about to reach a “deadly milestone” this year: 2021 will see carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere at 50 percent higher than…
Homo sapiens’ First Culture Was Still Intact in Africa 11,000 Years Ago
The stone tools styles that Homo sapiens took to Africa and most of the world were gradually replaced by new tools and were considered completely…
Mariposite: Properties and Occurrences
Mariposite is a chromium-rich variety of Phengite which is a discredited name for a mineral series between Muscovite and Celadonite. It is a mineral that…
Sub-orbital Spaceflight
Sub-orbital spaceflight is when a spacecraft goes into space but does not reach the altitude where it can orbit Earth. It is a spaceflight in…
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