Science

Scientists divert lightning strikes using lasers

A group of scientists said they were able to guide lightning bolts using laser technology for the first time.In new…

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Most Detailed Radio Image Yet of Our Galaxy Reveals Ghosts of Supernovas

A combined image from Askap and Parkes shows bubbly looking supernova remnants that hadn't been spotted before. R. Kothes (NRC)…

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Here’s Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now

An ongoing bird flu epidemic has forced farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, leading to a serious shortage. Getty…

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Scientists Divert Lightning Strikes Using a Powerful, Car-Sized Laser

The laser lightning rod projects a green beam into the sky.  TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg As NASA battled to get its huge…

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Toxic Toilet Paper Chemical Found in Endangered Killer Whales

Killer whales are also known as orcas. The southern resident killer whales, a subset of orcas, are listed as an…

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Hubble Spots Stealthy Asteroid Photobombing a Fuzzy Galaxy

There's an asteroid hiding out in Hubble's view of galaxy UGC 7983. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully A Hubble Space…

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In a First, Scientists Divert Lightning Strikes Using a Powerful Laser

The laser lightning rod projects a green beam into the sky.  TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg As NASA battled to get its huge…

2 years ago

Why Tech Companies Can’t Stop Talking About Sustainability

John Deere had a CES presence as big as one of its giant crop sprayers. Bree Fowler/CNET Sustainability was top…

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Scientists May Have Discovered the Long Lost Temple of Poseidon

Excavation and study is still in the early phases for this shrine, which might have been a temple of Poseidon.…

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Goofy Mars Rock Spotted by NASA Rover Might Be a Meteorite

The roundish gray rock in this Curiosity rover image from Jan. 9, 2023 may have come from elsewhere. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/red circle…

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