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  • Black and white photo of 1950s era electric meter
    By Kevin Beck 4 months ago

    How To Convert KWh A Year To KW

    If you've looked at an energy meter, you might have seen the unit KWh, but what does it mean? And what can you really make of the data it's giving you?

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  • Outdoor condensing unit of an HVAC mounted to building next to plants
    By Laura Reynolds 4 months ago

    What Is A Condensing Unit?

    Condensing units are an important component used across many different industries, as well as in normal, everyday life. Here's how the technology works.

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  • Close up of yellow and green liquid in Galileo thermometer
    By Juan Ramirez 4 months ago

    Instructions For A Galileo Thermometer

    Galileo thermometers might look quaint, with their colorful balls of liquid, and they're often decorative pieces. But you can read them, and this is how.

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  • Chernobyl explosion artwork
    By Richard Milner 4 months ago

    The Worst Part Of The Chernobyl Disaster Isn't What You Think

    Chernobyl is an infamous disaster that's also become something of a cautionary tale. But as it turns out, there's a chance it could have been avoided.

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  • Super moon rising in a colorful sky over the sea
    By Tiffany Betts 4 months ago

    Earth's Moon Will Experience A Rare Color Change In March 2025

    Early 2025 has already played host to some spectacular astronomical events, and there are more to come. In March, look to the moon to watch it change color.

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  • Light shines through the surface of the ocean is seen into the deep sea below
    By Joe Roberts 4 months ago

    Uranus And Neptune's Deepest Oceans Make Earth's Look Like Puddles

    Earth's oceans are mysterious, largely unexplored places, but the enormous oceans of Neptune and Uranus have them beat. Here's what scientists know about them.

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  • An illustration of an exoplanet and galactic nebula.
    By Tiffany Betts 4 months ago

    NASA Is Tracking A Rare Planet Unlike Anything In Our Solar System

    While our solar system is a fascinating place on its own, exoplanets are even more of a mystery. And one exoplanet in particular is something quite new.

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  • Visitors at Stonehenge at night under a starry sky
    By Tiffany Betts 4 months ago

    A Rare Lunar Event Could Reveal Stonehenge's Secrets

    It's long seemed like Stonehenge harbors many secrets, and it's not keen on giving them up. But a rare lunar event might finally give us some answers.

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  • A Morphing Wheel design is shown on a prototype wheelchair
    By Joe Roberts 4 months ago

    The South Korean Technology That's Reinventing The Wheel

    Typically, everyone is led to believe that there's no point in trying to reinvent the wheel, but some new ideas might have just proven that old saying wrong.

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  • A brain symbol is shown on glowing orange on a microchipboard
    By Joe Roberts 4 months ago

    A Quantum Computer Broke RSA Encryption, But It's Not Time To Panic Yet

    In 2024, a research team claimed to have used a quantum computer to break a core part of internet security, RSA encryption, but it's not time to panic just yet.

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  • A black hole visualization is shown as a bright yellow circular light against a black background
    By Joe Roberts 4 months ago

    Here's What Happened When Physicists Simulated A Black Hole In A Lab

    Black holes are as dangerous as they are distant, so scientists set out to simulate one in a lab. What happened next would make Steven Hawking smile.

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  • A black clock face with gold numbers face is shown spiralling in on itsefl
    By Joe Roberts 5 months ago

    One Major Problem With Time Travel May Not Be An Issue After All

    The idea of time-travel paradoxes has been explored in science and the popular imagination alike, but some researchers think that problem might not be an issue.

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  • multicolored northern lights
    By Daniel Allen 5 months ago

    Every Northern And Southern Lights Color Explained

    The northern and southern lights, auroras visible from the poles, glow with a range of different colored lights. Here's the reason for each of those colors.

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  • A black hole is shown in space surrounded by a glowing yellow light
    By Joe Roberts 5 months ago

    The Disturbing Fate Of Anyone Who Falls Into A Black Hole

    Black holes have long occupied our imaginations, and our current scientific understanding allows us to predict the disturbing fate of anyone who might fall in.

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  • By Lee Johnson 5 months ago

    Kinetic Friction: Definition, Coefficient, Formula (W/ Examples)

    There are a few different types of friction, but ​kinetic friction​ is otherwise known as ​sliding friction​.

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  • Back of Head - Static Hair
    By Blake Flournoy 5 months ago

    How To Get Rid Of Static Electricity In The Body

    If you are shocked often, take steps to dispel a static charge from your body and prevent yourself from being shocked in the future.

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  • Illustration of static electricity around forearm and hand
    By Tiffany Betts 5 months ago

    Why You Get Shocked By Static More In The Winter

    You've probably been surprised by the shock of static electricity before, but have you noticed that it happens more during the winter? Here's the reason why.

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  • Atomic shapes are shown against a black background
    By Joe Roberts 6 months ago

    The Quantum Cat Experiment That Broke An Incredible Record

    A quantum cat might sound like something out of science fiction, but it's actually quite real. And this experiment managed to push the concept to new heights.

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  • Albert Einstein calmly smokes a pipe, though his breakthroughs in physics were exciting.
    By Daniel Meagher 6 months ago

    The Hard Math Problem That Stumped Einstein

    Albert Einstein may be considered the greatest mind of the 20th century, but that doesn't mean he couldn't be stumped by the occasional math problem.

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  • Bands of blue-green light in the sky above a wintery mountain town with towering peaks in the background
    By Eric James Beyer 6 months ago

    The Different Types Of Northern Lights Explained

    The northern lights are quite the beautiful and fascinating natural phenomenon, but did you know that there's a reason they look the way they do?

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  • Voyager 2 image of Neptune in space
    By Daniel Allen 6 months ago

    It Would Take A Staggering Amount Of Time To Travel To The Farthest Planet From Earth In Our Solar System

    It's no surprise that space is massive, but even getting to the furthest planet from Earth within our own solar system would take longer than you might expect.

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  • By Tiffany Betts 6 months ago

    Roswell, New Mexico Should Be Famous For More Than Just Aliens

    Aliens are a point of fascination for many people, and Roswell is fittingly famous for its UFO stories. But there's another reason the city should be famous.

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  • NASA globe logo (center) with Kennedy mural/water feature (left) and orange rocket (right) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
    By Tiffany Betts 6 months ago

    What NASA Stands For And What The Organization Actually Does

    With all its work in the past decades, NASA is basically a household name, but do you actually know what the organization's acronym stands for?

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  • A digital rendering of the Earth in space with continents visible from afar
    By Eric James Beyer 7 months ago

    If Earth Stopped Spinning, Here's What Would Happen (And It's Terrifying)

    The rotation of the Earth plays no small part in life as we know it. So if the planet were to stop spinning, then the results would be devastating

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  • The Moon in starlit sky
    By Elias Nash 7 months ago

    Why It's Impossible For A Moon To Be Bigger Than Its Planet

    Few moons are as large as Earth's in relation to their planet. While it's impossible for a moon to be bigger than its planet, they can get quite close.

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  • aerial view of sea of clouds
    By Tiffany Betts 7 months ago

    How Much Do Clouds Weigh? It Depends On The Type

    If you've ever looked up at the clouds and wondered how heavy they really are, there are a few ways to estimate it, and one major factor is the cloud type.

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  • full moon rising over a lake
    By Daniel Allen 7 months ago

    The Phenomenon Of Super Blue Moons Explained

    The phenomena of blue moons and super moons are not as uncommon as you might think. But the two combined is a rare event indeed, and here are the reasons why.

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