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Cane can cool the earth
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Cane can cool the earth

With the ability to reduce the ambient temperature, sugarcane can become a useful weapon in the fight against climate change.

December 18, 2018
Sunlight helps prevent drowsiness
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Sunlight helps prevent drowsiness

Leaving the sun in the room during the day will not only cheer you up but also help you stay awake and avoid the afternoon sleepiness.

December 18, 2018
Living 11 years only thanks to
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Living 11 years only thanks to

Hira Ratan Manek, 69, of Bodhavad, India, has been living since June 1995, just needing sunlight and water. Sometimes, because of hospitality or social relations, he dra…

December 18, 2018
The Arctic challenges the law of nature
Oceanography

The Arctic challenges the law of nature

According to scientific calculations, the Arctic will become colder due to changes in earth orbit making it increasingly receive less sunlight.

December 17, 2018
The planet absorbs 99% of sunlight
Space science

The planet absorbs 99% of sunlight

WASP-104b may be the darkest planet ever discovered. The planet of this hot Jupiter is covered by a mist that absorbs 97 - 99% of the light reaching the surface.

December 17, 2018
NASA deciphered the strange white light on Mars
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NASA deciphered the strange white light on Mars

After the strange light spot on the surface of Mars was discovered and spread rapidly in the online community, NASA gave an official answer to this mysterious phenomenon.

December 17, 2018
German fascists once wanted to build
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German fascists once wanted to build

Making a weapon capable of destroying the enemy with sunlight is a plan that the Nazis almost carried out during their reign.

December 17, 2018
Prevent meteors with sunlight
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Prevent meteors with sunlight

Projecting solar energy into dangerous meteorites so that they change direction or dissolve is the way scientists want to apply to stop the pellets.

December 17, 2018