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California bottled sunshine
Environment

California bottled sunshine

California, home to the 'green' ambitions that help the solar and wind industry take root, is making strong increases in energy storage to achieve better synthetic renew…

December 16, 2018
Create winter sunshine for dark valleys
Environment

Create winter sunshine for dark valleys

The industrial town of Rjukan is located deep in the valley of Telemark county with rugged terrain and the sun always moves in a very low position in the winter.

December 16, 2018
Shining colors appear in China
Environment

Shining colors appear in China

People see the cloud in Wanning City, Hainan Province, China at sunset on June 5, China Foto Press reported. A photographer recorded this amazing and rare natural phenom…

December 16, 2018
Clean energy is not necessarily clean
Environment

Clean energy is not necessarily clean

Wind turbines or solar collectors do not emit CO2 when turning sunlight or wind into electricity. But the production of these devices consumes a lot of materials and emi…

December 16, 2018
Sunlight cleans the earth's atmosphere
Environment

Sunlight cleans the earth's atmosphere

The work of German scientists, published in the American journal Nature, shows that it is the source of sunlight that cleanses the Earth's polluted atmosphere.

December 16, 2018
Painting wood with sunlight
Photo library

Painting wood with sunlight

Jordan Mang-osan, a famous Filipino painter, has a very special way of painting. Jordan often uses sunlight to create beautiful wood paintings.

December 16, 2018
Automobile glass fusing building
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Automobile glass fusing building

A curved high-rise building is under construction in London, England accidentally reflects the sun, melting cars parked below.

December 16, 2018
The magical beauty of the rainbow
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The magical beauty of the rainbow

A rainbow is a dispersion of sunlight when refracted and reflected through raindrops. Here are beautiful photos of rainbows in some parts of the world.

December 15, 2018