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How Solar Cooking Works
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If you've ever seen a kid frying ants with a magnifying glass, you know that the concentrated power of the sun can create great heat. But what if that heat were applied to something a bit more productive -- something like cooking food?
Where Have All the Water Fountains Gone? Here's Why We Should Bring Them Back
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Drinking fountains have faced a challenge from bottled water, but they seem to be making a comeback. By the way, we throw away over 60 million PET water bottles every day in the U.S. alone.
How the Northern Lights Illuminate the Night Sky
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How does the aurora borealis (the Northern Lights) work? What causes it? Why can you only see it in the North? Are the myths about it producing sound true?
Are there CO2 emissions from natural gas?
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Until recently, natural gas was thought of as one of the cleanest fossil fuels. Yet new studies say it may be worse for the ozone layer than coal -- a fuel well-known for its harmful emissions.
Is natural gas a good source of energy?
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When people talk about energy and natural gas, opinions differ. Is it harmful to the environment, or the last great clean energy source?
How Much of the Ocean Has Been Explored? Shockingly Little!
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You might be surprised at how little of the world's oceans scientists have investigated.
Don't Miss Jupiter Shine Its Brightest in Almost 60 Years
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Jupiter will pass closest to Earth at the same time it's at opposition. That means it will be the brightest it's been in the sky in decades.
What If Everyone in the World Recycled?
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If you don't recycle, you should. If you do recycle, you should do more. And what if everybody in the world started to recycle? At the very least, it would help us attack that enormous plastic patch in the middle of the ocean.
What If the Ozone Layer Disappeared?
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It's a strange thing to think about, but have you ever wondered what would happen if the ozone layer suddenly wasn't there? Here's a hint: Getting a bad sunburn would be the least of your problems.
How the Ozone Layer Works
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We hear about the ozone layer all the time. But, what is the ozone layer and what are the ozone layer's components?