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Are geothermal power plants safe?
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For all our hand-wringing over the oil supply, it might shock you to realize that the solution to our dependence on fossil fuels lies right under our feet.
10 Major Players in the Private Sector Space Race
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Sure, the shuttles may be sitting around in museums now, but our journey to space is far from over. Get ready to meet some serious contenders in the new space race.
Everyone's on the Hunt for the Element Lithium
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The element lithium is one of just three created during the Big Bang and has been used for mental health care for decades. But now it's in higher demand than ever before.
How Hair Dryers Work
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Hair dryers are a popular appliance that are used every day. Go inside a hair dryer and find out exactly how it gets the job done.
10 Best Ideas for Interplanetary Communication
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In the future, as we send space probes and manned missions to explore the solar system and possibly colonize other worlds, there's a major problem that we'll have to overcome -- keeping in touch with them.
Did the Lost Continent of Lemuria Ever Exist?
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Scientists once thought it was a land bridge between Asia and Africa. Occultists saw it as a place where gigantic humans lived who were once hermaphroditic and laid eggs. Yep, it's got a colorful story.
Is there a light 10 billion times brighter than the sun?
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A synchrotron can produce light that can be used to "read" ancient texts that have been badly damaged. Find out what a synchrotron is and how it is used.
Tau Herculids Meteor Shower Produced Shooting Stars, but no Meteor Storm
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The Tau Herculids meteor shower was made of debris from the broken comet SW3 and produced a lot of shooting stars, but not quite the meteor shower that was hoped for.
How Magnets Work
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Magnets produce magnetic fields and attract metals like iron, nickel and cobalt. They're used in all sorts of applications but how are they made and how do they work?
Is China Launching Fake Moon a Bright Idea?
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China is planning launch a 'fake' moon to provide extra illumination to Chengdu, Sichuan. HowStuffWorks looks at why.