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10 Surprising Facts About Your Childhood Dream Jobs
mentalfloss .com
Growing up to be a firefighter is a classic kid fantasy. Between getting to drive the big truck, spraying the giant hose, and saving peoples lives, its easy to see the appeal. But despite their title ...[Continue Reading]
Mental Floss
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There are plenty of uses for powerful lasers in space. But where should we put them?
Evan Gough
Is it time for space lasers yet? Almost. As time passes, ideas that were once confined to the realm of science fiction become more realistic. It's true of things like using robots to explore other w ...[Continue Reading]
Phys.Org
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The largest volcano on Mars may sit above a 1,000-mile magma pool. Could Olympus Mons erupt again?
Keith Cooper
An enormous plume of magma over a thousand miles across is slowly but steadily rising underneath Mars' Tharsis volcanic region and could one day provoke a mighty eruption from the solar system 's ta ...[Continue Reading]
Space.com
1 day ago
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Flushing rubbish down the toilet has impacts on nature
Lacie Setsaas
Sampling reveals that there is an incredible amount of rubbish lying on the seabed. This is because many people are still flushing all sorts of things down the toilet, believing that they will simply ...[Continue Reading]
Phys.Org
1 day ago
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Geoscientists confirm 'dripping' of Earth's crust beneath Trkiye's Central Anatolian Plateau
Sean Bettam
Recent satellite data reveal that the Konya Basin in the Central Anatolian Plateau of Trkiye is continually being reshaped over millions of years, according to a new analysis led by Earth scientists ...[Continue Reading]
Phys.Org
1 day ago
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NEW GUIDE: Adafruit DS2482S-800 8 Channel I2C to 1-Wire Bus Adapter #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit
Liz Clark
This is a DS2482S-800 Stemma QT board that uses a I2C-to-1W controller chip, with 8 selectable channels, built-in parasitic-power-pullups, adjustable I2C address and a wide operating voltage range! Y ...[Continue Reading]
Adafruit.com
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