Enlarge / Even if the power comes back after the next big solar storm, the internet may not. (credit: Jean Claude Moschetti | REA | REDUX) Scientists have known for decades that an extreme solar storm , or coronal mass ejection , could damage electrical grids and potentially cause prolonged blackouts . The repercussions would […]
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Revisiting Sunscreen
For the last 30 years, the messaging has been clear: Slather your body with sunscreen if you so much as even think about going outside in the sun. Cloudy and rainy? Doesn’t matter. Wear the sunscreen. Want to build up a base tan? You’re killing yourself. Wear the sunscreen. It’s only ten minutes? That ten […]