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• 7 Solid Health Tips That No Longer Apply

  Advice that was once considered gospel truth among the medical community is now being questioned.

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  Sun's Cycle Alters Earth's Climate

  Study finds links between solar energy output and changes in stratosphere circulation and ocean temperature.

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  Lizards Bask in Sun for Vitamins

  Lizards look like they're tanning, but they're really soaking in the Vitamin D.

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  Why Sun's Atmosphere Is 'So Darned Hot'

  Sudden bursts of energy called nanoflares heat parts of sun's atmosphere.

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  Can Life on Earth Escape the Swelling Sun?

  It's only a matter of time before a dying sun may end life on earth.

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  The Sun Has Spots, Finally

  After one of the longest sunspot droughts in modern times, solar activity picked up quickly over the weekend.

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  Supercomputers Give Inside Look at Sunspots

  New simulation models dynamics of sunspots; could help understand how they work.

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  Powerful Ideas: Fusing Atoms Just Might Work

  Nuclear fusion facilities are trying to fuse nuclei using lasers and magnets.

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  Sun Kicks Up a Storm, Finally

  The sun kicked up a whopping storm Tuesday and more yesterday.

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  Jupiter Didn't Ignite, Despite Reports of a 2nd Sun

  Video reports claim Jupiter has ignited to create a second sun in our solar system.

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  Moon Dust May Be Worse Than Apollo Missions Found

  Future moon explorers may have a tougher time with sticky dust than during Apollo.

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  Lizards Sunbathe for Better Health

  They sun themselves to keep warm and to produce vitamin D.

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  Solar Storm’s Anatomy Probed in 3-D

  Twin STEREO spacecraft get three-dimensional view of coronal mass ejection.

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  The Search for the Solar System's Lost Planet

  Twin spacecrafts are heading out to search for leftovers from a rumored lost planet of the solar system.

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  Edge of Space Found

  New instrument detects boundary between Earth's atmosphere and solar particles.

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  Best View Ever of Universe's Most Extreme Energy

  Fermi telescope team makes map, list of best gamma ray sources yet found.

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  Divorce Makes Women Look Older

  Being divorced is one of several factors now found to add years to a woman's face.

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  Intelligent Sunlight Illuminates Your Darkest Room

  Pipe the sun anywhere you like, with no risk of sunburn or excess heat. A rooftop collector tracks the sun while concentrating filtered light; driving fiber optic bundles to solar "bulbs" inside your home or office. Hybrid Solar Lighting is here!

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  Switching the Sun - How to Convert Solar Energy

  Where photovoltaic cells come from, who made the very first ones, why they make power, and what you get for your investment in solar electric systems. It all starts with a silicon sandwich.

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  Solstice Science: Why Winter Starts Dec. 21

  The winter solstice is a point in time that marks a transition in our planet's annual trip around the sun.

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  Leaks Found in Earth's Protective Magnetic Field

  Solar particles penetrate Earth's magnetosphere at different points, in different ways and in greater amounts than though.