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Bright-blue 'potash ponds' shine alongside a dark-green river in Utah — Earth from space
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Bright-blue 'potash ponds' shine alongside a dark-green river in Utah — Earth from space

A 2017 astronaut photo shows two sets of solar evaporation ponds alongside the Colorado River. The stripy structures are used to refine potassium chloride, or "potash," which is mined nearby.

TESS Data Reveals 27 New Planet Candidates in Binary Systems
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TESS Data Reveals 27 New Planet Candidates in Binary Systems

You’re doing some late afternoon work on the habitat as part of humanity’s first exoplanet settlement, but the sun is going down so you’re trying to speed things up. Just as the light dims, everything suddenly starts getting brighter. You look up and see the sun starting to rise again, except it’s your second sun. You kick yourself for not checking the daily sunrise and sunset logs, but you’re happy you get to put in a bit more work before you eat dinner.

Cannabis Linked to Lower Weight And Reduced Diabetes Risk in Mouse Study
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Cannabis Linked to Lower Weight And Reduced Diabetes Risk in Mouse Study

But not THC on its own.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.

WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms
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WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms

The first-ever X-ray observations of our planet's magnetic field. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.

Ebola Emergency: Here's What We Know About This Deadly Outbreak
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Ebola Emergency: Here's What We Know About This Deadly Outbreak

There's no vaccine for this strain.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.