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Many people believe that the more sunlight there is, the better their solar panels will work, but that isn’t generally the case. In fact, for most solar panels, photovoltaic cells heating up causes their efficiency to decrease. But new technology has now been developed by a team at Brunel University London, which captures the heat…

Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief this week as Hurricane Joaquin skirted the East Coast without causing widespread damage, and the crew members of the cargo ship El Faro almost shared that relief, but the latest updates on the missing cargo ship suggest that a mechanical failure caused the 790-foot vessel to drift in…

Facebook is in some hot water after a bizarre situation in which the social media giant declined to remove a group page that stereotypes autistic people as mass murderers. According to Forbes, the popular social media website is under attack after failing to take down a controversial user-constructed page despite widespread protest over the weekend….

If you’re looking at new cars online, then there’s a 50-50 chance that you’ve looked a few things up on your smartphone or tablet. According to a new J.D. Power 2015 New Autoshopper Study, more than half of all new vehicle shoppers looking online are using a mobile device to research before buying. Based on…

The Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company announced Sunday night that they’re ending their offshore exploration and drilling efforts in the Arctic region ue to a lack of oil to make the project worthwhile, according to NPR. While they wouldn’t go so far as to say their offshore Alaska drilling hopes would end for good, they…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in 50 school aged children in the United States have some form of Autism. As these statistics continue to rise, researchers have been hard at work trying to find a cause for the disorder. For the most part, researchers have been battling a nature…

Supermodel and America’s Next Top Model host Tyra Banks recently spoke publicly about her issues with infertility on her talk show FABLife. According to the New York Post, Banks, along with cohost Chrissy Teigen, talked about fertility problems, and the emotional strain that comes with them. During Banks’ 41 years of life, she’s accomplished many…

Fans who attended Metallica’s recent performance in Quebec City were surprised by a certain aluminum presence at the heavy metal concert — namely a 48-foot truck packed to the gills with Labatt facility’s newly made Budweiser Metallica-branded beer. The beer was created in commemoration of the Centre Vidéotron. According to NPR, Centre Vidéotron reported: “Budweiser…