NASA announces new evidence for water ice at Mercury’s poles

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Scientist have long speculated that ice existed on the planet Mercury. Radio waves bounced off the planet decades ago indicated many bright spots on the planet’s surface. Scientist were reluctant to conclude that the white areas were ice though. The white reflection could have been silicate, sulfur, or other highly-reflective substances. Today, a new analysis…

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New smell discovered – nasal equivalent of “white noise” sound

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In a recent study, scientists have discovered a new smell dubbed “olfactory white” because it’s the nasal equivalent of “white noise” (which sounds like a whooshing hum). Just as white noise is a mixture of many different sound frequencies and white light is a mixture of many different wavelengths, olfactory white is a mixture of…

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