A close-up image of the new material. A section has been removed to show the vertical nanotubes.
Engineers at Nasa have come up with a material that absorbs more than 99 per cent of all light that strikes it.
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Black licorice may harm heart.
The Food and Drug Administration has a spooky warning for older adults days before Halloween, the biggest candy binge of the year: Don’t over-indulge in black licorice, especially if you’re 40 or older.
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TrES-2b is so dark that it reflects less than one percent of the starlight falling on it.
TrES-2b, a planet orbiting a distant star is darker than coal, reflecting less than one percent of the starlight falling on it, according to a paper published on Thursday.
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Racial wealth gap widened steadily over the last generation.
The primal economic divide in America remains the chasm between the wealth of black and white families, and it has widened steadily over the last generation.
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Silhouette photography is a wonderful way to convey drama, mystery, emotion and mood in a picture. A silhouette is defined as a view of an object or a scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black. Pictures like these often don’t convey a clear story, and leave part of the image up to the imagination of the viewer. (Pics)
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Their mixed-race parents Dean Durrant and Alison Spooner repeated the two-tone miracle after a seven-year gap. When the first set of twins arrived in 2001, the couple were astonished to see that Lauren took after her white mum, with blue eyes and red hair, while Hayleigh had black skin and hair like dad Dean. (PICS)
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While napkins, notepaper, even toilet tissue has been known to come in a variety of pastel and primary shades, facial tissue has remained steadfastly white. Until now, that is – introducing Black Tissues from Daishowa! Continue reading… “Black Tissues”
When only the best will do. Adagio Teas
Adagio Teas began ten years ago with the desire to introduce customers to an array of gourmet hand picked, whole leaf teas and herbals sourced directly from growers around the world. When they started, many tea drinkers were accustomed to having low quality bags filled with tea dust as their only option. It is now Adagio’s mission to bring tea lovers in all corners of the United States and Canada fresh seasonal teas with abundant flavor and intoxicating aromas that will delight them daily.
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