Auroras and Our Electrical Infrastructure, Moss That Can Survive on Mars, and TDIH - A Classic Novel is Published

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Those beautiful auroras we love to observe in the sky COULD pose a serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, super moss capable of surviving on Mars, and on TDIH; a classic novel is released – we’ll tell you about that and the famous author who brought it to us. Auroras could soon pose serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, study reveals | BBC Science Focus Magazine Chinese scientists identify super moss able to 'survive' in Mars | Reuters We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should? (msn.com) The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments: The Innovation (cell.com) The Catcher in the Rye: J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye Background | SparkNotes Contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.3	I'm Roger Rizu.
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0:51.2	On today's episode, those beautiful auroras we love to observe in the sky
0:55.2	could pose a serious threat to our electrical infrastructure, plus Super Moss capable of surviving
1:01.1	on Mars. And this day in history, a classic novel is released. We'll tell you about that and the
1:06.5	famous author who brought it to us. That's coming up on Cool Stuff. Well, many of us have had an opportunity
1:11.8	to view the Northern Lights at some point, and for those who haven't, it's often on their
1:16.4	lifelong to-do or bucket list. But as breathtaking as these lights can be, scientists are
1:22.3	reportedly becoming increasingly apprehensive about the potential threats they pose to modern infrastructure.
1:28.8	As detailed here by BBC Science Focus, new research highlights the connection between this
1:34.2	natural phenomenon and strong electric currents triggered by magnetic forces, also known as
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