
Engineers upgrade sun-powered water-purification technology
The idea of using energy from the sun to evaporate and purify water is ancient. The Greek philosopher Aristotle reportedly described such a process more than 2,000 years ago. Now, researchers are bringing this technology into the modern age, using it to sanitize water at what they report to be record-breaking rates. By draping black, […]
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Online For Sale Listings See Uptick in Traffic, Which May Signal that Buyers are Returning
Mid-March brought about a lot of uncertainty and change, with the real estate sector seemingly coming to a halt as buyers became increasingly weary of the times ahead. Among the first signs we saw was a significant drop in people’s interest in looking up properties online, with listings websites seeing a sharp decline in traffic […]
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Real Estate Lead Generation Basics: A Checklist for Working with Past Clients
You know that past clients are one of the most important real estate lead generation channels. Yet agents often approach past clients as an afterthought rather than a priority and focus more on generating new leads. Both activities are crucial but you should put in place a good system to interact with your clients […]
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AI shows best growing conditions to maximize taste, other features
What goes into making plants taste good? For scientists in MIT’s Media Lab, it takes a combination of botany, machine-learning algorithms, and some good old-fashioned chemistry. Using all of the above, researchers in the Media Lab’s Open Agriculture Initiative report that they have created basil plants that are likely more delicious than any you have ever tasted. […]
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Supermodel Rachel Hunter Brings $3.5M Home to Market; Take a Tour of the Beauty
The New Zealand model, actress and host of Rachel Hunter’s Tour of Beauty is selling her home above the Sunset Strip. In hopes that the third time really is a charm, Hunter re-listed her 5-bedroom home for $3,499,000, after two unsuccessful former attempts that led to the property being taken off the market. This time around, […]
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Meghan Trainor Pays $4.9 Million for Toluca Lake Carriage House with Star-Studded Past
Now it’s rising pop star and Grammy Award-winner Meghan Trainor’s turn to fall in love with the Toluca Lake carriage house — and shed $4.9 million to make it hers. And it’s easy to see why; when you arrive at the property, an expansive driveway leads you between gorgeous century old oak trees and olive trees to a […]
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Pollinator extinctions alter structure of ecological networks
The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among a broad range of remaining pollinators in the system — from other bees to butterflies, beetles and more, field experiments show. Biology Letters published the research, which may have implications for the survival of both rare wild plants and major food […]
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Alexander McQueen’s Former Spanish Villa in Mallorca Will Make You Miss Summer Even More
Late British fashion designer and style icon Alexander McQueen bought a beautiful villa on the Spanish island of Mallorca back in 2005, villa that he would often visit throughout the last years of his life. After his death in 2010, the property was sold, with all proceedings from the sale going to an organization dear […]
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‘Hunger Games’ Actor Josh Hutcherson is Selling His Celebrity-Magnet “Tree House” in Hollywood Hills
After spending the past 7 years in the privacy of his star-studded Tree House (carefully tucked away from prying eyes in a sycamore grove on a hillside street off the famous Mulholland Drive — hence the nickname), Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson is ready to part ways with the Hollywood Hills home. The charming residence […]
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A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
From sashimi to smoked salmon, ceviche to mussels Provençal, seafood dishes are among the world’s best-loved culinary delights and dietary staples. But the billions of people on the planet may love them too much. According to United Nations estimates, about 57 percent of fish stocks are exploited — meaning they can bear no more fishing […]
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