First, and most obviously, are two layers of silicon. These make up the bulk of the cell, and, as we'll see, the plane where they meet is where ... than pure silicon does, while the bottom ...

Scientists have always been curious about the atmosphere surrounding us, but in the past, they could not just ... Together, these layers protect us from the sun’s harmful radiation and keep ...

Once the core starts to become unstable, the outer layers of the Sun will expand. That expansion will eventually swallow up Mercury and Venus. Additionally, rough solar winds from the Sun will ...

They survived the hunters ... and for the rest of the world in about 20 years. An intact ozone layer filters out most of the Sun’s short-wave ultraviolet radiation, which damages DNA in living ...