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Earth's crust hides enough 'gold' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests

Reservoirs of hydrogen gas that form naturally in Earth's crust could help humans decarbonize. The challenge now is finding these accumulations and working out how best to mine them, experts say.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

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The Arab region — a swath from Morocco to the United Arab Emirates — just had its hottest year on record

The Arab region just had its hottest year on record, a new climate report reveals.

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

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This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit sk...

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

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Doomed ants send a final scent to save their colony

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the colony. This signal prompts worker ants to open the pupae’s cocoons and dis...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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Early Earth’s sky may have created the first ingredients for life

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules linked to life. These sulfur-rich compounds, including certain amino acids,...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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Space is filling with junk and scientists have a fix

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded with broken satellites and leftover rocket parts. Researchers say the solution is to build spacecraft that can be repaired, reused, or recycled instead of abandoned. T...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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The solar mission that survived disaster and found 5,000 comets

For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and surviving crises that nearly ended the mission. Its long-term observations uncover...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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Scientists capture flu viruses surfing into human cells in real time

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims. Using a groundbreaking imagin...

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Hornet-eating frog shows remarkable venom resistance

Experiments reveal that pond frogs can eat highly venomous hornets without suffering noticeable damage, even after repeated stings. Most frogs successfully consumed hornets, including the notorious As...

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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New data reveals one of the smallest ozone holes in decades

This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels ...

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Daily coffee may slow biological aging in mental illness

Researchers studying people with major psychiatric disorders found that drinking up to four cups of coffee a day is associated with longer telomeres. This suggests a potential slowing of biological ag...

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Scientists find hidden brain nutrient drop that may fuel anxiety

Researchers found that people with anxiety disorders consistently show lower choline levels in key brain regions that regulate thinking and emotions. This biochemical difference may help explain why t...

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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A simple oxygen hack creates 7 new ceramic materials

Penn State researchers created seven new high-entropy oxides by removing oxygen during synthesis, enabling metals that normally destabilize to form rock-salt ceramics. Machine learning helped identify...

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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A 1950s material just set a modern record for lightning-fast chips

Researchers engineered a strained germanium layer on silicon that allows charge to move faster than in any silicon-compatible material to date. This record mobility could lead to chips that run cooler...

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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New low temperature fuel cell could transform hydrogen power

Kyushu University scientists have achieved a major leap in fuel cell technology by enabling efficient proton transport at just 300°C. Their scandium-doped oxide materials create a wide, soft pathway t...

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read