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sciencealert.com > researchers-discover-a-green-hydrogen-goldmine-beneath-australias-red-dirt

Researchers Discover a Green Hydrogen 'Goldmine' Beneath Australia's Red Dirt

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (240+ words) The search is on for natural sources of hydrogen that could potentially fast-track humanity to a low-carbon energy future....

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sciencealert.com > astronomers-spotted-a-bear-on-mars

Astronomers Spotted a 'Bear' on Mars

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (186+ words) On 12 December 2022, an orbiter traveling 251 kilometers (156 miles) above the southern highlands of Mars photographed a hill....

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sciencealert.com > physicists-just-turned-the-entire-planet-into-a-dark-matter-detector-and-strange-signals-kept-turning-up

Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector – And Strange Signals Kept Turning Up

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (218+ words) Physicists have conducted a worldwide hunt for dark matter....

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sciencealert.com > the-atlantic-ocean-has-a-hidden-heat-valve-that-controls-earths-temperature-and-it-could-be-closing

The Atlantic Ocean Has a Hidden 'Heat Valve' That Controls Earth's Temperature – And It Could Be Closing

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (468+ words) Our relatively stable global climate is governed by an incredibly complex set of factors, all interacting with each other in dynamic and changeable ways – but there are a couple of really big, key players in that system....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-can-now-watch-conversations-between-cells-across-the-body-of-a-living-animal

Scientists Can Now Watch 'Conversations' Between Cells Across The Body of a Living Animal

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (209+ words) Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times....

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sciencealert.com > experiment-tested-out-of-body-experiences-two-reported-seeing-things-scientists-cant-explain

Experiment Tested Out-of-Body Experiences. Two Reported Seeing Things Scientists Can't Explain.

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (768+ words) There are people who say they can leave their own bodies....

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sciencealert.com > chinese-scientists-propose-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into-farming-laboratories

Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories

2+ day, 39+ min ago   (618+ words) There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could potentially be repurposed – and researchers have an idea about how to do just that. The idea, from a team at…...

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sciencealert.com > impossible-this-tiny-animal-can-pass-radiation-damage-to-its-offspring-and-repair-it-over-generations

'Impossible': This Tiny Animal Can Pass Radiation Damage to Its Offspring – And Repair It Over Generations

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1294+ words) In the mosses and lichens of the world – the in-between places, where living conditions rapidly fluctuate – lives a tiny animal with an extraordinary survival skill. No, not tardigrades – it's their much weirder housemate, the bdelloid rotifer. Just like tardigrades, bdelloid…...

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sciencealert.com > earths-crust-is-unzipping-under-italy

Earth's Crust Is 'Unzipping' Under Italy

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (606+ words) Deep beneath our feet, the slow machinery of Earth is always turning....

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sciencealert.com > mysterious-viper-with-a-spider-for-a-tail-reveals-another-bizarre-surprise

Mysterious Viper With a 'Spider' For a Tail Reveals Another Surprise

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (531+ words) A number of creatures on Earth possess a sting in their tails – but there's only one animal known to science with a spider for a tail....