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World's first drilling project to seek natural hydrogen hits a snag

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:59:25 +0100

A well in Nebraska is the first in the world to have been drilled in search of naturally occurring geologic hydrogen, but tests to determine how much of the gas it might supply are on hold because of a broken pump

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Dried-up lake may explain why California is 'overdue' major earthquake

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:17 +0100

Pressure on the San Andreas fault from a now-dried lake could have been sufficient to trigger past major earthquakes in California. The lake’s disappearance could explain why there have been no such quakes for nearly 300 years

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Sea level may have been higher than it is now just 6000 years ago

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:00:45 +0100

Climate researchers thought that current global average sea levels were the highest in more than 100,000 years, but new models suggest oceans just 6000 years ago may have been higher than at the beginning of the industrial revolution, and possibly even higher than today

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Iceland volcano: Watch the Fagradalsfjall eruption live

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:48:05 +0000

Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, located on the country’s south-west Reykjanes peninsula, has erupted after weeks of earthquake activity

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Huge crater in India hints at major meteorite impact 4000 years ago

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:18 +0000

The Luna structure, a 1.8-kilometre-wide depression in north-west India, may have been caused by the largest meteorite to strike Earth in the past 50,000 years

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Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:54 +0100

In an ongoing swarm of earthquakes that began hitting Japan in 2020, the shifting weight of surface water may have spurred the shaking

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Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000

The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy

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Carbon emissions from private jets have exploded in recent years

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:59 +0000

The climate impact of flights taken by the super-rich rose sharply from 2019 to 2023, fuelling calls for a carbon tax on private aviation

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Jets of liquid bounce off hot surfaces without ever touching them

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:51:32 +0000

Droplets of fluid have been known to hover above a hot surface, but a new experiment suggests the same can happen to tiny jets of liquid too

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SpaceX targets Starship flight next week – just a month after last one

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:27 +0000

SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket. Next week's launch – if successful – will be the fastest turnaround yet

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Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not just hunting

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:40:06 +0100

A modern butchery experiment using replicas of Stone Age tools raises new questions about how often prehistoric peoples hunted large animals such as bison or mammoths

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Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity's epic journey to Australia

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:01:07 +0100

We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option

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Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
Category: Health News
Created: 8/9/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Dealing With Grief on the Cancer Journey

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Dealing With Grief on the Cancer Journey
Category: Health News
Created: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Jet Lag

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Jet Lag
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

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