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Japan brings back rare-earth mud from seabed: Why it's a big deal
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (212+ words) Japan's government has announced the successful recovery of rare-earth-rich mud from seabed depths of about 6 kilometres, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to secure alternative mineral sources amid ongoing Chinese export restrictions. The scientific research vessel Chikyu departed…...
Bacteria in Bengaluru soil may help build space bricks, confirms Shubhanshu Shukla's study
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (527+ words) Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has added another milestone to his growing profile, this time in scientific research. Shukla is a co-author of a newly published study that explores how bacteria behave in Martian soil conditions and how they could be…...
Where did Earth’s water come from? Secret hidden on the Moon
1+ week, 3+ day ago (270+ words) For decades, a popular theory suggested that Earth's vast oceans were filled by a relentless bombardment of water-rich meteorites from the Moon. However, new evidence hidden within the lunar surface suggests we may need to rethink our origin story. By…...
How Greenland helped US win WW2 with a rare mineral. Story Trump won't tell you
1+ week, 4+ day ago (776+ words) Trump has repeatedly said he wants a deal with Greenland to tap its mineral resources and reduce China's grip on rare-earth minerals used in things like electronics, vehicles, medical devices etc. But in the 1940s, Greenland supplied a resource even more…...
When was the coldest day ever recorded on Earth?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (526+ words) In Antarctica's harsh winter, where the Sun stays hidden for months and life moves in slow motion, scientists once recorded a temperature so extreme it still feels unbelievable. On 21 July 1983, at the remote Vostok Station, the temperature plunged to an…...
Philippines evacuates 3,000 villagers after Mayon volcano alert level raised
3+ week, 6+ day ago (433+ words) A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on its foothills, officials said Wednesday. Authorities raised the 5-step alert around Mayon Volcano in the…...
Asteroid that killed dinosaurs could have helped give birth to life on Earth
3+ week, 6+ day ago (444+ words) The asteroid impact best known for wiping out the dinosaurs may also hold clues to how life itself began on Earth, according to insights from new research on the origins of RNA, the molecule thought to have kick-started life. RNA…...
Mice that returned alive from Chinese space station give birth on Earth
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (315+ words) In a breakthrough for space reproduction research, mice that spent two weeks aboard China's Tiangong space station have returned to Earth and successfully given birth, marking the first such success from the orbiting lab. The event offers scientists precious data…...
Earth to have 25-hour-long days as planet's spin slows down. Here's when
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (409+ words) Earth's days are slowly getting longer, and in theory, they will one day stretch to 25 hours as the spin of the planet slows down. The planet's spin is gradually slowing under the combined influence of the Moon, moving water and…...
Like Earth is radiating lights: Astronaut shares stunning auroras pic from space
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) Above Earth, a single image fuses shimmering auroras, clusters of winter-lit urban lights, and a faint galaxy nestled beyond the planetary curve. Nasa astronaut Don Pettit, sharing the view from space, displayed Earth's horizon glowing with festive colour. Clusters of…...