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Green hydrogen has a hidden problem and scientists may have fixed it

Green hydrogen is widely seen as a key pillar of the global shift away from fossil fuels. Yet making it at scale remains both costly

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Study finds vegetarians over 80 less likely to reach 100

A recent study suggests that older adults who avoid meat may be somewhat less likely to reach age 100 than those who eat it. However,

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50 year quest ends with creation of silicon aromatic once thought impossible

Major scientific advances often require patience, and this discovery is a prime example. After nearly 50 years of theory and repeated failed attempts by research

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Scientists engineer bacteria to eat cancer tumors from the inside out

Scientists at the University of Waterloo are working on a new cancer treatment that uses specially engineered bacteria to consume tumors from the inside. The

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A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the “hell heron,” discovered in the Sahara

A newly published study in Science announces the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, a previously unknown species of spinosaurid dinosaur uncovered in Niger. The fossils were

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“Celtic curse” hotspots found in Scotland and Ireland with 1 in 54 at risk

People with roots in the Outer Hebrides and north west Ireland face the highest known risk of developing hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes the

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Common pneumonia bacterium may fuel Alzheimer’s disease

A common respiratory bacterium that typically causes pneumonia and sinus infections may also play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai report that Chlamydia

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Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life

Scientists widely agree that complex life emerged after two very different microbes formed a close partnership. That merger eventually gave rise to plants, animals, and

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Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago

An international group of researchers, including scientists from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has uncovered strong evidence that shifting climate conditions contributed to the disappearance

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Ancient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere

Today, oxygen is essential to life and constantly present in the air we breathe. But for most of Earth’s early history, that was not true.