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The gold hydrogen rush: Does Earth contain near-limitless clean fuel?

Environment

The gold hydrogen rush: Does Earth contain near-limitless clean fuel?

Prospectors around the world are scrambling to find reserves of "gold hydrogen", a naturally occurring fuel that burns without producing carbon dioxide. But how much is really out there and how easy is it to tap into?

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Environment

Electricity demand from data centres set to double by 2026

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Health

A new understanding of how your blood type influences your health

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A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe

Space

A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe

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Mind

Some brain regions shrink in pregnancy and regrow after the birth

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Environment

Hydropower generation in western US set to fall as climate gets drier

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Environment

US grid vulnerable to power outages due to its reliance on gas

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Environment

Record growth of renewable energy in 2023 isn't fast enough, says IEA

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Environment

Microturbines can generate electricity from drinking water pipes

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World's first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

Earth

World's first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

In Iceland, scientists are planning to drill two boreholes to a reservoir of liquid rock. One will give us our first direct measurements of magma – the other could supercharge geothermal power

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Mind

Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?

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Environment

2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

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Earth

China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil

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Environment

Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024

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