Iceland Unveils the Largest Carbon Removal Facility on Earth
At the year's end, the Climeworks facility is expected to have the capability to capture approximately 36,000 tons of CO2 annually.
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US Scientists Ready to Send Space Gas Station for Refueling
A spacecraft funded by the US is being built that would orbit the Earth and aid other ships that need a refuel, to extend their missions.
A Pat on the Back Statistically Improves Free Throw Numbers in Basketball - Demonstrating the Power of Touch
The chance of scoring rose when teammates showed their support through touch like a squeeze of a hand, or a pat on the back.
Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone
If fish flapped their fins in unison, there was no reduction in total sound. But if they alternated tail flaps, they canceled out the noise,
Mysterious Rainbow-like "Glory Lights" Observed on Planet Outside Our Solar System for First Time Ever
Astronomers have detected signs of the rainbow-like 'glory' effect on a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
The Violent History and Fiery Birth of the ‘Dragon's Egg Nebula' Solves Stellar Mystery
Massive stars are almost never magnetized, unlike our own Sun which, which is relatively small, but the nebula held a clue.
Bioengineered Corneas Stand to Cure Blindness For Millions of People Around the World
Cornea transplantation is the most common way of restoring lost sight, but it's a very technical procedure that relies on donors.
Pyrite May Be Known as Fool's Gold, but It Actually Contains a Kind of Green Gold: Lithium
Massive deposits are present in the Lower 48, but this American lithium would still have to be extracted via environmentally harmful mining.
Researchers Create Nanogenerator Capable of Using Greenhouse Gas to Produce Electricity
One day, according to Brisbane Times, Dr. Wang saw it was consuming CO2 in the laboratory air to make electricity.
Hand Pollination of "Sapphire Tower" Helps Rare Plant Survive - Only Blooming Every 20 Years
The flowering of the specimen at the botanical gardens is allowing botanists to hand-pollinate other members with a paintbrush
"Hello, Voyager!" Celebrated Spacecraft Is Once Again Transmitting After Nasa Repair from 15 Billion Miles Away
Last November, one of NASA's most famous craft, Voyager 1, stopped transmitting messages to mission control at JPL.
Prehistoric Human Footprints Unearthed in Spain are Nearly 300,000 Years Old and Unique in All of Europe
The 87 homind footprints at Matalascañas have now been determined to be 300,000 years old, placing them at a time of global climate change.
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