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Think of a soda bottle: when closed, the carbon dioxide (CO₂) dissolves into the liquid under pressure. But when you open it, bubbles rush out. Deep lakes near volcanic areas can behave similarly—except instead of fizz at your party, you get a cloud of invisible gas that can suffocate an entire village. In India or […]
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Bubbles are rising from the seafloor of Antarctica—and they aren’t just any bubbles. They’re plumes of methane, a greenhouse gas with eighty times the warming power of carbon dioxide over twenty years. Scientists thought such “seeps” were rare in the frozen south. But in a series of startling dives and shipboard surveys, researchers have discovered […]
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Every few seconds, somewhere on Earth, the ground trembles. Most quakes barely ripple through daily life. But what if some of these quakes are whispering secrets about the very heart of our planet? For decades, scientists thought Earth’s deepest layers—the mantle pressed against the molten outer core—were too sluggish to change on human timescales. We […]
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In the eastern state of Bihar lies the Kosi Megafan, sometimes called the “Sorrow of Bihar.” This giant, fan-shaped floodplain has been built up over thousands of years by the Kosi River, which spills out of the Himalayas. Unlike calmer rivers, the Kosi is restless—it frequently jumps course, breaking embankments and carving new channels. Entire […]
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Canada’s first lunar rover, a marvel of technology and ambition, is set to explore the Moon’s south pole in a mission that could revolutionize our understanding of lunar resources. Mission Overview The Canadian Space Agency’s groundbreaking mission aims to pioneer the search for water ice on the Moon. Recent studies suggest that water, crucial for […]
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Here’s a wild thought: the Moon isn’t the dead, silent rock we once believed it to be. It shudders. It slips. It even tosses boulders down its slopes like a petulant child flipping over toy blocks. And thanks to a recent study, we now have concrete—well, lunar regolith—evidence of this surprisingly active behavior. This isn’t […]
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Picture this: you’re trying to drill a hole deeper than two Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other… into rock formations that are unpredictable, pressurized, and as cranky as a toddler missing naptime. That’s exactly what a team of engineers in western Iran just did. In the Changuleh Oilfield, a place infamous for […]
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In an era of rapid climate change and scientific innovation, a team of researchers is about to unlock the ancient secrets hidden within a 1.5 million-year-old ice core from Antarctica. This discovery promises to revolutionize our understanding of past climate conditions and offers new insights into the Earth’s climatic future. Recently, BBC News highlighted this […]
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On a quiet September day in 2023, the Earth gave off a strange hum. Scientists around the globe picked up a mysterious seismic signal—a deep, rhythmic pulse at 10.88 millihertz, as if the planet itself had a heartbeat. It lasted nine days. Then, a month later, it happened again. But where was it coming from? […]
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Remember this scene from Better Call Saul? Gus and associates are thinking big. Can they build a methamphetamine lab–underneath a laundromat? Let’s say you’ve just parked downtown—after circling the block for 20 minutes—and you’re grumbling about how there’s never enough parking. Now imagine a solution: What if we could just add underground space to buildings […]
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