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Agriculture May 1, 2026

India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch

Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cyclinders. That's not a problem for Gauri Devi.

Astrobiology Apr 30, 2026

One overlooked mineral may have quietly powered a crucial step toward life on early Earth

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, a finding that solves a long-standing puzzle about the origin of this key prebiotic molecule on early Earth. Although HCN is ...

Ecology Apr 29, 2026

Microbes sense neighbors and change jobs to reduce competition, offering clue to coexistence

New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, published in Nature Microbiology, reveals that when microbes live together, they can sense one another and actively reduce competition by shifting toward different roles ...

Quantum Physics Apr 29, 2026

Frozen in dry ice, hydrogen reveals a surprisingly simple way to control quantum behavior

A new study by University of Maryland chemical physicists demonstrates how to control the nuclear spin of molecular hydrogen (H2) by simply freezing it in dry ice. This new technique, published in the journal Physical Review ...

Space Exploration Apr 29, 2026

Designing in situ power stations for future Mars missions

You're in the lab analyzing Martian regolith samples within your cozy Mars habitat serving on the fifth human mission to Mars. The power within the habitat has been flowing flawlessly thanks to the MARS-MES (Mars Atmospheric ...

Environment Apr 27, 2026

Sewers have been hiding a climate problem in plain sight, and this new tool finally exposes its true scale

Methane is the second-largest greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. According to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, anthropogenic methane emissions account for nearly 45% of current net warming, making it an important factor ...

Earth Sciences Apr 27, 2026

Rivers worldwide reveal greenhouse gas rise that's been overlooked for decades

Rivers worldwide are under severe stress: they are warming, losing oxygen, and as a result emitting increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now quantified these ...

Astrobiology Apr 23, 2026

Did NASA's Curiosity rover find signs of ancient life on Mars? An astrobiologist explains how we determine 'life'

NASA's Curiosity rover has identified seven new organic compounds on the planet Mars, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

Environment Apr 21, 2026

Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions higher

Livestock farming causes a significant share of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study, the carbon footprint of milk may be considerably larger than commonly calculated when carbon released from the ...

Evolution Apr 20, 2026

How tiny cave shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan

Beneath the lush rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula lies a hidden, subterranean world: a vast network of flooded sinkholes and anchialine caves. These unique underwater systems, which mix fresh and saltwater and are influenced ...

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