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Iran Threatens War Will Spread Beyond Middle East If The Traitor Resumes Attacks, Lebanon’s Health Ministry Says at Least 22 People Killed in Israeli Attacks Despite Ceasefire, Israeli Forces Intercept Last Remaining Boats with Gaza Sumud Flotilla, Abducting Over 400 Activists, Israel’s Far-Right Finance Minister Smotrich Says ICC Seeks ArrestContinue Reading

Mars shines in ethereal photo from Psyche space probe

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Psyche was barely 2,800 miles above Mars during its gravity assist flyby. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is currently en route to a small, metal-rich asteroid near Jupiter. However, the barely 3,600-pound probe recently requiredContinue Reading

Lasers in moon craters could create a lunar GPS system

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The moon’s cratered surface. Could these shadows help with making lunar GPS? (Image credit: NASA) Placing ultrastable lasers inside some of the coldest, darkest lunar craters could help scientists establish a GPS-like navigation system on the moon, allowing future Artemis astronauts and spacecraft to navigate the lunar surface more easily. Researchers at the National InstituteContinue Reading

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Are additional song rights investments in the near-term cards for Shamrock? Possibly, as the firm has officially closed its Content Fund IV with $813 million worth of capital commitments. Shamrock Capital formally announced that oversubscribed fourth fund’s final closing today. All told, the LA-based entity’s 11-year-old “Content Strategy” is said to have north of $3.3Continue Reading

Appalachian Region Could Hold Key to U.S. Battery Supply Chain Independence

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The United States Geological Survey has made a potentially game-changing discovery in the Appalachian region. New research suggests that the ancient mountain range may be home to over 3srcsrc years’ worth of lithium resources, presenting a potentially critical opportunity for the United States to wean itself off of international lithium deposits and build up domesticContinue Reading

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Survivors of Indonesia’s deadly Sumatra floods are suing the government over inadequate disaster recovery, NewsFeed Survivors of Indonesia’s deadly Sumatra floods are suing the government over what they say was an inadequate disaster response. As Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports, they’re seeking a court order to declare the floods aContinue Reading

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Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas — and lots of it. Measurements from mine boreholes in Ontario show the gas can flow continuously for years, offering a potential new source of clean energy called “white hydrogen.” Researchers say this hidden resource couldContinue Reading

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An alternative emissions-calculating methodology underpins revised, less ambitious methane-reduction targets. By Georgina Gustin A group of the world’s leading climate scientists are warning governments and the livestock industry against adopting an “accounting trick” that will imperil the all-out global effort required to control heat-trapping emissions.Continue Reading