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Dark oxygen: How the discovery of new oxygen deep underwater has reignited the search for alien life
Scientists have discovered 'dark oxygen' that is produced deep underwater, potentially reshaping ou…
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The Black Sea has a deadly naval mine problem that will long outlast the Ukraine war
An untold number of mines have been laid in the Black Sea during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and …
Mia Jankowicz
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Most adults agree: Ban phones in schools. But that's the easy part — social media is the harder question.
Nearly 70% of adults in a recent Pew survey said cellphones should be banned during class time. Tha…
Katie Notopoulos
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Ukraine pushed Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea but retaking the peninsula will be incredibly hard
Ukraine has forced Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, but it faces an uphill battle to retake …
Thibault Spirlet
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A pristine region of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep-sea mining contains 5,000 new marine species, say scientists
The new species were found in a mineral-rich region of the Pacific Ocean floor between Hawaii and M…
Bethany Dawson
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush planned to use his Titan submersible to cash in on deep-sea mining the 'biggest gold rush in history' that could cause environmental destruction
Scientists say deep-sea mining could harm marine life. In 2017, Stockton Rush said he thought the T…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Facebook’s Metaverse announcement is giving blockchain games a boost
In comparison, OpenSea, which is one of the biggest NFT-auctioning platforms in the world, …
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The US has been sweeping up shares of the bitcoin hashrate as miners exit China
New data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance puts empirical evidence behind the ongoi…
Emily Graffeo
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Bitcoin’s hash rate has dropped by 40% in one month — here’s what that means and why most investors aren’t worried
Simply put, a drop in the hash rate means chances of landing on the correct hash to earn Bitco…
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Cryptocurrencies are being battered by new restrictions in China. Here are 5 visuals illustrating the country's crypto crackdown.
Many observers have been focused on China's toughening stance on bitcoin, but the broader cryptocur…
Ethan Wu
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China's central bank has ordered domestic banks and payment providers not to offer crypto services
China's central bank ordered domestic financial institutions to cut the payment channels of clients…
Isabelle Lee
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Russian forces are using banned anti-personnel mines to cover its tactical retreat
Earlier in March, an official from the International Red Cross accused Russia of placing landmines …
Jake Epstein,Abbie Shull
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Exploring the deep sea to moving mountains — Modi lays out over 20 challenges for India’s young scientists to solve at ISC 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that technology is the key to unlock India’s development goin…
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China's oldest crypto exchange exits cryptocurrency business amid government crackdown on Bitcoin mining
However, unlike BTCC, many crypto exchanges that Chinese citizens were using st…
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How 800 million pounds of Himalayan salt are mined each year
Himalayan salt is actually mined deep inside the mountains of Pakistan at the Khewra Salt Mine. The…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron
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New technology to create fuel and oxygen on Mars could help humans explore the deep sea here on Earth
A new technology that turns Mars’ salty water into fuel and oxygen could be an even bigger boon for…
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Russia's ruthless minefields aren't just handcuffing Western tanks. Each day the war drags on the mines get more buried — and are likely to haunt Ukraine for many years to come.
The minefields Russia left in Ukraine are getting buried under dirt and snow, and the demand for me…
Kelsey Vlamis
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While the Russian invasion has shown the world the next generation of high-tech warfare, old-school tactics are decimating Ukrainian troops: land mines, booby traps, and tripwires
Ukrainian soldiers are finding mines shaped like soda cans and chewing tobacco lids littered around…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Russia's planting of land mines shows its troops know they've been defeated and don't plan another big attempt on Kyiv
Russian forces are using banned anti-personnel mines to cover its tactical retreat in Ukraine, Huma…