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White hydrogen, a carbon neutral fuel, has been discovered in the Lorraine basin When geologists explore ancient French coal mines, they find a tantalizing prospect: 46 million tons of hydrogen trapped in the subsoil. Wait, what? What’s that smell? It’s just white hydrogen, naturally occurring, and it could be a fuel for the future. But…

Rat Lungworms in Atlanta, Georgia A parasitic worm that can jump from one rat to another is becoming more common in rats in the southern United States, posing a threat to humans. The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, moves between snails and rodents to complete its life cycle. Rats eat snails infected with worm larvae, which…

Stonehenge Bluestones: Stonehenge Bluestones More mystery surrounding Stonehenge. A new analysis of the Altar Stone reveals that it may not have come from the same source as the rest of the bluestones, which make up the monument’s inner circle. Originally thought to have been brought from a distant site in west Wales, the new study…

Sahara Desert: The Origin of Sandstone Under the ocean, sand can be found in many forms. By the shore, the sea grinds up rocks over thousands or millions of years, making sand. Sand can also be made from rivers and other elements. On land, sand is made from rocks, ground down by weathering. An area…

Hittite Hittite Hittite This is a really exciting story: archeologists have discovered a language hidden among ancient clay tablets in Turkey. It turns out the ancient Hittites were interested in recording rituals in foreign languages, and this new language is part of that tradition. They may be able to figure out what it means, though.…

Zealandia, the eighth continent of the world Around 23 million years ago, Zealandia, the eighth continent of the world, began to sink. Its crust is completely submerged beneath the ocean. Geologists have known for a while that New Zealand and New Caledonia have similar geology, but now they realize they actually share more than that–the…

The Piltdown Man: Bones and Bones In 1912, amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson makes a sensationalist announcement about finding an important discovery in Piltdown Village, Sussex, England. In truth, he just found a mildly human-like fragment of skull. In fact, what he found was more ape-like fragments of skull and teeth. What’s more, the jawbone is…

Tree of Life: Taking an axe to the Tree Taking an axe to the tree of life. The sixth mass extinction, but it’s not just individual species that are being wiped out. A new study has found that human activity is responsible for eliminating entire groups of species, in what they call a mutilation of…

Sunspot Eruption (CME) An electronically charged plasma eruption occurred on Saturday, and scientists have just captured video of it. Known as a coronal mass ejection, the CME is a type of plasma released from the Sun and it was headed right at Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had issued a watch for the…

Dark Photons Experiment (PADME) A new study looking at more than 2000 experiments in particle accelerators worldwide has found evidence for an unknown dark photon, a particle that does not fit the Standard Model of particle physics. If it were found, it would be an immense discovery. But the authors suspect what they have found…