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Extracting Uranium from Seawater for Nuclear Fuel

Oceans, covering a substantial portion of Earth's surface and hosting a diverse range of life, also contain a dispersed population of uranium ions. Extracting these ions from seawater could provide a sustainable fuel source for nuclear power generation.Scientists, as reported in ACS Central Science, have developed a material for electrochemical extraction that efficiently attracts...

Climate Change Intensifies Wildfires and Prolongs Fire Seasons

The New York TimesWildfires, among the nation's most devastating natural calamities, threaten lives, property, and the environment by causing air pollution and destroying homes and infrastructure. Effective wildfire forecasting and management hinge upon understanding the risk and strategically allocating resources. A recent study, detailed in the November release of Earth's Future, brings scientific insights...

Down Goes Antimatter! Gravity’s Effect on Matter’s Elusive Twin is Revealed

Credit: The conversationIn a groundbreaking laboratory experiment, scientists have definitively determined the trajectory of individual antihydrogen atoms when dropped, concluding that antimatter falls downwards. This discovery confirms the gravitational attraction between antimatter and regular matter, eliminating the possibility of gravitational repulsion as an explanation for the scarcity of antimatter in the observable universe.Researchers from...