Chinese researchers claim they can tripled olefin output from coal by slashing carbon dioxide emissions at the same time.

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Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for ...

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New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Scott Saleska receives funding from National Science Foundation, NASA, and U.S. Department of Energy. Ghiwa Makke receives funding from National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy. Chris ...

HOUSTON—Magnetic forces and electrolysis could be employed in space to generate oxygen for astronauts on deep space missions with less difficulty and energy than current methods, researchers say. A ...

This work was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On July 22, 2024, a team of researchers released a shocking discovery: Deep-sea rocks appear to be producing oxygen in the blackness of the ocean’s ...

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