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New signs of advanced alien life discovered
Brommethane, or methyl bromide (CH3Br), which coexists with Earth's organisms, is something scientists should be on the lookout for on worlds suspected of harboring extr…
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NASA catches biological signs on 1.5 billion year old planet
Something that on Earth is produced by living organisms, considered by astronomers to be one of the most valuable biosignatures, has just been revealed in the spectrum o…
Environment
Satellite detects 'super pollution' that is warming the planet
High above Earth, a satellite orbits the planet every day. It hunts for leaks of methane—an invisible, superpolluting gas that is dramatically warming the planet.
Environment
Dangerous orange plume covers the planet, UNEP issues urgent report: Action needed now!
What is this gas and how does it harm humans and the Earth?
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Breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis could generate unlimited energy
The scientific community is working hard to find ways to generate unlimited energy. A breakthrough discovery to harness the way plants create energy could be
Environment
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at record highs
In 2023, average CO2 concentrations will be 420 parts per million (ppm), a 151% increase over pre-industrial levels.
Environment
How to deal with Halloween pumpkins to avoid harming the environment?
Every year, Americans buy tens of millions of Halloween pumpkins. If they are thrown away, they release a huge amount of methane gas. So what should we do?
Environment
Is CO2 the only greenhouse gas causing global warming?
When it comes to global warming and the climate crisis, CO2 is the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, it is just one of the greenhouse gases that cause the Earth t…
Space science
NASA robots continuously catch 'unexpected life signals'
Methane, one of the signs that suggests alien life, was found in an absurd way by the Curiosity robot.
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NASA found traces of methane gas near a crater on Mars
The US Space Agency (NASA) has identified a gas produced by Earth-dwelling organisms on Mars. This could be evidence that life exists
Space science
'Gas of life' is inexplicably present in 'planet from nowhere'
What many scientists hope to capture in habitable exoplanets has now appeared in a type of celestial body that is difficult to define.
Discover science
Why do potatoes produce toxic gas when they rot?
Potatoes contain toxic compounds called glycoalkaloids, the most common of which are solanine and chaconine.
Space science
Scientists have discovered that Uranus is not completely filled with ice
Scientists have found methane gas deep inside Uranus, showing that the blue planet contains more gas than previously thought.
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Why can't the 'Hell's Gate' burned for 50 years in Turkmenistan be filled?
Turkmenistan- Methane leak also known as
Space science
Special design of the aircraft with the goal of finding life on Mars
NASA is sponsoring a project to develop a specially designed aircraft capable of flying on Mars to search for signs of life on Mars.