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Earth was a broiling mass of lava and rock before it took the form that it has today, and scientists have for the first time discovered traces of that very early ‘proto Earth’, hidden away in the deepest and oldest rocks on our planet. The clues have survived some 4.5 billion years, so it’s an astonishing find. The international team …

The US has called for the release of 30 leaders of one of China’s largest underground church network who were reportedly detained over the weekend in overnight raids in various cities. The list includes several pastors and Zion Church founder Jin Mingri who was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after 10 officers searched his home, US-based non-profit ChinaAid …

Pastor Ezra Jin leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, in August 2018. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the …

Credit: ExtremeTech. Venus and Earth are sometimes called twins because they’re pretty much about the same size. They also formed in the same inner part of the solar system, out of the same materials. Venus is in fact our closest neighbor to Earth. So, you would think that they would have turned out very, very similar. Nope. Earth looks like …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Scientists have discovered vast reserves of natural hydrogen beneath the Earth’s surface. 🔬 The study identifies two main mechanisms for hydrogen generation: water-rock reactions and radiolysis. 📊 Geological settings for hydrogen accumulation are found globally, indicating universal accessibility. 💡 Despite challenges, natural hydrogen provides significant economic and environmental benefits as a clean energy source. The search …

We’ve known for quite some time that molten rock gouged enormous tunnels into the surface of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. In fact, scientists have proposed that the vast lava tubes under the surface of the Moon and Mars could one day serve as homes for space colonists that provide shelter from space radiation and micrometeorite strikes. Now, as …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Researchers have discovered extensive reserves of natural hydrogen beneath the Earth’s crust. 💡 Two primary mechanisms for hydrogen generation are water-rock reactions and radiolysis. 🌍 Geological settings for hydrogen accumulation are globally distributed, suggesting universal accessibility. 🌱 Natural hydrogen offers significant environmental and economic benefits as a clean energy source. In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have …

Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model. The main reason is that they’re so hard to detect. Despite the fact that 400 trillion of them created in the Sun are passing through a person’s body every second, they rarely interact with normal matter, making understanding anything about them difficult. To help solve their mysteries, a …

The mysterious discovery of massive underground tunnels in Brazil and Argentina has challenged long-held assumptions about prehistoric environments. These sprawling burrows, first spotted by Heinrich Frank, a professor of geology, are far too vast and complex to have been created by natural geological processes or early human activity. According to a 2018 study published in Science Advances, the leading theory …

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of London Underground staff on Sunday began a series of strikes over pay and conditions that threaten to shut down the subway system used by millions of people a day. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union said its members, including drivers, signalers and maintenance workers, will walk out at various times through Thursday. Transit operator Transport …