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New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...

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Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Can sharks be kept at bay without harm? A scientist is testing an electromagnetic barrier off Cape Cod to find out.

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Highly charged heavy ions form a very suitable experimental field for investigating quantum electrodynamics (QED), the ...

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold ...

Scattered across the United States, hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines scar the earth, posing a safety hazard to ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...