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Chinese researchers have made a significant advancement in circular resource recovery by creating a new way to turn nitrate-laden wastewater into valuable ammonia for fertilisers. They used artificial intelligence to find a super-effective dual-atom catalyst, which led them to a process that tackles two major global issues: water pollution and the heavy energy use of…

A centuries-old mosaic map has helped archaeologists identify what may be a long-lost Byzantine city hidden beneath the desert landscape near the Dead Sea in Jordan. Researchers believe the settlement is Tharais, a city marked on the famous Madaba Mosaic Map, one of the oldest surviving maps of the Holy Land. The discovery emerged after…

A buried glacier hidden beneath the Canadian Arctic is giving scientists a rare glimpse into Earth’s distant climatic past. Researchers studying permafrost on Bylot Island in Nunavut discovered ancient glacier ice believed to be at least 770,000 years old, making it one of the oldest known glacier remnants preserved in Arctic permafrost outside Greenland and…

Kuljeet Kaur Marhas has made history by becoming the first Indian woman elected Fellow of The Meteoritical Society, one of the world’s most prestigious honours in planetary science and meteoritics. Announced as part of the society’s 2026 Fellows class, the recognition places Marhas among a select group of scientists acknowledged for advancing the understanding of…

Gloucester’s abandoned Debenhams site has yielded a significant archaeological find during its transformation into a university campus. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Gloucester is a place where history walks around in plain sight, in its imposing cathedral and historic docks. However, as it has now become apparent, some of its most poignant tales have been buried…

Scientists believe Mercury hides a massive diamond layer inside | Image Credit: Gemini Imagine a place where the floor beneath your feet isn’t soil and rock. It’s a sparkling, mile-thick layer of diamond. This sounds like the setting of a big-budget sci-fi movie. However, for Mercury, which is the tiniest and fastest planet of our…

A simple Arctic freezing trick helped revolutionise food preservation. Image credit – Wikimedia Frozen foods have become a staple in American cuisine today. The supermarkets are filled with frozen vegetables, fish, ready-to-eat products, and desserts. Nonetheless, the whole history of the frozen food industry goes way back to a simple observation in the Arctic in…

Ancient rocks in Quebec, dating back 3.77 billion years, may hold the oldest evidence of life. Microscopic tube-like structures and filaments, resembling modern microbes, were found alongside chemical signatures of biological activity. Image credits: James St. John, via Wikimedia Commons In the wilds of northern Quebec, near the shore of Hudson Bay, there is a…

Back in 1964, the two scientists Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson found themselves at Bell Labs with a mission. Their main goal was to clear the noise from a sensitive horn antenna. However, they encountered a persistent, low-frequency hum that remained regardless of where they pointed the telescope. Initially, they thought equipment interference or bird…

Deep space can produce some truly strange and beautiful sights. A newly released image from NASA is now drawing attention after showing Mars in a way that most people rarely get to see. Instead of appearing as a bright red globe, the planet looks like a thin glowing crescent surrounded by darkness. Only a narrow…