Hydrogen has a dirty secret – let's not think it's always a green fuel
5 June 2019
Produced the right way, hydrogen can be a cleaner, greener alternative to fossil fuels powering our transport and elsewhere. But too often that's not the case
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Our sun goes through a cycle of activity every 11 years, and it may be kept consistent by a periodic alignment of Venus, Earth, and Jupiter in their orbits
Early farmers liked alcohol so much they invented two ways to brew it
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Elephants can judge the quantity of hidden food just by using smell
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