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Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs? By - Rory Bathgate - published - 5 March 26 - With potential safety improvements and lower manufacturing costs, Na-ion batteries are coming of age at precisely the right time
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Chinese EV maker claims it's engineered the world's first semi-solid-state EV battery with huge 620-mile range - By - Alan Bradley - published - 5 March 26 - The experimental manufacturing process could one day deliver a vehicle with a 1,000-plus mile range, researchers say.3 hours ago
Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 5 March 26 - Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why.4 hours ago
Can you tie a knot in four dimensions? A mathematician explains - By - Zsuzsanna Dancso - published - 5 March 26 - An academic dives into the physics of multiple dimensions and whether it's possible to tie a knot in 4D.1 hour ago
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'Truly extraordinary': Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest 'cosmic beacon' we've ever seen - By - Harry Baker - published - 4 March 26 - Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward Earth from 8 billion light-years away and was spotted thanks to a weird space-time trick first predicted by Einstein.22 hours ago
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? By - Victoria Atkinson - published - 4 March 26 - Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?1 day ago
Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a 'living fossil' 275 million years ago - By - Aristos Georgiou - published - 4 March 26 - Scientists have described Tanyka amnicola, a newly identified species of prehistoric creature that lived 275 million years ago and had a bizarre twisted jaw with sideways-facing teeth.1 day ago
'Collective hum' of black holes could settle the debate over new physics - By - Andrey Feldman - published - 3 March 26 - Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension - one of the biggest nagging problems in physics.1 day ago
Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 3 March 26 - A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.1 day ago
Vanuatu's 'barefoot volcanologist' stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photograph - By - Hannah Osborne - published - 3 March 26 - Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the Portraiture category of the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.2 days ago