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Subsea mining moves closer to shore
Nature Geoscience 10, 158 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2897 Authors: Mark Hannington, Sven Petersen & Anna Krätschell Mining the deep seabed is fraught with challenges. Untapped mineral potential under the shallow, more accessible continental shelf could add a new dimension to offshore mining … Continue reading
Exhaling Earth: Scientists closer to forecasting volcanic eruptions
On average, 40 volcanoes on land erupt into the atmosphere each month, while scores of others on the seafloor erupt into the ocean. A new time-lapse animation uniting volcanoes, earthquakes, and gaseous emissions reveals unforgettably the large, rigid plates that … Continue reading
Fuel from sewage is the future — and it’s closer than you think
It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants across the United States may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research. The technology, hydrothermal liquefaction, mimics the geological conditions Earth uses to create crude … Continue reading
Soccer: Juve move closer to scudetto with Udinese win
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 15 – Juventus moved closer to their third straight Serie A title with a 2-0 win at Udinese Monday night thanks to goals by ‘Atomic Ant’ Sebastian Giovinco and Fernando Llorente, who found the net for … Continue reading
Nuclear fusion is closer
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-8d09af7e001da81384dc928b771bc454.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”La fusione nucleare