By Heidi Harley

science / science - 3 weeks ago

Next-gen batteries and 'dark oxygen'

Following a devastating fire at the world’s largest lithium-ion battery plant, Inside Science probes the present and future of a technology we rely on every day. Lithium-ion batteries were a technological breakthrough, powering everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles, but as funding is po...

science / science - 3 weeks ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #8 2025

Open access notables Long-lasting intense cut-off lows to become more frequent in the Northern Hemisphere, Mishra et al.,& Communications Earth & Environment: Cut-off Lows are slow-moving mid-latitude storms that are detached from the main westerly flow and are often harbingers of heavy and per...