UAEU transforms desert sand, date pits into green catalyst for hydrogen production
A research team from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has developed a green catalyst for hydrogen production by combining desert sand, biochar derived from date pits, and nickel. The innovation transforms abundant local resources and agricultural waste into a high-value material with potential applications in hydrogen production and clean energy.
3 scientists win 2026 Future Science Prize
Three scientists won the 2026 Future Science Prize for their outstanding research, prize organizers in Beijing announced Thursday.
Beyond ordinary volunteering: The story of Belarus’ Angel rescue team
For the Angel search and rescue team, finding missing people is a finely tuned system where every minute counts, and high-profile stories are backed by strict protocols and grueling physical and mental demands. The group’s leader and founder, Sergei Kovgan, shares how a heartfelt impulse grew into a massive organization, explains why thermal-imaging drones and simple human empathy are crucial, and highlights what makes volunteering with the Angels so unique.
Flamingo ’village’ helps raise nearly 12,800 chicks at Türkiye’s Lake Tuz
It takes a village to raise a child, and at Türkiye’s Lake Tuz, that village is made up of thousands of flamingos.
Plans to optimize Belarus’ National Academy of Sciences revealed
