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Not baking soda — this disinfectant is best for cleaning a mattress and getting rid of stains and smells, says upholstery experts

Baking soda won't remove tough stains and odors from your mattress — but a certain disinfectant will. An expert explains how to spring clean your bed properly.

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Business Brief (March 17): China’s Economic Data Beat Expectations in First Two Months

China plans hydrogen pilot subsidies; JD.com to build world’s largest embodied AI data center

Caixin Global

Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, photosynthetic life such as plants, mosses and algae cannot make energy.

The Conversation

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Electric trucks are finally ready for prime time. Could high oil prices speed up the shift?

For years, long-range electric trucks seemed impossible. But much has changed in a short time. Rapid improvements to batteries and chargers mean battery electric trucks are already viable for urban and short-range trucks. In December, battery-electric and hybrid trucks outsold conventional trucks in China for the first time.

The Conversation

The Clean Energy Transition Runs on Palladium From Russia, But Help is Coming

The western industrial economy built its palladium dependency over decades without adequately modeling its disruption risk. Catalytic converter manufacturers, semiconductor fabs, and hydrogen technology developers all drew from the same concentrated source without building resilience into the system.

International Business Times

Astronomers unveil largest 3D universe map of its kind, illuminating 'hidden' cosmic structures

Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast "sea of light" between galaxies that had remained otherwise hidden in previous surveys.

Space

With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program

Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch System rocket, SLS, standing on the launch pad, aimed toward the sky. The launch system has been key to the Artemis program – an ambitious series of missions intended to culminate…

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Most plastic waste is contaminated – our new ‘nano’ recycling tech embraces this messy reality

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most “recyclable” objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: labels, inks, caps, food residues, colourants and the occasional wrong plastic all get bundled together.…

The Conversation

Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) Shares Surge More Than 23% on Strong Q4 Earnings, New CEO Appointment

Shares of Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of hydrogen fuel cell systems and green hydrogen solutions, soared more than 23% in heavy trading Tuesday following the release of better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results, coupled with the appointment of a new chief executive focused on execution…

International Business Times

Dear Plug Power Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for March 2

Plug Power’s upcoming earnings could reset the hydrogen story as investors weigh losses, liquidity, and a new CEO’s roadmap.

Barchart

How natural hydrogen, hiding deep in the Earth, could serve as a new energy source

In the search for more, new and cleaner sources of energy, a largely untapped resource is emerging: natural hydrogen.

The Conversation

Government fines businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy

Federal workplace safety regulators have fined three businesses over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space

The Independent UK

Nasa to launch historic Artemis II moon mission on 6 March after delays

Administrator Jared Isaacman cites ‘major progress’ since earlier discovery of liquid hydrogen leaking from rocket

The Guardian - US

NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.)

NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March.

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NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt

NASA will attempt to fuel its Artemis II rocket again tomorrow after hydrogen leaks derailed the first wet dress rehearsal and delayed what is scheduled to be a historic crewed flight around the moon.

The Independent UK

Scientists develop smart underwear to track how often people fart – the results are surprising

Device could have serious applications for tracking a range of health issues, including irritable bowel syndrome and food intolerance

The Conversation

Natural hydrogen can make decarbonising industry cheaper – NZ’s turbulent geology could give it an edge

Hydrogen is emerging as a critical part of the low-carbon transition for industries where electrification is not a straightforward solution.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers secret supermassive black holes that escape traditional detection

New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

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Louisiana Bets Big on ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Communities Along Cancer Alley Brace for the Cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

LiveScience

The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core

Earth's core contains nine to 45 times more hydrogen than the planet's oceans do, according to a new study that could settle a debate about when and how hydrogen was delivered to Earth.

Euronews

'European preference is a risk to healthy supply chains,' EU industries tell Euronews

As EU leaders put “Made in Europe” on their agenda at Thursday’s informal summit, industries across the bloc are warning that European preference regulations could upend global supply chains – and questioning how such a policy would work in practice.

The Conversation

The Hubble tension: How magnetic fields could help solve one of the universe’s biggest mysteries

It’s well established that the universe is expanding, but there’s serious disagreement among scientists over how fast it’s happening.

The Independent UK

Woman injured after dozens of gas-filled balloons explode inside lift

Authorities say investigation is underway to determine whether balloons were filled with hydrogen rather than helium

Space

Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth's darkest sky gets cancelled

A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one of the world's most important astronomical observatories has been scrapped by the company behind it.

Space

NASA had 3 years to fix fuel leaks on its Artemis moon rocket. Why are they still happening?

NASA stopped short of completing a critical fuel test for its Artemis 2 SLS rocket because of hydrogen leaks that sound a lot like the problems they had during Artemis 1.

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