‘Gold Hydrogen’ Is an Untapped Resource in Depleted Oil Wells

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 11.30.22 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science.   'Gold Hydrogen' Is an Untapped Resource in Depleted Oil Wells LIFE'S A GAS | 5-MINUTE READ  The fuel can be produced by adding bacteria to spent drill holes—meaning there are thousands of potential hydrogen sources worldwide. By Chris Baraniuk   The Physics of Scuba Diving DOT PHYSICS | 11-MINUTE READ  A deep dive into the science of staying alive underwater. By Rhett Allain   The High-Temperature Superconductivity Mystery Is Finally Solved SUPER GLUE | 6-MINUTE READ  An atomic-scale experiment all but settles the origin of the strong form of superconductivity seen in cuprate crystals, confirming a 35-year-old theory. By Charlie Wood   Scientists Reexamine Why Zebra Stripes Mysteriously Repel Flies LANDING STRIPE | 5-MINUTE READ  While biologists still aren't exactly sure how it works, a new study closes in on why the insects that pester Savannah animals zig when anything zags. By Max G. Levy   Pliocene-Like Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest EXTREME WEATHER | 4-MINUTE READ  As carbon concentrations rise, conditions are becoming more like they were 3 million years ago, when the area was wetter and the rain was heavier. By Jim Morrison Get The Rise and Fall of AlphaBay newsletter   Follow the untold story of the biggest dark web market takedown of all time with exclusive commentary from senior writer Andy Greenberg.  SIGN ME UP More from WIRED Science The Geological Fluke That's Protecting Sea Life in the Galapagos The Planet Desperately Needs That UN Plastics Treaty To Ditch Pesticides, Scientists Are Hacking Insects' Sex Signals Why China Is Still Stuck in a Zero-Covid Nightmare The Quest to Save the Most Precious Voices on Earth Trending on WIRED FOLLOWER COUNT | 4-MINUTE READ A Peek Inside the FBI's Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet By Mark Harris Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.