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Global underground CO₂ storage hit record 43.6 million metric tons in 2024 alone

The most comprehensive record yet of carbon dioxide stored underground through geological carbon dioxide storage has been published today, revealing that 43.6 million metric tons were sequestered in 2024 alone—a new annual record—and that 421.7 million metric tons have now been stored in the past three decades.

Global underground CO₂ storage hit record 43.6 million metric tons in 2024 alone

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Scientists Trapped an Antimatter Particle for Months to Study Its Secrets

These elusive and reactive particles have been challenging to hold on to and even more challenging to study, but a new method paves the way for tests on the differences between matter and antimatter.

  • Scientists trapped a positron for months using a single-positron quantum cyclotron.
  • The device isolated the antiparticle in a vacuum at near-absolute-zero temperature.
  • Researchers aim to measure antimatter particles 30 times more precisely than before.

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