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9–13 minutesWhat really happens inside a lightning bolt (the physics is stranger than you think)
The lightning bolt you see travelling downward is actually moving upward. The channel is five times hotter than the sun’s surface. And the whole event is possibly triggered by particles from a dead star in another galaxy. What really happens inside a lightning bolt is nothing like the simple story you were taught. Read more
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7–10 minutesThorium Reactor History: The Clean Nuclear Dream That Got Cancelled
In 1965, a nuclear reactor ran successfully in Tennessee that couldn’t melt down, produced a fraction of the waste of conventional reactors, and couldn’t make a nuclear bomb. It worked perfectly. Four years later, it was shut down — not because it failed, but because it wasn’t useful enough for building weapons. This is that… Read more
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5–8 minutesFusion Plasma Held for Over 22 Minutes: The Record That Pushes Humanity Closer to an Artificial Sun
Scientists have achieved a historic fusion milestone by holding superheated plasma for over 22 minutes, setting a new world record that surpasses earlier breakthroughs from China and Europe. This achievement highlights steady progress toward practical fusion energy, a technology that could one day provide clean, nearly limitless power for a growing global population. Read more
