Humanity has been using hydrogen since the 17th century โ€” long before scientists understood what it was. English chemist Henry Cavendish identified it as a distinct element in 1766, naming it โ€œhydrogen,โ€ meaning โ€œwater-former.โ€ Centuries later, hydrogen is again drawing attention, this time as a potential cornerstone of the cleanContinue Reading

Scientists have found that more than 800 tonnes of natural hydrogenย are seeping out of the ground every year at a site in the Philippines. This โ€œexceptionally highโ€ outgassing, happening at theย Nagsasa seepย in the Zambales region, just over 100km from Manila, suggests that millions of tonnes of hydrogen could be trappedContinue Reading