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Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors


Conventional helium production comes with enormous carbon emissions, so scientists are looking for alternatives in places like Yellowstone, Tanzania's Rukwa Rift and India's Bakreswar-Tantloi province.

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