German scientists have managed to convert up to 31.3% of sunlight directly into hydrogen, a number that puts the race for clean fuel from nothing but sun and chemistry on a whole new level

German scientists hit 31.3% efficiency converting sunlight directly into hydrogen. Discover how this new tech could fuel the future.

By Sonia Ramírez · July 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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In Patagonia, researchers found three petrified forests about 50 million years old, a stunning window into an ancient landscape that was much greener, wetter, and stranger than southern Argentina today

A landowner in rural Río Negro, Argentina, noticed unusual remains scattered across a low-production ranch near Pilcaniyeu. Provincial authorities later confirmed that the site holds three…

German scientists have managed to convert up to 31.3% of sunlight directly into hydrogen, a number that puts the race for clean fuel from nothing but sun and chemistry on a whole new level

In Patagonia, researchers found three petrified forests about 50 million years old, a stunning window into an ancient landscape that was much greener, wetter, and stranger than southern Argentina today

Perseverance looked at Mars again with a panorama built from dozens of images, and the result leaves a strange feeling: the Red Planet looks empty, but every rock may be saying something

A 5.3-million-year-old whale cemetery appeared 7,000 meters deep in the Indian Ocean, an almost impossible scene that seems to tell a marine tragedy from the deep past

Scientists opened a tiny Martian meteorite and found a surprise inside, as if a rock from Mars were still carrying microscopic clues about the Red Planet’s history

The mystery of Mars’ missing water just got stranger: scientists think part of its ancient atmosphere and moisture may have been trapped for 3 billion years inside minerals on the Red Planet

The electric truck is no longer just a green promise: in Chile, a transport entrepreneur says its operating cost now matches diesel and may even beat it, a line that sounds like a turning point for heavy logistics

Bosch has just broken with more than a decade of tradition in the e-bike industry with its first rear hub motor, a 5.1-pound urban system designed to integrate seamlessly into the wheel

A tiny emissions code on a car document could stop older diesel vehicles from entering northern Italy, and tourists may discover it too late

Tlaxcala surprised everyone with its own solar-powered electric car, priced at less than 100,000 pesos: a locally manufactured vehicle that promises up to 250 kilometers of range and a rather outlandish idea—partially recharging using sunlight.

A small airport in Florida was the scene of a low-key but impressive test: a manned electric plane took off using solid-state batteries capable of charging to 80% in less than 15 minutes

In 1999, a farmer donated his land for a children’s park, but years later the town sold it for millions to build a data center, and the story now feels like a clash between local memory and tech fever

Say goodbye to the old idea of generating a lot of solar energy and then forgetting about it, because batteries, time-of-use rates, and self-consumption are starting to play a key role in household savings

The green economy has just surpassed $10 trillion and would already be the world’s third-largest industry if it were counted as a separate sector

The inexpensive white fish that many people keep in their freezers has just shown signs of recovery: Vietnam’s exports to the U.S. increased by 4% between January and April 2026

Neither the U.S. nor Iran: Spain discovers a rare-earth gold mine capable of meeting 33% of Europe’s needs and revolutionizes the geopolitical landscape of the green transition

German scientists have managed to convert up to 31.3% of sunlight directly into hydrogen, a number that puts the race for clean fuel from nothing but sun and chemistry on a whole new level

A new study says linking solar panels, batteries, and heat pumps with direct current could save up to 16.7% on electricity, and the trick is avoiding invisible conversions happening inside the home

What appears to be a simple supermarket product could be hiding a small energy revolution: a 2.24-kWh battery that costs about $350 and is already attracting attention across Europe

Across Australia, people are quietly plugging illegal batteries into their apartment walls, and the underground rush to power balconies with the sun is forcing a change few saw coming

A quiet town in northern Italy could wake to find 14,000 solar panels planted on a field wedged between their homes, and the residents’ revolt exposed something no one expected

An agricultural town in Australia has jobs, factories, and a desire to grow, but it lacks the most basic necessity: Housing for its employees, and now it wants to solve this problem with 3D-printed homes

The following response from a chatbot may seem gratuitous and effortless, but the UN has just revealed its hidden side: Data centers, water, land, and electricity on a scale that spans entire countries

Texas engineers created a jacket capable of extracting up to 900 milliliters of drinking water per day directly from the air, an invention that sounds like science fiction for surviving a drier future

Homes that can be built in just one week, without cement and with the promise of saving energy: the system trying to prove that building fast does not have to mean building worse

Barcelona wants to turn a random street into a climate laboratory by 2027 using asphalt made from olive pits and pine waste, which could reduce CO2 emissions from the top layer by up to 75%

Erin Brockovich is once again tied to an environmental fight against a utility company, and the case inevitably recalls the battle that turned her into a symbol of citizen resistance

Bolivia is facing new environmental tensions over an agreement with mining cooperatives that, according to critics, could trigger thousands of applications and put protected areas under enormous pressure

A Málaga-born pheasant traveled thousands of miles to Vietnam, and its mission is to help revive a species missing from the wild since 2000

After decades of dams, diversions, and drought, the Colorado River will once again flow into the Sea of Cortez—a scene many believed was lost and that is seen almost as a historic return of the water.

The Tagus River has just issued a silent warning in Spain: at the 19 monitoring sites analyzed over the course of nearly a year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and signs of fecal contamination have been detected along some 300 kilometers of the rive

The story seems absurd: a British lawyer set out to clean up a polluted river, collected more than 200 bags of trash, and now could face legal action for removing waste without permission

Many people work out their arms without really knowing what they are doing, but the area that most gives away “bat wings” is right behind the arm and requires specific strength training—not just pretty movements

In 1955, she was one of only four African American female employees at the laboratory, and decades later, her work would help pave the way for the Cassini mission to Saturn

It has survived wars, storms, and more than a millennium of history, but Robin Hood’s most famous tree may have finally lost its last battle

Psychology tells us that the loneliest part of growing old isn’t being alone, but realizing that some friendships disappear as soon as you stop nurturing them, and understanding that they were never based on mutual care, but on your willingness to do all the emotional work

Alemania impulsa el corredor de hidrógeno SurH2 junto a Argelia e Italia para reforzar el suministro energético

La mayor red de recarga ultrarrápida de Galicia impulsa la movilidad eléctrica en la AP-9

Greenpeace critica la nueva estrategia ganadera de la Comisión Europea por ignorar el impacto climático

La ganadería ovina protege la biodiversidad en Castilla y León y reduce el riesgo de incendios

Cataluña y Provenza impulsan el hidrógeno verde para acelerar el corredor H2Med

Ecologistas en Acción rechaza la macroplanta de biometano de Benacazón por su impacto sobre Doñana

Los pájaros carpinteros revelan la salud del bosque en las Lagunas de Ruidera, según un estudio

Los jardineros recomiendan colgar tiras de papel de aluminio en las tomateras para acabar con las plagas sin recurrir a pesticidas

Ecuador impulsa café y cacao libres de deforestación para acceder al mercado de la UE

Greenpeace denuncia la criminalización de la protesta climática tras la detención de nueve activistas

China desafía los límites de la minería: crean una batería intercambiable de 770 kWh, la más grande del mundo, que carga un camión de 140 toneladas en solo cuatro minutos

Mientras el mundo se fija en China, un diminuto pueblo de Ciudad Real esconde un tesoro energético con 2.100 toneladas de tierras raras al año

Científicos españoles del CSIC encuentran un fósil de 125.000.000 de años con crías intactas en el vientre, lo que revela que los moluscos ya cuidaban a sus bebés en el Cretácico

Los expertos coinciden: el aparato que más luz gasta en tu casa no es ni la nevera ni la lavadora y puedes bajar su consumo con un simple gesto

Nuevos datos confirman que la corriente oceánica que mantiene el clima templado en Europa se está debilitando y un estudio avisa: podría perder más de la mitad de su fuerza antes de que acabe el siglo y España ya empieza a notar los efectos

Mientras el mundo se fija en el estrecho de Ormuz, Turquía planea escavar un canal artificial de 45 kilómetros para unir el Mar Negro y el Mar de Mármara con capacidad para más de 43.000 barcos al año

España pone el grito en el cielo: Marruecos va a sembrar nubes para modificar el clima y los agricultores andaluces temen una bajada drástica de la humedad

La ciencia acaba de resolver el mayor problema de las baterías de litio: un baño electroquímico regenera al 95% los electrodos degradados sin triturar nada y abarata el reciclaje un 56%

Investigadores españoles proponen «sembrar» los océanos con hierro para acelerar la absorción de CO2 como ya hace el polvo del Sahara

Juan Carlos, productor de tomate: «Vas a una gran superficie y el precio puede estar a 2,50 o 3 euros, cuando al agricultor se le está pagando 1 euro»

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