Excavator dumping a large pile of recycled oyster shells used for coastal restoration projects.

A marine scientist in Southern California has turned restaurant waste into coastal restoration by collecting more than 24,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells, curing them in the sun, and using them to rebuild reefs that protect shorelines and filter water

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June 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM

A pile of oyster shells might not look like the start of an environmental comeback story, but in Southern California, more than 24,000 pounds…..

Deep sea coral with long hair like branches floating in the dark ocean, resembling the Chewbacca inspired species.

Scientists discover a new deep-ocean coral nicknamed “Chewbacca,” and Iridogorgia thrives where sunlight never reaches and life seems impossible

Adrian Villellas
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June 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scientists have formally described a new deep-sea coral with a name that sounds like it wandered in from “Star Wars.” Iridogorgia chewbacca was first…..

Aerial view of a large crack in Antarctic sea ice exposing dark ocean water between ice sheets.

Warm water in the Amundsen Sea is eroding the base of key West Antarctic glaciers, and Thwaites and Pine Island are becoming the ice’s most unsettling thermometer

Large 3D printer building clay dome structures for the TECLA house using local soil in Italy.

Italian architects 3D-print a house from local clay— without using traditional bricks — by sourcing soil from the site itself. The question is no longer if it works but how much it can cut costs?

Cranes lifting prefabricated apartment modules into place during construction of a modular building in China.

A crew of around 100 workers and two cranes turned what looked like oversized shipping containers into a 26-story tower in five days. The real takeaway is that the slowest parts of construction – wiring, ductwork, and finishes – were done before anything arrived on site

Archaeologist inspects entrance of a rock-cut underground tunnel discovered near Ramat Rachel in Jerusalem.

Archaeologists find a 164-foot underground tunnel in Jerusalem, and the massive build has no clear answer, putting the city under its own history once again

Hydrogen-powered turboprop aircraft taxiing on runway during AEP100 test in China.

While the world fights over oil, China just flew a 7.5-ton unmanned cargo plane powered by a megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop, climbing to 984 feet, covering 22.4 miles at 137 mph, and landing 16 minutes later with the engine running smoothly the whole way

California farmers preparing to remove clingstone peach trees following the permanent closure of the Del Monte cannery in Modesto.

Del Monte’s Chapter 11 collapse left a California peach farmer staring at ripping out 20 acres of 9-year-old Ross cling trees tied to $12,500-an-acre contracts, after a shuttered Modesto canning hub and only 24,000 of 74,000 tons finding processing capacity turned the rest into fruit that may rot or be destroyed

Industrial pyrolysis unit used by Petgas to convert plastic waste into fuel products in Boca del Río, Mexico.

Plastic headed for landfills is being turned into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel in Mexico, and Petgas is sparking an uncomfortable debate about what “recycling” really means

Raw sheep wool spread as protective mulch around the base of a young olive tree to retain soil moisture.

Farmers find an unexpected ally: sheep wool improves olive grove soils and could help them withstand drought without chemicals or major construction

A close-up view of a tiny, reddish-orange kyawthuite crystal, the only confirmed natural specimen of this mineral species in existence.
A pressure cooker on a stovetop with steam escaping from the pressure valve during a cooking experiment.
The expansive oval-shaped roof and architectural interior of the massive Xiong’an Railway Station in China.
The Petralona cranium, an ancient hominin skull discovered in northern Greece, featuring a distinct, primitive morphology.
Weathered decontamination canisters found abandoned in a remote, rocky ravine near Dixon, New Mexico.
View of Earth from space illustrating changes in the planet’s rotation that could lead to future 25‑hour days.
A massive center cutterhead section for a tunnel boring machine being transported on a 152-wheel specialized trailer through city streets.
A deepwater drilling rig operating in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil at the Bumerangue exploration site.
Large mesh fog harvesting nets mounted on a mountain ridge in Morocco's Anti-Atlas region to collect water from atmospheric mist.
A well-preserved heavy iron anchor recovered from the seabed during construction of the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

Science

Deep sea coral with long hair like branches floating in the dark ocean, resembling the Chewbacca inspired species.

Scientists discover a new deep-ocean coral nicknamed “Chewbacca,” and Iridogorgia thrives where sunlight never reaches and life seems impossible

Adrian Villellas
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June 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scientists have formally described a new deep-sea coral with a name that sounds like it…..

Archaeologist inspects entrance of a rock-cut underground tunnel discovered near Ramat Rachel in Jerusalem.

Archaeologists find a 164-foot underground tunnel in Jerusalem, and the massive build has no clear answer, putting the city under its own history once again

Sonia Ramírez
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May 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM

A routine construction check on the southern edge of Jerusalem has turned into a stone-cut…..

A pressure cooker on a stovetop with steam escaping from the pressure valve during a cooking experiment.

Inside a pressure cooker, a simple experiment shows how steam raises temperature and speeds up beans, and it also explains why that whistle is pure physics

Sonia Ramírez
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May 31, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Have you ever watched beans bubble away for what feels like forever and wondered why…..

The Petralona cranium, an ancient hominin skull discovered in northern Greece, featuring a distinct, primitive morphology.

A 286,000-year-old hominin skull found in Petralona Cave in Greece still has no clear identity, and the gap reopens the puzzle of who lived in Europe before Neanderthals

Sonia Ramírez
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May 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM

A nearly complete skull found in a Greek cave has spent more than six decades…..

View of Earth from space illustrating changes in the planet’s rotation that could lead to future 25‑hour days.

Goodbye to the 24-hour day: from this date onwards, days on Earth will last 25 hours

Adrian Villellas
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May 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM

If you have ever heard that Earth will “soon” switch to 25-hour days, the key…..

A well-preserved heavy iron anchor recovered from the seabed during construction of the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
Radar map visualization of the Nyx Mons region on Venus, highlighting a potential volcanic skylight and subsurface lava tube.

Astronomers claim they have found Venus’ first volcanic cave, and the idea of a natural shelter on a hellish planet forces new questions about what is happening under the surface

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May 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A buried cave on Venus has been hiding in plain sight, tucked inside radar data…..

Map visualization showing critical subsea fiber-optic cables traversing the Strait of Hormuz, connecting global data centers.

Iran eyes undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz and threatens a “digital toll,” a move that could hit Google, Meta, and Microsoft without firing a shot

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May 29, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Iran is now looking below the waterline of one of the world’s most sensitive chokepoints……

Archaeologist uncovering a large ceramic burial urn embedded under tree roots in the Amazon rainforest.

Archaeologists find ceramic urns hidden under a fallen tree in the Amazon, and the unlikely hiding place hints at human stories the forest kept for centuries

Sonia Ramírez
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May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM

A fallen tree in the Brazilian Amazon has exposed seven ceramic burial urns under its…..

Close-up of a small bat from the Myotis genus showing its sharp teeth and facial features in detail.

Scientists identify a new bat species, Myotis himalaicus, and its “very unique” traits reignite the debate over what we are still missing in mountain ecosystems

Sonia Ramírez
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May 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM

A small bat from the Western Himalayas has now been recognized as a new species,…..

Mobility

Hydrogen-powered turboprop aircraft taxiing on runway during AEP100 test in China.

While the world fights over oil, China just flew a 7.5-ton unmanned cargo plane powered by a megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop, climbing to 984 feet, covering 22.4 miles at 137 mph, and landing 16 minutes later with the engine running smoothly the whole way

Kevin Montien
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May 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM

The idea sounds like something pulled from science fiction. While countries argue over oil, China has tested…..

A massive center cutterhead section for a tunnel boring machine being transported on a 152-wheel specialized trailer through city streets.

It took a truck with 152 wheels to move a 302,000-pound tunnel-boring cutterhead, and the transport logistics look like an engineering project inside another engineering project

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May 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Before Snowy 2.0 can store clean power for millions of homes, some of its biggest parts have…..

Economy

Excavator dumping a large pile of recycled oyster shells used for coastal restoration projects.
California farmers preparing to remove clingstone peach trees following the permanent closure of the Del Monte cannery in Modesto.
A close-up view of a tiny, reddish-orange kyawthuite crystal, the only confirmed natural specimen of this mineral species in existence.

The rarest mineral recognized by science weighs about 0.011 ounces, exists as a single known natural specimen, and its discovery exposes how fragile Earth’s catalog still is

Adrian Villellas
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May 31, 2026 at 8:45 AM

A tiny reddish-orange gem from Myanmar has become one of the strangest trophies in modern…..

Aerial view of the Port of Recife in Brazil, showing the urban harbor, navigation channel, and coastal breakwater.

The Port of Recife will spend about $19.7 million on dredging to handle ships up to 689 feet, and that quiet project decides which cities win or lose trade

Adrian Villellas
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May 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Brazil’s Port of Recife is preparing for a major dredging project worth about $20 million,…..

Small tiny home with a front porch, representing compact permanent housing for veterans.
Construction site for an immersed tunnel beside a wide port channel, with concrete tunnel sections, cranes, boats, and city buildings in the background.

São Paulo stuns with a roughly $1.35 billion megaproject – Brazil’s first immersed tunnel will span 0.93 miles and force the city to reinvent underwater construction logistics

Adrian Villellas
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May 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Brazil is getting ready for a piece of infrastructure it has talked about for more…..

Prince William standing in front of the Nansledan housing development in Cornwall, part of the Duchy of Cornwall estate.

Prince William will sell one-fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall, and he says the profits will be funneled into housing and nature projects chosen for the biggest social and environmental impact

Kevin Montien
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May 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Prince William is preparing to sell parts of the Duchy of Cornwall over the next…..

Reporter standing near cattle on Kentucky farmland connected to a proposed data center project near Maysville.
Iron ore transport and export operations linked to Guinea’s Simandou mining project and Chinese steel supply

China receives the first shipment of 200,000 tons from Africa’s largest “hidden iron” deposit: the move smells like a geopolitical shift

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May 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM

A single bulk carrier does not usually make environmental news. But when the RTM Cartier…..

Mountain mining area at Filo del Sol in Argentina where scientists identified a massive copper deposit

Argentina and the “Thread of the Sun”: scientists follow a copper trail and discover something that sounds like treasure… but the ending isn’t what you’d expect

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May 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM

A mineral deposit under the high Andes is forcing a hard question. How far should…..

Technology

Environment

Aerial view of a large crack in Antarctic sea ice exposing dark ocean water between ice sheets.

Warm water in the Amundsen Sea is eroding the base of key West Antarctic glaciers, and Thwaites and Pine Island are becoming the ice’s most unsettling thermometer

Sonia Ramírez
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June 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM

The warning from West Antarctica is not only that ice is melting. It is that…..

Raw sheep wool spread as protective mulch around the base of a young olive tree to retain soil moisture.

Farmers find an unexpected ally: sheep wool improves olive grove soils and could help them withstand drought without chemicals or major construction

Sonia Ramírez
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May 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM

A humble farm material is getting a second life in Spain, and this time it…..

Weathered decontamination canisters found abandoned in a remote, rocky ravine near Dixon, New Mexico.
Large mesh fog harvesting nets mounted on a mountain ridge in Morocco's Anti-Atlas region to collect water from atmospheric mist.
Aurora, a rescued bald eagle, playing with colorful floating rings and toys in a shallow water pool.
Aerial view of meltwater runoff forming rivers on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet during an extreme heat event.

A study finds Greenland’s ice melt grew sixfold in three decades, from about 14 to 90.8 billion U.S. tons, and the numbers put hard scale on a change already showing up at sea

Adrian Villellas
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May 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Greenland’s ice sheet is no longer sending a slow, distant warning. A Nature Communications study…..

Surtsey volcanic eruption in 1963, showing the moment a new island emerged from the ocean near Iceland.

A volcanic island was born out of nowhere in 1963, stayed isolated from humans from day one, and now functions as a natural lab for watching life start from scratch

Adrian Villellas
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May 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM

How does life begin on land that did not exist yesterday? Surtsey, a volcanic island…..

White stork standing in a wetland surrounded by water and vegetation, representing wildlife in protected ecosystems like Doñana.

A stork swallowed 150 rubber bands and ended up in Doñana, a brutal example of how small everyday trash can become a death sentence for wildlife

Sonia Ramírez
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May 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM

A dead white stork in southern Spain has become a sharp warning about a problem…..