Illustration of a sperm whale confronting a giant squid underwater, showing the deep-sea predator-prey struggle studied by scientists.

The deep ocean once again looks like something out of a movie, with sperm whales and giant squids locked in an evolutionary “war” that has lasted millions of years, and the scars give it away

Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Far below the reach of sunlight, where pressure crushes human submarines and the water feels almost timeless, another story is playing out. Millions of…..

Iranian Kilo-class submarine sailing on the surface, illustrating renewed naval activity in the Persian Gulf

A satellite image reveals that Iran has returned one of its Russian Kilo submarines to service after months in dry dock, and the move comes just as the United States bolsters the Gulf with the USS Gerald R. Ford

Sonia Ramírez
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March 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Satellite images of a key Iranian naval base show one of Tehran’s Kilo class submarines back at its pier, freshly modernized and surrounded by…..

Satellite view of a large phytoplankton bloom in Antarctic waters, illustrating research linking seafloor earthquakes to surface marine life.
Scientist examining advanced laboratory equipment used in artificial photosynthesis research to convert carbon dioxide and water into fuel.
Submerged ruins of a medieval settlement on the floor of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, with stone structures and graves underwater
Elon Musk standing in front of a SpaceX rocket on a launch pad, illustrating the debate over Moon and Mars settlement plans
Hypersonic missile launching from a snowy range in Norway, illustrating Europe’s effort to advance high-speed military technology.
Fresh broccoli florets shown as part of a plant-based supplement study linked to slower signs of low-risk prostate cancer
Aerial view of dense mixed forest in Germany, illustrating research on how forest soils respond to climate change and absorb methane.
Global view of Mars showing major surface features, illustrating research on how the planet’s gravity may influence Earth’s ice age timing.
Arctic coastal landscape with melting ice and exposed tundra, illustrating how warming may open the region to invasive species.
Gloved hand using a pipette in a lab setup with gallium and glassware, illustrating hydrogen production from sunlight and water

Science

Illustration of a sperm whale confronting a giant squid underwater, showing the deep-sea predator-prey struggle studied by scientists.

The deep ocean once again looks like something out of a movie, with sperm whales and giant squids locked in an evolutionary “war” that has lasted millions of years, and the scars give it away

Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Far below the reach of sunlight, where pressure crushes human submarines and the water feels…..

Dark image with an industrial facility visible at the top, illustrating the Fukushima nuclear site tied to research on microbial life in radioactive water.

Fifteen years after the disaster, the Fukushima reactors hide a secret: scientists detect life where radiation should have prevented everything

ECONEWS
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March 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM

In a pool of murky water beneath the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power…..

Submerged ruins of a medieval settlement on the floor of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, with stone structures and graves underwater

The archaeological discovery of the century: a city resembling Atlantis has been found at the bottom of a lake

Sonia Ramírez
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March 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM

A medieval settlement has been confirmed on a lake floor, showing that streets and buildings…..

Fresh broccoli florets shown as part of a plant-based supplement study linked to slower signs of low-risk prostate cancer

A four-month trial involving 208 men revealed that a daily capsule containing broccoli, turmeric, blueberries, and live bacteria could slow down worrying signs in the prostate

Adrian Villellas
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March 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM

A daily capsule built from broccoli, turmeric, blueberries, and live bacteria has slowed signs of…..

Global view of Mars showing major surface features, illustrating research on how the planet’s gravity may influence Earth’s ice age timing.

The twist is brutal: Mars only has 1/10 of Earth’s mass… but its gravity would determine when ice ages arrive here

Kevin Montien
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March 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM

When you think about what drives Earth’s ice ages, Mars probably does not make the…..

Artist’s illustration of the Milky Way’s bright galactic center, where scientists propose ultra-dense dark matter instead of a black hole

Scientists propose that the center of the Milky Way does not contain a black hole, but rather ultra-dense dark matter

ECONEWS
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March 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM

Astronomers have shown that the powerful gravity at the center of the Milky Way can…..

False-color image of Neptune against black space, illustrating new research on the planet’s unusual magnetic field
Illustration of a herd of woolly mammoths crossing a frozen prehistoric landscape with glaciers and snow-covered mountains

The giants of the past did not run as we thought, and science has just taken an unexpected turn in the classic image of mammoths and dinosaurs

Adrian Villellas
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March 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Movies often show herds of mammoths and long-necked dinosaurs thundering across the landscape at full…..

Microscopic view of a tardigrade, also known as a water bear, the tiny extremophile animal scientists say could be the last survivor on Earth.

No cockroaches or rats: this would be the last living thing to become extinct on Earth

Sonia Ramírez
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March 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM

When people joke about the end of the world, they usually picture cockroaches walking over…..

Grandparents spending time caring for their grandchildren, an activity linked to better memory and language skills in older adults.

Caring for grandchildren not only strengthens family ties, but also improves memory and protects the brain, according to a study of nearly 3,000 grandparents

Sonia Ramírez
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March 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Looking after the grandkids may help keep an aging brain sharper, study finds. If you…..

Mobility

Airbus A350-1000 aircraft taking off, illustrating Air Canada’s newly revealed order for eight long-haul widebody jets.

Airbus has finally revealed the identity of the “mystery customer” who ordered eight A350-1000s, and the name comes as a surprise, as it changes the commercial landscape of long-haul flights and opens the door to a new battle for the most profitable routes

Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 8:15 AM

An order that once sat in the books of Airbus under the name of an unnamed customer…..

Hundreds of railway workers rebuilding tracks at night in China, illustrating a high-speed rail connection completed in a single operation.

China builds a high-speed railway line in just 9 hours with 1,500 workers, reducing a 7-hour journey to just 90 minutes

Kevin Montien
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March 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM

In one carefully choreographed night in southeastern China, more than 1,500 railway workers turned a seven-hour ride…..

Economy

Close-up of gold nuggets, illustrating China’s reported discovery of a massive underground gold deposit in Hunan Province

More than 1,000 metric tons of gold have been found underground in China, and the astonishing figure is its price: around $85.9 billion, in a discovery that could redefine the global map of this precious metal

Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Chinese geologists say they have uncovered more than 1,000 metric tons of gold beneath the…..

Protest sign reading “SNAP feeds families” with a blurred American flag in the background

Millions of people could lose SNAP without realizing it, and the real change isn’t in soda or candy, but in a new rule that severely affects adults between the ages of 55 and 64

Sonia Ramírez
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March 11, 2026 at 6:11 AM

Most readers hear about soda and candy first when SNAP comes up. But for many…..

SpaceX Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, near the Lower Rio Grande Valley wildlife corridor along the US Mexico border.

Elon Musk admits in February 2026 that convincing married engineers to relocate to Starbase, 40 minutes from Brownsville and near the Mexican border, has become his biggest silent problem

Adrian Villellas
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March 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM

During a recent interview, Elon Musk described SpaceX’s Starbase launch site complex in South Texas…..

Mining operations in Victoria, Australia, where antimony and critical minerals are emerging as key resources for clean energy technologies.

From the gold that sparked the rush of the 1850s to antimony, which now accounts for 5% of the world’s supply: Victoria’s surprising new mining revolution

ECONEWS
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March 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Gold put Victoria on the mining map. But the minerals driving today’s clean tech boom…..

SSI payment schedule 2026 showing why no separate Supplemental Security Income payment arrives in March

Goodbye to the “normal” SSI payment in March: that’s why millions of beneficiaries believe their money has suddenly disappeared

ECONEWS
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March 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM

Did your SSI payment seem to vanish this March? For nearly 7.5 million people who…..

Elon Musk stands beside Tesla’s Cybercab concept vehicle at night with the door open, highlighting delays in robotaxi production.

Musk admits on X that production of the Cybercab robotaxi and Optimus humanoid is not taking off, and that could prove very costly

Sonia Ramírez
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March 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM

Musk did not simply promise new gadgets. He painted a vision of ultra-cheap robotaxis that…..

Portrait of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, whose famous quote about money still resonates today

The disturbing quote from John D. Rockefeller that explains why you are never satisfied with what you have

ECONEWS
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March 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM

More than a century ago, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller was asked how much money…..

Drill cores from deep gold exploration project at Wangu gold field in Hunan Province, China

A hidden deposit 2,000 meters underground could contain one of the largest gold reserves on the planet

Sonia Ramírez
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March 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Deep under the hills of central China, geologists say they have located more than one…..

Stacks of boxed NABU retro computers stored on the second floor of a rural Massachusetts barn

What looked like an old farmhouse about to collapse concealed 2,200 retro computers stacked on the second floor… The lot weighed 22 tons and sold on eBay in a matter of days

Adrian Villellas
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March 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM

For more than two decades, over 2,200 unused NABU personal computers sat stacked in an…..

Japanese drillship Chikyu conducting ultra deep sea drilling for rare earth elements near Minamitorishima Island

Japan has just lowered its drill to 19,685 feet below the ocean with the Chikyu, and the message to China is clear: we are going after rare earths even if they are 1,180 miles from Tokyo

Kevin Montien
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March 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Far out in the Pacific, near the tiny coral atoll of Minamitorishima Island about 1,900…..

Environment

Illustration of Alnashetri, a tiny bird-like dinosaur from Patagonia, showing the species that is reshaping alvarezsauroid history

A dinosaur the size of a cat and weighing less than 2.2 pounds changes history; the 90-million-year-old Alnashetri fossil rewrites its lineage

Kevin Montien
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March 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM

How can a dinosaur that weighed less than a small bottle of water shake up…..

Person walking across cracked dry land carrying water containers, illustrating worsening drought and future global water shortages.

Goodbye to water as we know it: a study warns that 74% of regions could experience unprecedented shortages by 2100

ECONEWS
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March 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Scientists are warning that the world’s first wave of “Day Zero Drought” crises is no…..

Tree plantations and restored vegetation on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern China, where regreening affected water availability
Satellite view of a large phytoplankton bloom in Antarctic waters, illustrating research linking seafloor earthquakes to surface marine life.

Earthquakes beneath the waters of Antarctica could be “fueling” explosions of life on the surface, and the mechanism surprises even experts

Adrian Villellas
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March 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Deep under the icy waters of Antarctica, earthquakes rumble along a chain of underwater volcanoes……

Aerial view of dense mixed forest in Germany, illustrating research on how forest soils respond to climate change and absorb methane.

Nature responds to climate change in surprising ways, and German forests are proof of this

Adrian Villellas
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March 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Over more than two decades, forest soils in south‑west Germany have started acting like a…..

Arctic coastal landscape with melting ice and exposed tundra, illustrating how warming may open the region to invasive species.

More than 2,500 invasive species are poised to conquer the Arctic as the ice disappears

Sonia Ramírez
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March 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM

A new Arctic-wide analysis has identified thousands of plant species from outside the region that…..

View of Earth’s cloud-covered atmosphere from space, illustrating research on how the planet could one day lose its oxygen-rich air

The Earth could enter a phase with a weakly oxygenated or anoxic atmosphere, which would be a major red flag for our search for life on exoplanets

Adrian Villellas
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March 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Every easy breath you take depends on a fragile balance between our planet, its living…..

Polar bear standing on Arctic sea ice in Norway as scientists report some Svalbard bears are getting fatter despite ice loss.

Although Arctic ice is disappearing faster than ever, scientists are discovering that polar bears in Norway are getting fatter and healthier

Adrian Villellas
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March 12, 2026 at 5:36 AM

Adult polar bears in Norway have been getting fatter and healthier even as the sea…..