AI powered robot dog walking through orchard rows while scanning fruit crops and collecting real-time data

The “robot dog” that already works in orchards: it monitors crops, learns routes, and provides real-time data using artificial intelligence

Sonia Ramírez
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March 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM

Four-legged robots are starting to patrol fruit orchards, scanning leaves and counting berries where human agronomists used to walk row after row. In Chilean…..

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 is enough. His answer was short and unforgettable. “Just…..

Microscopic view of Asgard archaea, the marine microbes linked to the origin of all complex life on Earth
Shine 2 portable wind turbine generating electricity outdoors to charge phones and small devices
Concept rendering of The Line at Neom, showing a long mirrored linear city with greenery running through the Saudi desert.
Capybara resting on a muddy riverbank beside a caiman in a South American wetland
Bidet attachment on a toilet showing a water based alternative to traditional toilet paper in a modern bathroom
Microscopic 3D illustration of Y chromosomes showing genetic changes linked to higher cardiovascular risk in older men
Microscopic view of free living amoebae found in water systems and linked to climate related health risks
Flexible OLED display prototype stretching without losing brightness thanks to MXene-based transparent electrodes
United States passport next to renewal form and mailing envelope for passport application
Night camera trap image of a binturong (bearcat) foraging on the forest floor in Virachey National Park, Cambodia.

Science

Laboratory analysis of blood samples revealing an ultra rare B(A) genetic mutation

They analyzed the blood of more than half a million people, and only three had this genetic mutation so rare that even doctors did not know how to classify it

Adrian Villellas
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March 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM

Have you ever rolled up your sleeve at a blood drive and assumed your blood…..

Purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus with spines visible, species found to have a brain-like nervous system across its body

Neither squid nor dolphin: scientists discover a strange, small, purple sea creature that functions as if its entire body were a brain: they compare it to a large “living mind”

Sonia Ramírez
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March 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM

If your whole body worked like a brain, would anyone recognize you as intelligent?That is…..

Microscopic view of Asgard archaea, the marine microbes linked to the origin of all complex life on Earth

It was not a Norse god, it was much more: scientists attribute the origin of all complex life to a microscopic marine creature with a mythological name

Sonia Ramírez
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March 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM

Every animal, plant, and fungus on Earth might trace its family tree back to a…..

Microscopic 3D illustration of Y chromosomes showing genetic changes linked to higher cardiovascular risk in older men

What seemed like an insignificant genetic detail could explain why some older men develop more cardiovascular diseases

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March 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Scientists once thought the Y chromosome was a tiny passenger in our DNA that did…..

Illustration of aging brain cells showing changes in neuron state and identity over time

Aging changes the fate of your cells, and now we know how to reverse it

Kevin Montien
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March 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM

What if one of the biggest problems in an aging brain is not just that…..

X-ray image of altermagnetic domains in an ultrathin manganese telluride film studied by researchers.

Scientists have managed to manipulate for the first time a type of magnetism that no one had ever seen in action: “altermagnetism” could revolutionize data storage.

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March 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Most of us know magnetism from everyday life, like fridge magnets or the tiny motors…..

Microscopic image of Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, a 46,000 year old worm revived from Siberian permafrost.
NASA satellite image showing wildfires burning across snowy Arctic terrain near the North Pole

NASA captured it from space, and it looks like a bad joke: fire burning on the ice of the North Pole. The scary thing is that it has been multiplying for 10 years

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March 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM

Satellites from NASA have captured active wildfires burning across snowy, frozen landscapes near the top…..

Infrared image of the debris disk around HD 181327 where crystalline water ice was detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.

They have found crystalline water ice outside the Solar System, in a young system just 23 million years old

Adrian Villellas
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March 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM

Is water ice really common around other stars, or is our solar system a lucky…..

Image of the Ring Nebula highlighting the newly discovered bar of super hot iron gas across its center.

After observing it for years, astronomers discover a strange structure in an iconic object, and now everyone is wondering how it is possible that it had not been seen before

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March 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Astronomers have just uncovered something astonishing at the heart of one of the sky’s most…..

Mobility

Airbus A400M Atlas operated by the French Air and Space Force during a transport mission

France already has 25 A400Ms and wants more: the super plane capable of dropping 116 paratroopers from 11,000 meters and landing on dirt runways is making its mark in Europe

Adrian Villellas
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March 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM

France has taken another step in modernizing its military transport fleet. Airbus has delivered the 25th A400M…..

Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup truck parked outdoors, model facing sales decline and multiple recalls in 2025

The Cybertruck already has a historic nickname: “the new Ford Edsel,” and when you’re compared to the biggest commercial failure of the 20th century, things are going very, very badly

Adrian Villellas
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March 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM

In 2025, the stainless steel Cybertruck went from viral star to cautionary tale. Instead of the quarter…..

Economy

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…..

Open pit view of the Dadonggou gold mine in Liaoning, where China identified a 1,444 ton gold deposit.

China has just found a 1,444-ton gold “monster” valued at more than $150 billion, and the strangest thing is that they say it is the largest find since 1949

Adrian Villellas
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February 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM

China has confirmed the largest gold discovery in its modern history in the northeastern province…..

Per Geijer rare earth deposit near Kiruna in northern Sweden, operated by LKAB.

China processes around 90% of the world’s rare earths, but Sweden has just pulled an “ace up its sleeve” with 2.2 million tons of oxides in Per Geijer

Adrian Villellas
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February 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM

High above the Arctic Circle, a long-running iron mine in northern Sweden has quietly revealed…..

A store checkout screen shows “SNAP/EBT Food Stamp Benefits Accepted,” highlighting how food aid is used at the register in everyday shopping.

Millions of people could lose their food this month following the implementation of a controversial law requiring 80 hours of work to retain SNAP benefits

Kevin Montien
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February 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM

New work rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are starting to hit home in…..

World map made of US dollar bills illustrating global public debt and the most indebted countries in 2025.

A list reveals that three countries are among the most indebted in the world in 2025, with figures exceeding 120% of GDP

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February 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Public debt rarely makes front page news compared with inflation or jobs, yet it quietly…..

Entrance to the La Línea Tunnel in Colombia, the longest road tunnel in Latin America, cutting through the Andes mountains

The longest tunnel in Latin America took more than 10 years to build and now connects two key regions that were previously isolated by mountains

Kevin Montien
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February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM

High in the central Andes, a new piece of concrete and steel is changing how…..

Synthetic diamond crystal held between fingers, symbolizing US-Japan plans to invest $550B to reduce reliance on China

The United States and Japan want to spend $550 billion on synthetic diamonds, which says a lot about the problem with China

Adrian Villellas
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February 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM

For most people, diamonds mean engagement rings and glittering store windows, not chip factories and…..

Environment

Rescued Leopardus pardalis ocelot after being found weak on a roadside near Fusagasugá Colombia

He saw it lying on the side of the road, picked it up, fed it, and kept it safe during the trip: that’s how the rescue of the Leopardus pardalis ocelot in Fusagasugá began

Sonia Ramírez
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March 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM

On a long drive from Colombia’s Caribbean coast to the interior, a traveler spotted something…..

Fishing hut on stilts at Hermanicky Pond near Ostrava, linked by a narrow walkway over calm water at sunset.

Ostrava has its own “secret Venice” that almost no one knows about: 70 fishermen’s huts on stilts, set back from the shore and connected by narrow walkways

Adrian Villellas
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March 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM

From a distance, Heřmanický Pond on the edge of Ostrava looks like a quiet, flat…..

Capybara resting on a muddy riverbank beside a caiman in a South American wetland

They have shared rivers for decades, and no one understands why alligators do not attack capybaras. Now scientists believe they have the answer

Adrian Villellas
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March 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Scroll through your feed and you will probably see it sooner or later. A capybara…..

Microscopic view of free living amoebae found in water systems and linked to climate related health risks

The famous “brain-eating amoeba” is not the only one; the new fear is a whole group of microbes that live in water and soil and are already gaining ground with climate change

Sonia Ramírez
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March 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM

A little known group of microbes is quietly moving into the same places we swim,…..

Night camera trap image of a binturong (bearcat) foraging on the forest floor in Virachey National Park, Cambodia.

Hidden cameras in Virachey National Park record 42 rare species, surprising even conservationists

Adrian Villellas
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March 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Deep in the forests of northeastern Cambodia, motion triggered cameras have captured a secret that…..

Drilling site in the Lorraine coal basin where researchers identified a deep natural white hydrogen reserve.

They drill into an old coal basin and discover a gigantic reserve of natural hydrogen that could change Europe

Sonia Ramírez
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March 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Almost a kilometer under old coal mines in Lorraine, France, scientists have found a pocket…..

Paola Peña inside a deep sea submersible during her 7,592 meter descent into the Atacama Trench

A geologist descends 7,592 meters into the Atacama trench, marking a historic milestone in the study of the origin of major earthquakes and tsunamis

Adrian Villellas
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March 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM

Deep under the Pacific, almost eight kilometers below the waves, a Chilean state geologist has…..

Two brightly colored poison frogs on rainforest leaves, showing how their toxic diet powers their chemical defenses

They measure between 2 and 6 centimeters, but their skin can hide one of the most lethal toxins on the planet, which is why the “poison dart frog” is so fearsome

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March 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM

If you have ever pressed your face against the glass of a zoo terrarium to…..