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Kawasaki hydrogen facility with spherical storage tank and industrial equipment, illustrating Japan’s push to use hydrogen in commercial power generation.

In 2026, Japan will launch the first commercial engine that generates electricity by burning a mixture containing up to 30% hydrogen, with a warranty and upgrade option, after 11 months of testing in Kobe and with the promise of decarbonization without changing the pipes

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April 23, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Artist’s impression of a blue jet lightning discharge rising from a thunderstorm as seen from the International Space Station.

NASA is monitoring storms from the International Space Station, and what it’s observing about blue jets, sprites, and ELVES could forever change the way we predict extreme weather events

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April 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A side-by-side comparison of a standard coastal elevation map and an adjusted map showing significantly higher sea levels and flood risks.

An error in hundreds of sea level studies could change the map of coastal risks

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April 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Surface fault rupture and ground damage from an earthquake in California showing lateral displacement

California may be overlooking a type of earthquake that is much more destructive than it appeared

By ECONEWS
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April 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant reactor facilities in Japan during restart operations

The world’s largest nuclear reactor is back online, and its reopening raises an uncomfortable question about the world’s energy future

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April 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Visitors feed a giraffe at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas

A zoo in the United States is building a $46 million African savanna, and the most striking feature isn’t the giraffes or the rhinos, but a hotel with a direct view of the habitat

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April 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Robert Frost outdoors in winter in a portrait of the American poet

A quote attributed to Robert Frost has been circulating in offices around the world for decades and remains unsettling for one reason: his explanation of when the brain stops thinking has lost none of its power

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April 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Astronaut photo of Salinas Las Barrancas in Argentina, a heart-shaped pink salt lake seen from the International Space Station

NASA observes Argentina from the International Space Station and detects a gigantic pink heart nearly 10 kilometers wide, whose color does not have as romantic an origin as it seems

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April 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton showing foot structure linked to bird-like toe walking gait in new study

Goodbye to the T. rex from “Jurassic Park”: a new study argues that it didn’t run like a giant reptile, but with a gait much more similar to that of an ostrich

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April 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Seismic map of Northern California showing earthquake activity near the Mendocino Triple Junction and hidden fault structures

What appeared to be a simple union of plates in California hides a much more chaotic system, and these small earthquakes have just exposed it

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April 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Workers operate industrial machinery processing banana pseudostems into fiber pulp for tissue paper production inside a large factory

The thousands of tons of banana pseudostems left rotting after each harvest are now being transformed into tissue paper and packaging materials, while a simple process using sodium hydroxide at 230°F is achieving pulp yields of up to 44 percent in April 2026 trials

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April 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Gold bars and coins displayed at auction in France with high-value lots attracting global bidders

It’s very rare to see so much gold in one place: gold bars and nearly 1,000 coins are being auctioned off in France, with a total value exceeding 2 million

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April 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Satellite view of the horseshoe-shaped Yilan impact crater in China, showing the forested rim and central farmlands.

NASA observes China from space and discovers a giant structure hidden in plain sight that not even an entire forest has managed to conceal from the crater

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April 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A satellite-style map of the Barents Sea showing warm Atlantic currents flowing north into the Arctic Ocean.

The Barents Sea is receiving more and more warm water, and scientists believe they have finally found the reason that had eluded them for 40 years

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April 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
European eels stranded in a drying riverbed near Valencia as drought leaves shallow, isolated pools

2,000 eels that had traveled 4,350 miles from the Sargasso Sea died at 98.6 °F… just 11 miles from Valencia because the river had turned into a puddle and no one lifted a finger

By ECONEWS
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April 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Bed bug near a damp surface avoiding contact with water

Bed bugs fear something very common in the home, and science has just discovered that water makes them flee at full speed

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April 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Wolf swimming across Lake Lucerne in Switzerland during tracked migration

A wolf tracked by GPS did something no one expected in Switzerland: it jumped into Lake Lucerne, and its journey has experts baffled

By ECONEWS
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April 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Self checkout screen at Target showing barcode scanning during retail transaction

A man walked into Target with a few packets of taco seasoning and ended up using a trick as absurd as it was effective to walk out with $40,000 worth of merchandise

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April 17, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Older woman preparing homemade food at a table, reflecting the unseen work behind long-running family traditions.

Psychology suggests that those who uphold long-standing family traditions for decades aren’t always “happy to do so”; often, they’ve turned the planning, the cooking, and the emotional management into a silent way of earning a place they fear losing if they stop shouldering the burden

By ECONEWS
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April 17, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Still image of a sleeper shark swimming in deep Antarctic waters near the South Shetland Islands, captured by a baited seafloor camera.

For the first time in history, a shark has been filmed in Antarctic waters, and the scene raises a disturbing question about what is changing at the southernmost tip of the planet

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April 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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