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Gold vein trapped inside a white quartz rock, showing a natural gold-bearing mineral formation.

Geologists say earthquakes may be “making” gold nuggets inside quartz, and the study explains how extreme pressure, fluids, and hairline fractures do the work

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May 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Reporter standing near cattle on Kentucky farmland connected to a proposed data center project near Maysville.

A Kentucky mother and daughter near Maysville turn down over $26 million to sell their farmland for a data center

By ECONEWS
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May 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Rendering of the SPARC fusion reactor inside a Commonwealth Fusion Systems assembly hall with workers nearby for scale.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs a 106,000-pound vessel and hits 75% completion on the SPARC reactor in Massachusetts, a milestone that speeds up America’s fusion timeline

By ECONEWS
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May 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
False-color NASA satellite image of the Pineland Road fire near Fruitland, Georgia, showing the burned area and infrared heat signature.

NASA satellite images reveal the massive scar left by Georgia wildfires, and a mix of extreme drought, high winds, and remnants of Hurricane Helene helps explain why it shows up from space

By ECONEWS
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May 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Person placing wooden objects on a large magnetic wall display, illustrating how magnetizable surfaces can hold items without drilling.

A 29-year-old industrial engineering student in Argentina created Ironplac, a magnetizable wall finish that lets you hang tools, frames, and even kitchen knives without drilling, because the wall stays passive and the magnet on the object does the work

By ECONEWS
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May 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A cross-section of a canned salmon fillet showing preserved anisakid worms extracted for scientific study.

Researchers opened decades-old canned salmon from Alaska and found a hidden ocean record inside, dead anisakid worms that let them track food web change over 42 years, with parasite counts rising in chum and pink salmon but staying flat in coho and sockeye

By ECONEWS
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May 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Side-by-side comparison of Beijing’s skyline showing heavy smog on one side and clear blue sky over modern buildings on the other.

China “erases” 12 years of pollution and achieves a 98% reduction in its capital: the figure is so extreme it forces one question… how did they really do it?

By ECONEWS
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May 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Leafcutter ants carrying pieces of leaves, highlighting the ecological role of ant colonies in natural ecosystems

“$250 for an ant”: the market driving one insect to luxury prices, and the reason has more to do with science than with extravagance

By ECONEWS
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May 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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

By ECONEWS
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May 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Dark tropical lake in the Congo Basin releasing ancient carbon from surrounding peatlands

Lakes along the Congo River are releasing tons of “ancient carbon”: the numbers are alarming, and the reason is more disturbing than it seems

By ECONEWS
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May 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Archaeologists studying ancient household remains at the Neolithic site of Molino Casarotto in Italy

Neolithic life under the microscope: cooking, cleaning, and taking out the trash weren’t “minor chores”… they were the hidden engine of society (and now there’s proof)

By ECONEWS
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May 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Archaeological excavation site in the Czech Republic where researchers uncovered an ancient Celtic settlement

They were going to build a highway and ended up uncovering an intact Celtic city with gold, jewelry, and 2,000-year-old workshops: the archaeological twist feels cinematic

By ECONEWS
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May 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Excavation site in the Netherlands where workers uncovered possible remains of a medieval trading ship

Construction work in the Netherlands suddenly uncovers a medieval ship: the “shell” buried underground could change what we believed about trade in that era

By ECONEWS
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May 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dragon fruit peels processed into carbon material for lithium-sulfur battery research in China

China turns dragon fruit peels into a key material for electric car and airplane batteries: the unbelievable part isn’t the fruit… it’s the chemical trick behind it

By ECONEWS
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May 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Archaeological remains and Bronze Age burial artifacts from a Serbian tomb dated using ancient human teeth

Serbia: a 4,600-year-old tomb with a gold diadem and three teeth is discovered… and that combination is disrupting the Bronze Age timeline

By ECONEWS
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May 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Hydrogen-powered brick kiln conversion project at Wienerberger’s Denton factory in Greater Manchester

The United Kingdom fires up the first commercial hydrogen-powered brick factory: the date is set, and the industrial shift feels like the start of a “new era”

By ECONEWS
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May 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM
China’s massive 20MW wind turbine installed in Hainan during offshore renewable energy testing

China installs the “largest” turbine ever, and scientists warn of something bizarre: it could be affecting the local climate… (the size figure sounds straight out of a movie)

By ECONEWS
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May 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Greenland shark swimming in deep Arctic waters during a longevity and marine biology study

The “399-year-old” Greenland shark: what the study actually found about its age

By ECONEWS
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May 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Recovery area near Mount St. Helens where scientists studied how gophers helped volcanic soil recover

Mount St. Helens: the eruption that changed the U.S. in 1980 has an unexpected “culprit”… and no, it is not a volcano (it is animals, and the story is surreal)

By ECONEWS
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May 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Scientists collecting and analyzing seawater samples during a global marine pollution research study

Scientists analyzed more than 2,300 seawater samples and made a troubling discovery: they found 248 man-made chemicals in waters around the world, even far from the coast

By ECONEWS
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May 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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