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Large pipeline corridor in Riyadh carrying treated wastewater that feeds the flowing Wadi Hanifah desert river

Saudi Arabia is turning wastewater into an ever-expanding green corridor in the middle of the desert

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April 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM
307-million-year-old fossil skull of Tyrannoroter heberti, an early plant-eating land animal about the size of a soccer ball

A 307-million-year-old fossil the size of a soccer ball could change what we know about the origin of herbivorous animals

By ECONEWS
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April 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Floating raindrop electricity generator developed by Chinese researchers powering LEDs on water during rainfall

No sun, no wind: Scientists are turning raindrops into electrical impulses, paving the way for a new source of energy

By ECONEWS
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April 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Sargasso Sea floating sargassum mats in deep blue Atlantic waters, a shoreless sea that shapes marine life and climate

There is a body of water on Earth that is not bordered by any coastline and is warming rapidly

By ECONEWS
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April 11, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Wild boar standing in a green urban-edge habitat as DNA study links Berlin and Barcelona city boars to distinct urban populations

Seeing a wild boar near a playground or crossing a bike path might seem like a one-off visit from the forest, but genetics tells us a much stranger story: in Berlin and Barcelona, there are already urban populations that clearly differ from their rural counterparts, and that completely changes the way cities should act

By ECONEWS
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April 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Vista aérea de un lago de aguas negras rodeado por selva en la cuenca del Congo, donde científicos detectaron carbono antiguo de turba

A study published on February 23, 2026, uncovers a silent leak in two dark lakes in the Congo and reveals that up to 39% and 40% of the carbon they release comes from peat that accumulated thousands of years ago, offering a troubling clue to the great climate puzzle

By ECONEWS
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April 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Person holding a box of donated clothes during a closet cleanout at home

For years, donating clothes seemed like the perfect way to clean out our closets and feel a little better about the planet, but a new study reveals a rather uncomfortable reality: between 33% and 97% of donated clothing ends up being exported, and a large portion of it ends up in landfills, out of sight

By ECONEWS
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April 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Baby loggerhead sea turtles cross a sandy nesting beach in Cabo Verde during hatching season

A 17-year study in Cape Verde finds loggerhead turtles nest earlier but lay fewer eggs and breed less often

By ECONEWS
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April 11, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Bright red dots glowing against the dark backdrop of deep space, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected strange red spots in the early universe, and now a study suggests that they were not galaxies, but young black holes growing at a breakneck pace

By ECONEWS
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April 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A close-up of a high-efficiency magnet used in electric vehicle motors and wind turbines, designed without rare earth elements.

It’s not about lithium or batteries: the problem driving up the cost of electric cars and wind power might lie in a tiny magnet, and a new AI has already found a way to do without rare earth elements

By ECONEWS
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April 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Satellite view of the Atlantic Ocean showing a विशाल belt of brown sargassum seaweed stretching from West Africa toward the Caribbean.

The “brown ribbon” that can now be seen from space continues to grow in the Atlantic, and scientists warn that this is not just another simple stain

By ECONEWS
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April 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Oil tankers and cargo ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping chokepoint facing sharp traffic decline

Just a few days ago, an average of 95 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz each day, including about 55 oil tankers, but now the sharp drop in traffic threatens to turn a distant crisis into a very real problem for millions of people

By ECONEWS
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April 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Copper, gold, and silver rocks representing the major Andes discovery on the Argentina-Chile border

The Vicuña project in the Andes, between Argentina and Chile, holds one of the largest copper discoveries in 30 years

By ECONEWS
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April 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Satellite view of severe flooding in Córdoba Colombia after extreme February rains covering farmland and communities

How one of Colombia’s most important livestock-raising regions came to resemble a giant lake in just a few days following the rains of February 2026, which were so unusual that they could be seen from space

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Cargo ships transiting the Panama Canal amid increased traffic and global shipping disruptions

While the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and many ships are avoiding the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal is experiencing a dramatic surge in traffic, with up to 38 transits per day; however, there is one detail that could complicate matters once again

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NASA experiment using concentrated sunlight to extract oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a lab setup

What astronauts step on could end up in their oxygen tanks, and NASA’s new experiment with concentrated sunlight makes the idea of living on the Moon for months without relying so heavily on Earth seem much more plausible

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Construction concept rendering of Panama City’s proposed Canal Underline pedestrian and bicycle tunnel beneath the Panama Canal

“The Canal Underline”: a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under the Panama Canal that is still on the table

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Two researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz look at a computer monitor displaying a colorful heatmap of neural activity from a brain organoid.

A “mini-brain” created in the lab faces the challenge of solving one of engineering’s most complex problems, and what happens in just 45 minutes raises a profound question about artificial intelligence

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Solar panels installed on an apartment balcony highlighting legal disputes over residential renewable energy use

Polish court orders a resident to remove his balcony solar panels despite support from most neighbors

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Aerial view of a grid battery installation at Huntly Power Station in New Zealand

New Zealand moves a 172-ton piece of equipment to redefine the future of an old power plant, and the real goal lies where almost no one looks

By ECONEWS
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April 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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