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UK DragonFire laser weapon system during drone interception trials at the Hebrides range

The United Kingdom boasts a “real-life Star Wars”: DragonFire shoots down drones at 650 km/h in the Hebrides and claims that each shot costs only £10

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March 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus with spines visible, species found to have a brain-like nervous system across its body

The purple sea urchin’s whole body works like a brain, a genetic study finds

By ECONEWS
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March 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Shine 2 portable wind turbine generating electricity outdoors to charge phones and small devices

Shine 2.0, a portable 50 W wind turbine that charges phones and laptops with a light breeze

By ECONEWS
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March 5, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Bidet attachment on a toilet showing a water based alternative to traditional toilet paper in a modern bathroom

Bamboo toilet paper can have a bigger carbon footprint than wood tissue, a study finds, as more homes switch to bidets

By ECONEWS
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March 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Flexible OLED display prototype stretching without losing brightness thanks to MXene-based transparent electrodes

South Korea claims to have created a material that solves the main problem with flexible OLED screens

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
United States passport next to renewal form and mailing envelope for passport application

Official announcement: The United States will retain your passport if you renewed it by mail and did not return the previous one, and the rejection is automatic

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Outfits in gray, brown, and black tones associated with low self esteem in color psychology studies.

Psychology highlights the three colors used by people with low self-esteem

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Grand Egyptian Museum exterior near the Pyramids of Giza during its official opening ceremony

Egypt opens the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza pyramids after 20 years and over $1 billion

By ECONEWS
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March 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
X-ray image of altermagnetic domains in an ultrathin manganese telluride film studied by researchers.

University of Nottingham scientists image and control altermagnetism for the first time, a third type of magnetism

By ECONEWS
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March 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Microscopic image of Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, a 46,000 year old worm revived from Siberian permafrost.

A frozen worm buried for more than 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost awakens in a laboratory and baffles scientists: it has survived more than half a million times its natural life expectancy

By ECONEWS
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March 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Close up of a purple USB port on a power strip, indicating support for fast charging and high power output.

The purple USB isn’t just for show; it’s a “secret” clue about speed and charging, and for some time now, many people have been confusing it with a normal USB

By ECONEWS
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March 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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

By ECONEWS
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March 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Exterior of a Wendy’s restaurant in the United States amid plans to close hundreds of underperforming locations.

Wendy’s plans to close between 200 and 350 restaurants in the US

By ECONEWS
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March 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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