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Baby loggerhead sea turtles cross a sandy nesting beach in Cabo Verde during hatching season

The beaches of Cape Verde seem to be teeming with loggerhead sea turtles like never before, but a 17-year study reveals the worrying side of this phenomenon: although they arrive earlier, they lay fewer eggs, nest less frequently, and take up to twice as long to return

April 11, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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

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

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

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

What they have discovered in the Andes Mountains, between Argentina and Chile, is not just any mine, but a colossal deposit containing up to 84 billion pounds of copper, tens of millions of ounces of gold and silver, and a potential that is already revolutionizing the market

April 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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

April 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Solar panels installed on an apartment balcony highlighting legal disputes over residential renewable energy use

Say goodbye to the idea that your balcony is yours to install solar panels: a court orders their removal even with the support of most neighbors

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

April 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
An offshore drilling vessel operating in the Atlantic Ocean to extract core samples from the continental shelf.

An “underground sea” of fresh water has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, so large that it could supply New York City for 800 years

April 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Close-up of a person using a nasal spray linked to research on a universal vaccine for respiratory infections and allergies

Goodbye to seasonal viruses as we know them: the first universal vaccine against respiratory infections and allergies is now closer than ever

April 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Illustration of human and Neanderthal DNA comparison highlighting missing segments on the X chromosome

We carry Neanderthal DNA… except where it matters most

April 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An archaeological excavation of a medieval Golden Horde mausoleum in Kazakhstan where elite Mongol DNA was recently discovered.

Human DNA reopens the last great mystery of Genghis Khan, and what scientists have discovered could change everything we thought we knew about his descendants

April 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
China’s 2-watt satellite laser transmits gigabit-speed data to an Earth telescope during a space-to-ground test

China has just achieved an extraordinary feat: a laser with a power output of just 2 watts has transmitted data at a speed of 1 gigabit per second from a distance of 36,705 kilometers to Earth

April 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
A 3D scientific simulation showing Earth's magnetic field being stretched by solar wind into a long tail that envelops the Moon.

The Moon could harbor a gigantic chemical archive of the early Earth

April 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A laboratory technician holding a petri dish containing a culture of drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi bacteria.

Typhoid fever seemed to be a thing of the past… but a “super strain” is learning to evade almost all antibiotics

April 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A colorful scientific chart showing the overlapping thermal performance curves of various species, including insects, fish, and plants, all following a similar bell-shaped path.

Scientists claim to have discovered a universal rule that “links” evolution and works in the same way in bacteria, plants, reptiles, fish, and insects

April 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
For years, no one knew what those strange clay “chimneys” protruding from the ground in the Amazon were for, until a study published on February 23, 2026, came up with an answer that was as simple as it was brilliant

For years, no one knew what those strange clay “chimneys” protruding from the ground in the Amazon were for, until a study published on February 23, 2026, came up with an answer that was as simple as it was brilliant

April 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Researchers extracting a vertical ice core sample from the frozen floor of a Romanian cave for microbial analysis.

A 5,000-year-old bacterium awakens from the ice in a cave in Romania, revealing something disturbing: it was already resistant to antibiotics still used today to treat serious infections

April 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A close-up of an iced diet soda glass next to a bowl of artificial sweetener packets on a wooden table.

You swap sugar for “zero” sweeteners thinking it’s better… and this study suggests an unexpected effect on memory

April 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A digital recreation of a Neanderthal and a modern human standing side-by-side, representing the genetic blending of the two lineages.

It is possible that Neanderthals did not “die out”… they mixed with us until they became invisible

April 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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