Kevin Montien
Germany covers an artificial lake with solar panels without harming the ecosystem, and the experiment hints at a future where water becomes a rooftop for power
A volunteer finds a tiny 1,600-year-old gold bead in Jerusalem’s ancient City of David, and that speck of metal revives a daily-life moment from another era
Researchers find thousands of new microbial species in herbivore poop, and the discovery suggests the biggest biodiversity may live where nobody wants to look
In São Paulo, a building that looks like an upside-down ship became an icon: the Hotel Unique, about 276 feet tall with round windows and exposed concrete, turned a weird shape into a city symbol
Japan continues releasing treated Fukushima water, and each new discharge reopens the fight between science, public trust, and fear of the invisible in the ocean
At about 39,700 pounds with six wheels, a V-shaped hull, and amphibious capability, Brazil’s Guaraní armored vehicle carries 11 troops across water and rough terrain, and its design shows how mobility is being modernized
A crew of around 100 workers and two cranes turned what looked like oversized shipping containers into a 26-story tower in five days. The real takeaway is that the slowest parts of construction – wiring, ductwork, and finishes – were done before anything arrived on site
While the world fights over oil, China just flew a 7.5-ton unmanned cargo plane powered by a megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop, climbing to 984 feet, covering 22.4 miles at 137 mph, and landing 16 minutes later with the engine running smoothly the whole way
A 70-year-old hiker says someone chose a spot “real hard to get to” near Rinconada and Dixon to dump decontamination canisters from the 1980s, and the state still cannot say what risks, if any, are sitting in that remote ravine
Goodbye to Styrofoam: an entrepreneur builds a recyclable cardboard cooler that keeps drinks cold for up to 6 hours, and he is already sold 40,000 units with a simple design trick
China built a 984-foot “horizontal skyscraper” linking four towers 820 feet up, and the about 13,200-ton structure turns architecture into a balance test
Germany and the U.S. begin moving to phase out gas heaters in homes, and heat pumps are emerging as the replacement that changes bills, habits, and emissions
A New York tourist finds a diamond the size of a human tooth, and a casual visit turns into a once-in-a-lifetime geology story
An unborn dinosaur is found inside its egg after 70 million years, and the fossil offers a rare look at the final moments before hatch day
With a 17-mile ring buried as deep as 574 feet under the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest particle accelerator is an underground “city” built to push physics to its limit
Prince William will sell one-fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall, and he says the profits will be funneled into housing and nature projects chosen for the biggest social and environmental impact
Geologists say earthquakes may be “making” gold nuggets inside quartz, and the study explains how extreme pressure, fluids, and hairline fractures do the work









