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A small Celtic gold coin found in soil during an archaeological discovery near the D35 highway in the Czech Republic.

What started as a routine highway survey near Hradec Králové turned into one of Bohemia’s biggest Celtic finds, a 62-acre settlement where archaeologists pulled up gold and silver coins, Baltic amber, and workshops that suggest a production center, not just a stopover

By Adrian Villellas

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June 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Aerial view of the Jijiaoshan mining area in Hunan Province, the site of a major lithium-bearing granite deposit discovery.

China discovers a mega-deposit of about 540 million U.S. tons of lithium ore, and the number reshuffles the battery and energy-transition board overnight

By Adrian Villellas

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June 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Rendering of Freedom Ship, a proposed floating city vessel designed to carry 80,000 people with schools and a hospital

The world’s largest floating city is back in action: 80,000 residents, a stadium, schools and even eight helipads

By Adrian Villellas

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June 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM

Excavator dumping a large pile of recycled oyster shells used for coastal restoration projects.

A marine scientist in Southern California has turned restaurant waste into coastal restoration by collecting more than 24,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells, curing them in the sun, and using them to rebuild reefs that protect shorelines and filter water

By ECONEWS

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June 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM

California farmers preparing to remove clingstone peach trees following the permanent closure of the Del Monte cannery in Modesto.

Del Monte’s bankruptcy leaves California peach farmers removing orchards, with $9 million in USDA aid

By ECONEWS

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May 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM

A close-up view of a tiny, reddish-orange kyawthuite crystal, the only confirmed natural specimen of this mineral species in existence.

The rarest mineral recognized by science weighs about 0.011 ounces, exists as a single known natural specimen, and its discovery exposes how fragile Earth’s catalog still is

By Adrian Villellas

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May 31, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Aerial view of the Port of Recife in Brazil, showing the urban harbor, navigation channel, and coastal breakwater.

The Port of Recife will spend about $19.7 million on dredging to handle ships up to 689 feet, and that quiet project decides which cities win or lose trade

By Adrian Villellas

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May 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Construction site for an immersed tunnel beside a wide port channel, with concrete tunnel sections, cranes, boats, and city buildings in the background.

São Paulo stuns with a roughly $1.35 billion megaproject – Brazil’s first immersed tunnel will span 0.93 miles and force the city to reinvent underwater construction logistics

By Adrian Villellas

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May 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Prince William standing in front of the Nansledan housing development in Cornwall, part of the Duchy of Cornwall estate.

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

By ECONEWS

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May 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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

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

A wide-angle view of the Damang open-pit gold mine in Ghana, showing heavy machinery and terraced excavation levels.

A South African gold miner has become the first major casualty of Ghana’s tighter resource-control push, and the move shows how fast Africa’s mining rules are changing

By ECONEWS

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May 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Visitors feed a giraffe at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas

Wichita’s Sedgwick County Zoo plans a $46 million African savanna with a hotel overlooking the habitat

By ECONEWS

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April 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Band of Holes at Monte Sierpe in Peru showing thousands of pits carved into a hillside linked to ancient trade

The 5,200 holes dug into a mountain in Peru are no longer a mystery, and the explanation changes what we knew about their ancient economy

By ECONEWS

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April 19, 2026 at 10:15 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

By ECONEWS

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April 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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

Large fragment of the Aletai iron meteorite seized by Russian customs after smugglers attempted to export it as a garden sculpture.

Russia intercepts a 2.8-ton fragment of the Aletai meteorite, valued at $4.2 million, which was being smuggled out of the country disguised as a simple garden ornament

By ECONEWS

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April 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM

Bulldog Coaster roller coaster at Brean Theme Park in Somerset, linked to the park’s liquidation and planned reopening

Brean Theme Park enters liquidation but says it will reopen on March 21, 2026

By ECONEWS

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March 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Aerial view of a major container port near the Panama Canal, showing cranes, cargo areas, and ships at berth amid the port dispute

China warns Panama of a “high price” after its Supreme Court voids CK Hutchison’s port contract

By ECONEWS

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March 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM

A vast open-pit iron ore mine in Western Australia's Hamersley Province, showcasing the rich red hematite deposits.

A study dates Australia’s giant Hamersley iron ore deposits to 1.4-1.1 billion years ago, a billion years younger than thought

By Adrian Villellas

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March 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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What started as a routine highway survey near Hradec Králové turned into one of Bohemia’s biggest Celtic finds, a 62-acre settlement where archaeologists pulled up gold and silver coins, Baltic amber, and workshops that suggest a production center, not just a stopover

China discovers a mega-deposit of about 540 million U.S. tons of lithium ore, and the number reshuffles the battery and energy-transition board overnight

The world’s largest floating city is back in action: 80,000 residents, a stadium, schools and even eight helipads

A marine scientist in Southern California has turned restaurant waste into coastal restoration by collecting more than 24,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells, curing them in the sun, and using them to rebuild reefs that protect shorelines and filter water

Del Monte’s bankruptcy leaves California peach farmers removing orchards, with $9 million in USDA aid

The rarest mineral recognized by science weighs about 0.011 ounces, exists as a single known natural specimen, and its discovery exposes how fragile Earth’s catalog still is

The Port of Recife will spend about $19.7 million on dredging to handle ships up to 689 feet, and that quiet project decides which cities win or lose trade

São Paulo stuns with a roughly $1.35 billion megaproject – Brazil’s first immersed tunnel will span 0.93 miles and force the city to reinvent underwater construction logistics

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

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

China receives the first shipment of 200,000 tons from Africa’s largest “hidden iron” deposit: the move smells like a geopolitical shift

A South African gold miner has become the first major casualty of Ghana’s tighter resource-control push, and the move shows how fast Africa’s mining rules are changing

Wichita’s Sedgwick County Zoo plans a $46 million African savanna with a hotel overlooking the habitat

The 5,200 holes dug into a mountain in Peru are no longer a mystery, and the explanation changes what we knew about their ancient economy

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

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

Russia intercepts a 2.8-ton fragment of the Aletai meteorite, valued at $4.2 million, which was being smuggled out of the country disguised as a simple garden ornament

Brean Theme Park enters liquidation but says it will reopen on March 21, 2026

China warns Panama of a “high price” after its Supreme Court voids CK Hutchison’s port contract

A study dates Australia’s giant Hamersley iron ore deposits to 1.4-1.1 billion years ago, a billion years younger than thought

In West Antarctica, a Thwaites Glacier model checked against 27 years of satellite records projects it could add up to about 1.2 inches to global seas by 2100, and that is roughly double earlier estimates

Off Mozambique, divers surveyed three peat reefs made of forest peat up to 5,000 years old, and each held 26 to 36 kinds of small fish with no living coral

In New Mexico’s White Sands National Park, footprints left beside mammoths date to 23,500 to 21,700 years ago, and pollen shows those walkers saw pine forest turn to pinyon and juniper within about 100 years

In gardens across Britain and Europe, a dark dropping up to 2 inches long can be hedgehog poop rather than a rat sign, and the Mammal Society says shiny insect fragments give it away

Scientists grew the UK’s first rice crop in four flooded paddies near Ely during the record-breaking summer of 2025, and the trial could help farmers keep the Fens’ peat soils wet

In the eastern Pacific, NASA satellites show seas up to 1.3 feet higher as NOAA gives the strongest El Niño since 1950 an 83 percent chance for October to December, and equatorial waters turn bluer

A giant isopod brought from Puerto Rico in the 1980s sat in a University of Tübingen collection under the wrong name for decades, and a closer look shows the 12.7-inch crustacean is a new species

Awunbarna in western Arnhem Land holds 20 of the 52 known recent Rainbow Serpent rock paintings, one 20 feet long, and archaeologists argue artists painted them big as colonization upended their world

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