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Juvenile humpback whale in the ocean with green rope wrapped near its dorsal fin off the Australian coast.

A tourist boat saw something unexpected off the Australian coast, and aircrews are now searching from above because the animal’s markings could identify a rare visitor

By ECONEWS

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May 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Wildlife crews removing invasive carp from the Kansas River during large-scale river conservation operations

More than 100,000 pounds of invasive carp have been pulled from the Kansas River, and the scale of the catch reveals how fast a river can be taken over

By Adrian Villellas

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May 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Artificial lake on farmland attracting wildlife including bald eagles, ducks, deer, and fish

He built a five-acre lake to raise fish and ended up creating a wild sanctuary where eagles, deer, owls, and ducks arrived in just 1,000 days

By Adrian Villellas

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May 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Guanacos reintroduced into El Impenetrable National Park as part of Argentina’s ecosystem restoration project

Argentina has achieved the unthinkable after 110 years: a mammal considered gone from the region has returned, and its presence could reshape the ecosystem from day one

By ECONEWS

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May 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Newborn Malayan tapir calf resting on straw at BIOPARC Fuengirola in Spain

Spain celebrates the birth of a 10-kilogram Malayan tapir calf after 20 years of work, and the milestone matters because barely 2,500 survive in the wild

By ECONEWS

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May 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Fossil charcoal and ancient plant remains linked to Triassic wildfire evidence discovered in Kyrgyzstan

Chilean scientists report evidence of forest fires from 237 million years ago in Asia, revealing that Earth’s ancient ecosystems were already burning in unexpected ways

By ECONEWS

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May 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM

Rain barrel on a home deck used to collect stormwater and help reduce urban flooding in Camden, New Jersey

Camden, New Jersey, is testing something that seems insignificant… and has managed to reduce flooding by as much as 13%: the secret lies “inside the home” and isn’t a major construction project

By ECONEWS

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May 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM

Marine heatwave conditions near Japan linked to unusual movement of the Kuroshio Extension current

Scientists are watching the ocean behave so strangely that one researcher says even “surprised” may no longer be the right word

By Adrian Villellas

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May 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica linked to proposals for an underwater seabed curtain to slow ice melt

Scientists propose an 80 km underwater curtain to slow the melting of the Thwaites “Doomsday Glacier”

By ECONEWS

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May 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Fossilized grooves in Adriatic Sea limestone believed to show ancient sea turtle tracks from the Cretaceous period

Hundreds of tracks on a cliff near Ancona, Italy, show sea turtles fleeing an underwater earthquake 79 million years ago

By ECONEWS

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May 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Ocean eddies interacting with a major coastal current linked to warming and hidden upwelling effects

Ocean eddies are driving coastal currents harder than expected, and the swirling forces may be quietly amplifying climate extremes along the world’s shores

By ECONEWS

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May 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Archaeological excavation revealing human skeletons and burial vaults beneath a former department store in Gloucester

Archaeologists found 317 human skeletons beneath an inhospitable shopping center, and the discovery has turned a modern site into an unexpected ancient cemetery

By Adrian Villellas

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May 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Feral cattle on Amsterdam Island linked to a long-term genetic adaptation study

A herd of cows was abandoned on a deserted island 130 years ago, and a genetic study has now left researchers with a result they did not expect

By ECONEWS

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May 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Juvenile colossal squid filmed alive in the deep Southern Ocean during a robotic underwater expedition

Researchers descended into the deep sea and filmed one of the ocean’s most elusive squids for the first time, turning a legend of the abyss into visible proof

By ECONEWS

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May 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Record-breaking wild reticulated python rescued in Indonesia amid growing habitat loss concerns

A 7.22-meter reticulated python measured in Indonesia is the longest wild snake on record

By ECONEWS

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May 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Pacific sleeper sharks feeding near a cow carcass during a deep-sea food fall experiment in the South China Sea

China dropped a cow 1,600 meters into the sea and accidentally woke eight mysterious sleepers, revealing deep-ocean life where almost nothing should have moved

By ECONEWS

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May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Bowhead whale breaking through thick sea ice in Greenland as captured by a research drone

A drone flying over Greenland filmed a giant breaking through 60 centimeters of ice, and the scene reveals how life survives where almost everything looks frozen

By ECONEWS

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May 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Pufferfish caught off the coast of Galicia highlighting the arrival of warm-water species in northern Spain

Two pufferfish recorded in Galicia show how the Atlantic off Spain is becoming more tropical

By ECONEWS

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May 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ocean cleanup system collecting floating plastic waste from the sea surface

Giant ships are already collecting tons of plastic per hour in the Pacific while river systems capture 50 tons a day and robots separate 98% of the waste

By ECONEWS

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May 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Mountain desert landscape in Saudi Arabia where dams are planned to create an artificial lake in the Trojena NEOM project

NEOM ends the contract for Trojena’s three dams and artificial lake in Saudi Arabia with the work about 30% complete

By Adrian Villellas

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May 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM

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A tourist boat saw something unexpected off the Australian coast, and aircrews are now searching from above because the animal’s markings could identify a rare visitor

More than 100,000 pounds of invasive carp have been pulled from the Kansas River, and the scale of the catch reveals how fast a river can be taken over

He built a five-acre lake to raise fish and ended up creating a wild sanctuary where eagles, deer, owls, and ducks arrived in just 1,000 days

Argentina has achieved the unthinkable after 110 years: a mammal considered gone from the region has returned, and its presence could reshape the ecosystem from day one

Spain celebrates the birth of a 10-kilogram Malayan tapir calf after 20 years of work, and the milestone matters because barely 2,500 survive in the wild

Chilean scientists report evidence of forest fires from 237 million years ago in Asia, revealing that Earth’s ancient ecosystems were already burning in unexpected ways

Camden, New Jersey, is testing something that seems insignificant… and has managed to reduce flooding by as much as 13%: the secret lies “inside the home” and isn’t a major construction project

Scientists are watching the ocean behave so strangely that one researcher says even “surprised” may no longer be the right word

Scientists propose an 80 km underwater curtain to slow the melting of the Thwaites “Doomsday Glacier”

Hundreds of tracks on a cliff near Ancona, Italy, show sea turtles fleeing an underwater earthquake 79 million years ago

Ocean eddies are driving coastal currents harder than expected, and the swirling forces may be quietly amplifying climate extremes along the world’s shores

Archaeologists found 317 human skeletons beneath an inhospitable shopping center, and the discovery has turned a modern site into an unexpected ancient cemetery

A herd of cows was abandoned on a deserted island 130 years ago, and a genetic study has now left researchers with a result they did not expect

Researchers descended into the deep sea and filmed one of the ocean’s most elusive squids for the first time, turning a legend of the abyss into visible proof

A 7.22-meter reticulated python measured in Indonesia is the longest wild snake on record

China dropped a cow 1,600 meters into the sea and accidentally woke eight mysterious sleepers, revealing deep-ocean life where almost nothing should have moved

A drone flying over Greenland filmed a giant breaking through 60 centimeters of ice, and the scene reveals how life survives where almost everything looks frozen

Two pufferfish recorded in Galicia show how the Atlantic off Spain is becoming more tropical

Giant ships are already collecting tons of plastic per hour in the Pacific while river systems capture 50 tons a day and robots separate 98% of the waste

NEOM ends the contract for Trojena’s three dams and artificial lake in Saudi Arabia with the work about 30% complete

Czech cave explorers and a robot have measured the Hranice Abyss to 1,476 feet underwater, and a decade after it became the world’s deepest flooded cave, nobody knows where the bottom is

A Hawaiian tree snail vanished from the wild after Hawaii brought in a predator to fight a garden pest, and 33 years later it is back behind walls that keep its hunters out

A Swiss glacier has pulled back far enough to reveal a larch that stopped growing about 10,300 years ago, and its still-attached roots show the tree grew on ground the ice later buried

Chinstrap penguin droppings across Antarctica release an estimated 540,000 tons of methane a year, and the bare ground between the guano patches gives off almost nothing

Twenty family dogs listened to nonstop invented words while wearing electrodes, and scientists found that dog brains lock onto the same hidden detail of speech that human brains rely on from infancy

Norway’s largest Viking coin hoard has grown to 5,550 coins since two metal detectorists found it in a field, and an archaeologist cataloging them spotted one struck for a king who became a saint

Turkey has unearthed a clay fragment of the oldest known peace treaty, sealed about 3,300 years ago, and its broken lines show what two kings promised people who fled their lands

A 194-year-old giant tortoise named Jonathan has some gene switches as orderly as those of tortoises a fraction of his age, and scientists think part of his secret lies in how his cells make energy

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