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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
Tea bags may release tiny plastics into hot tea, but scientists say the real answer depends on how the particles are measured.

What seemed like the most innocent routine of the day—boiling water and letting a tea bag steep for a few minutes—has become a major cause for concern, as some studies now estimate that a single cup of tea contains up to 14.7 billion microplastics and nanoplastics

April 11, 2026 at 5:03 AM
A Starlink satellite dish terminal set up in a field to provide internet access during wartime operations.

Ukraine activates a filter that blocks unauthorized Starlink signals, and the war sparks an even bigger battle over the more than 10,000 satellites already orbiting Earth

April 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bright red dots glowing against the dark backdrop of deep space, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected strange red spots in the early universe, and now a study suggests that they were not galaxies, but young black holes growing at a breakneck pace

April 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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
A close-up view of a person using a smartphone to scan a fossilized, three-toed dinosaur footprint embedded in rock using the DinoTracker AI app.

How they managed to transport a 13,000-pound stone from Scotland to Stonehenge 5,000 years ago

April 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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
James Webb Space Telescope image of PMR 1 “Exposed Skull” nebula showing glowing gas and dust from a dying star

The eerie “Exposed Skull” nebula has once again left NASA speechless, and new images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal in stunning detail how a star has been disintegrating for thousands of years

April 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Satellite view of severe flooding in Córdoba Colombia after extreme February rains covering farmland and communities

How one of Colombia’s most important livestock-raising regions came to resemble a giant lake in just a few days following the rains of February 2026, which were so unusual that they could be seen from space

April 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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
NASA experiment using concentrated sunlight to extract oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a lab setup

What astronauts step on could end up in their oxygen tanks, and NASA’s new experiment with concentrated sunlight makes the idea of living on the Moon for months without relying so heavily on Earth seem much more plausible

April 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Construction concept rendering of Panama City’s proposed Canal Underline pedestrian and bicycle tunnel beneath the Panama Canal

The pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under the Panama Canal, which was on the verge of being approved in March 2026, is still on the table and promises something that once seemed almost impossible: crossing one of the main barriers to global trade on foot, without cars, without traffic jams, and without relying on bridges

April 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
China CH-7 stealth drone flying during test flight showcasing advanced military aviation and surveillance capabilities

China tests its new 925 km/h stealth drone, and the first flight of this nearly invisible aircraft sends a message that goes far beyond mere speed

April 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Two researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz look at a computer monitor displaying a colorful heatmap of neural activity from a brain organoid.

A “mini-brain” created in the lab faces the challenge of solving one of engineering’s most complex problems, and what happens in just 45 minutes raises a profound question about artificial intelligence

April 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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
Bird singing on a tree near a home during daytime linked to environmental health and mental well-being

If you hear birds singing in your home during the day, it’s not just background noise: science believes something very good might be happening around you… and inside you

April 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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
Illustration of two Roman men playing an ancient board game linked to an archaeological stone analyzed with artificial intelligence

Archaeologists are turning to artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old Roman inscription, and what’s written on the stone could change everything we thought we knew about an ancient lost game

April 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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