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Massive underground redox flow battery construction site in Laufenburg, Switzerland, built for grid-scale energy storage

Switzerland dug a hole the size of two soccer fields to install the world’s most powerful underground battery, able to release 1.2 GW in milliseconds and store 2.1 GWh at a multibillion-dollar price tag

By Adrian Villellas
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July 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Close-up of a koala face showing detailed features in a wild Australian population

In the 1920s, perhaps only two or three koalas were brought to French Island to avert a catastrophe, and a century later, their DNA has just revealed a story far stranger than a simple genetic curse

By Adrian Villellas
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July 10, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Woman performing overhead dumbbell triceps extension at home to tone upper arms

Many people work out their arms without really knowing what they are doing, but the area that most gives away “bat wings” is right behind the arm and requires specific strength training—not just pretty movements

By ECONEWS
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July 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Deep-sea whale skeleton with scavenger animals feeding in a whale-fall ecosystem similar to the newly discovered graveyard

Scientists ventured into one of the least-explored areas of the ocean and found something no one expected: a gigantic whale graveyard stretching nearly 1,200 kilometers

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Engineers inspect damaged launch pad after New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral

The new space race no longer seems like an idyllic adventure toward the stars, because in 2026, Blue Origin is rebuilding a destroyed launch pad, Relativity has its sights set on Mars, and a Chinese rocket is leaving more debris floating above Earth

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Annie Easley working on early NASA computer systems for rocket and energy research

In 1955, she was one of only four African American female employees at the laboratory, and decades later, her work would help pave the way for the Cassini mission to Saturn

By Kevin Montien
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July 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Male seahorse representing the extraordinary parenting behaviors found in the animal kingdom, including male pregnancy and parental care.

A seahorse that gets pregnant, a fish that hides its young in its mouth, and a fox that feeds its entire family: the surprising list of nature’s most extraordinary parents

By ECONEWS
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July 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
South African authorities inspect live scorpions seized from a suitcase at Cape Town International Airport during a wildlife trafficking investigation.

It all started with a seemingly ordinary suitcase at the Cape Town airport, until the police found 150 live scorpions hidden among the clothes

By Adrian Villellas
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July 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Illustration of flowering plants representing self-fertilization and reproductive strategies examined in a new evolutionary biology study.

For decades, it has been said that self-fertilization was like entering an evolutionary dead end, but a new study has just put a rather uncomfortable spin on that old idea

By ECONEWS
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July 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Engineers monitor AI computing infrastructure designed to improve energy efficiency through sparse attention and reduced processing demands.

Perhaps the greatest breakthrough for the future of AI isn’t a smarter chatbot, but one capable of thinking with fewer chips, less heat, and much less electricity

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Medical researchers working together in a laboratory studying antibiotic resistance and bacterial response to antimicrobial treatments.

Researchers believe they have identified one of the most dangerous aspects of antibiotic use: a point at which bacteria are more likely to develop resistance

By Kevin Montien
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July 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Hooded vulture near N'Djamena, Chad, where researchers documented declining populations linked to poisoning and illegal wildlife trade.

A man offered to catch vultures using a poisoned donkey, and that scene perfectly symbolized the crisis that scientists are seeing unfold in the area around N’Djamena

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest showing bare branches and structural supports during decline

It has survived wars, storms, and more than a millennium of history, but Robin Hood’s most famous tree may have finally lost its last battle

By Kevin Montien
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July 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Chest X-ray showing severe tuberculosis infection with damaged lung tissue

Everything seemed like a typical case of tuberculosis that was responding well to antibiotics, until scientists analyzed the infection more closely and discovered small mutations that could alter the prognosis

By ECONEWS
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July 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Coronary angiogram showing heart artery with contrast dye during cardiac imaging procedure

It seemed impossible to detect such fine arteries on a moving X-ray until a new training method enabled an AI to go from almost never getting it right to getting it right in most cases

By ECONEWS
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July 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Flooded Amazon rainforest with diverse trees showing dense tropical ecosystem where Inga species coexist.

Scientists sequenced 461 trees from the Amazon and discovered a rather surprising clue: some species may be passing on defensive genes as if they were recipes for fighting pests

By Kevin Montien
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July 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ocean waves under sunlight illustrating how seas absorb heat and carbon emissions

For decades, the ocean has been the great silent hero of the climate, absorbing nearly 30% of human-generated CO₂ and most of the heat, but at the 2026 Bonn conference, it became clear that this “blue defense” is already taking its toll

By Adrian Villellas
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July 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Massive crowd filling a city street showing extreme urban density and human network behavior

The history of cities has always seemed to be driven by money, technology, and institutions, but a new study suggests there may be something more fundamental and powerful: the simple act of bringing people closer together changes the entire network

By ECONEWS
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July 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Albert Einstein portrait associated with theories about fundamental laws of the universe and physics

For decades, Einstein had been mulling over an unsettling idea—that the most fundamental laws of the universe should not depend on arbitrary numbers—and now a study published in Physical Review Letters has just given it a rather compelling mathematical boost

By Kevin Montien
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July 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Older adult sitting alone reflecting on fading friendships and one-sided relationships.

Psychology tells us that the loneliest part of growing old isn’t being alone, but realizing that some friendships disappear as soon as you stop nurturing them, and understanding that they were never based on mutual care, but on your willingness to do all the emotional work

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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