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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 ECONEWS
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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 ECONEWS
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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 ECONEWS
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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 ECONEWS
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July 8, 2026 at 7:34 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 ECONEWS
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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 ECONEWS
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July 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Green Bank Telescope tracking deep space signals under the Milky Way during Artemis II mission

An Earth-based telescope turned the Artemis II crew into a handful of pixels from more than 200,000 miles away, and the twist is that the 328-foot Green Bank Telescope tracked the capsule with precision down to 0.008 inches per second

By Adrian Villellas
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July 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Sun rising through Stonehenge stones during summer solstice alignment in England

Before Stonehenge became the great symbol of the solstice, it is possible that two simple wooden posts located in Bulford were already marking the summer sunrise some 5,000 years ago

By ECONEWS
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July 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
West African slender-snouted crocodile resting on a tree trunk above a forest river

One of Africa’s rarest crocodiles survives in the murky rivers of Ivory Coast, and, according to estimates by conservation experts, fewer than 500 adult specimens remain in the wild

By Adrian Villellas
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July 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Portrait of Elliott Smith, whose legacy is honored with the official naming of minor planet 861969 Elliottsmith.

Almost 20 years after his death, Elliott Smith, born on August 6, 1969, has just received a very unusual tribute: a minor planet discovered in 2014 will officially bear his name in the solar system

By Adrian Villellas
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July 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Two red-crowned cranes perform a synchronized courtship dance in the Kushiro wetlands, responding to each other with coordinated bows and poses.

What looks like a beautiful dance in the Kushiro wetlands could be a secret conversation between two cranes, featuring a series of bows, poses, and movements that last up to three minutes and respond to each other’s gestures

By ECONEWS
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July 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Group of bat rays swimming underwater showing social behavior linked to chemical warning signals

A frightened bat ray could warn the others without making a sound or splashing, by releasing a chemical signal into the water that its neighbors detect within seconds

By Adrian Villellas
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July 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Local community members in eastern Congo leading forest conservation efforts in Bamasobha concession

A community that was driven from its forest lands in the 1970s now protects 71,700 acres in the Congo and has managed to reduce deforestation by 87% in just one year

By ECONEWS
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July 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Close-up of Himalayan pit viper showing scales and tongue during new species identification study

The famous Himalayan viper, first described in 1864, has just lost its unique identity, as scientists have discovered that five species were previously grouped under that name

By ECONEWS
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July 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Close-up of fossilized mammalian dental calculus on a museum specimen, illustrating the mineralized layers that trap ancient oral microbes.

Ancient teeth preserved in museums may harbor a vast microbial archive, and a new preliminary article suggests that dental plaque reveals how diet has influenced the oral bacteria of mammals

By ECONEWS
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July 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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