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A ground-nesting mining bee emerging from a small burrow in sandy soil.

Millions of bees are found nesting underground in a massive colony, and the scale forces a rethink of how we protect pollinators beyond hives

By ECONEWS
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June 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Panoramic view of the rocky Venusian surface captured by the Soviet Venera 13 lander in 1982.

In 1982 the Soviet Venera 13 lander survived 127 minutes on Venus in about 855°F heat and pressure comparable to roughly 2,950 feet underwater, long enough to beam back two panoramas of basaltic rock under an orange sky

By Adrian Villellas
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June 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Archaeologists excavating the mudbrick walls of multi-story tower houses in the ancient city of Imet.

Archaeologists rediscover Egypt’s 2,500-year-old “ghost city” of Imet, and the find brings streets and buildings back from under the desert

By ECONEWS
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June 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A view from the International Space Station showing a vibrant red gigantic jet lightning event discharging above a thunderstorm.

NASA astronauts capture rare red “sprites” above storms from the space station, and the scene reveals a kind of lightning so high and elusive we usually miss it

By ECONEWS
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June 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A modular bloc terracotta wall structure designed to cool urban transit stops using water evaporation and solar-powered airflow.

Two young inventors design a brick that can cool cities using electricity, and the idea points to buildings that stop being part of the heat problem

By ECONEWS
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June 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A satellite radar image overlay showing ground elevation changes at the summit of Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran.

Iran’s remote Taftan volcano stirs after 700,000 silent years, and the return of activity is a reminder Earth keeps longer clocks than human memory

By ECONEWS
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June 5, 2026 at 5:00 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
Applying a hair growth serum with a dropper to thinning areas on the scalp.

Scientists develop a plant-based serum that regrows hair in lab tests within weeks, and the results spark equal parts hope and caution

By ECONEWS
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June 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Large Antarctic glacier breaking into the ocean, illustrating ice shelf instability and melting processes.

Researchers find that the more Antarctic ice melts, the more warm water reaches the underside of ice shelves, and that feedback loop can accelerate a melt that’s hard to stop

By ECONEWS
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June 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
High-resolution map showing tsunami wave propagation across the Pacific Ocean captured by satellite data.

The SWOT satellite captures the first detailed high-resolution view of a massive Pacific tsunami, and the imagery helps explain how an ocean-crossing wave actually travels

By ECONEWS
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June 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Close-up of a Dumbo octopus with ear-like fins and curled tentacles floating in the deep ocean.

A new Dumbo octopus is discovered in the deep Pacific, and Grimpoteuthis feitiana proves every deep-sea expedition still finds names that didn’t exist yesterday

By Adrian Villellas
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June 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Close view of plastic debris floating in the ocean, forming clusters where marine life can attach and survive.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is so large it now hosts dozens of species, and the plastic “island” is turning into a new and deeply uncomfortable ecosystem

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Yellow school bus parked outside a school building, representing U.S. schools where radon gas can accumulate indoors.

The EPA warns thousands of U.S. schools have high levels of radon, and the danger is that it is odorless, invisible, and seeps up from the ground

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Submerged stone structures and ruins visible underwater at Lake Issyk-Kul, part of a medieval Silk Road settlement.

Archaeologists working in 3 to 13 feet of water along Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul say they have mapped streets, public buildings, and a Muslim cemetery, and they believe a major early-1400s earthquake pushed a medieval Silk Road trading town under the lake

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Bright orange autonomous submarine Ran floating among Antarctic sea ice during a mission near the Dotson Ice Shelf.

An Australian Navy submarine detects unknown structures beneath Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf, and the find suggests the seafloor there is more active than it looks

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 12:40 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
Iberian lynx in a Mediterranean habitat where researchers found the predator influences seed dispersal and forest regeneration

Iberian lynx are dispersing seeds and reshaping ecosystems in Spain, and researchers find that a top predator can also act as a gardener

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Iron Age gold staters from the Great Baddow Hoard discovered in Essex, one of the largest ancient coin finds in Britain

A metal detector finds more than 1,000 gold coins from the 1st century B.C., and the stash surfaces as if the ground kept a debt with history

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Aerial view of Serbia National Football Stadium in Belgrade, showing circular design with green terraces and surrounding parking areas.

A Chinese company completes the first lift of a stadium’s steel structure aiming to become the world’s first “garden,” and its about 139,000 tons show the true weight of an icon

By ECONEWS
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June 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A cross-section diagram of an aquifer showing the chemical reaction between nitrate from fertilizer and naturally occurring uranium minerals.

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln study finds nitrate pollution can release uranium into US drinking water

By Adrian Villellas
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June 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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