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A small, transparent container holding a fragment of meteorite covered in a microscopic fungal network, floating in a laboratory setting.

No drills, no lasers, no giant robots: the latest outlandish idea in space mining involves a box the size of a Tupperware container and microbes capable of extracting metals from a meteorite in orbit

By Adrian Villellas
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April 15, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A colorful digital rendering of a human brain with glowing lines highlighting neural connections.

A comprehensive study identifies four ages at which the brain changes course, and one of them is much more surprising than expected

By ECONEWS
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April 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A close-up view of microscopic fungus cultures growing on a dark, rough meteorite fragment inside a laboratory setting.

NASA is testing an idea in orbit that once seemed like science fiction and has discovered that a fungus can extract valuable metals from space rocks 400 kilometers above Earth

By Adrian Villellas
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April 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Red highway section in India with bright thermoplastic surface designed to slow drivers in a wildlife corridor with fencing and underpasses.

India paints a stretch of National Highway 45 red to slow drivers in a wildlife corridor

By ECONEWS
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April 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Volcanic terrain near Pavonis Mons on Mars showing lava flows and cone structures from evolving magma system

Scientists have discovered that a “young” region of Mars did not cool as quickly as previously thought, and that its magmatic system continued to evolve quietly for millions of years

By Adrian Villellas
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April 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Thoughtful person sitting alone despite being socially active and supportive to others

Psychology suggests that the loneliest people in life are not usually the outcasts, but rather those kind, competent, and always-available individuals whom everyone values, but whom almost no one calls to ask how they are doing because they seem too strong to need care

By Adrian Villellas
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April 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A close-up view of a 183-million-year-old ammonite fossil with a golden metallic sheen embedded in dark black shale.

A 183-million-year-old black rock is broken open in Germany, and the golden sheen of this Jurassic fossil turns out to be something other than what everyone had believed for decades

By Adrian Villellas
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April 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Advanced composite material structure designed to self repair cracks and extend lifespan of industrial components

Engineers have developed a material capable of self-repairing more than 1,000 times, which promises to extend the service life of key components in airplanes, cars, and wind turbines for centuries

By Adrian Villellas
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April 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Older woman looking out a window and close-up of an older man, illustrating emotional distance, loneliness, and friendship struggles in adulthood

Psychology tells us that adults who DON’T have close friends aren’t necessarily introverted or cold; many simply learned long ago that letting others get too close was the quickest way to get hurt

By ECONEWS
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April 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Electric vehicle on a final inspection line inside a modern car factory with bright overhead lighting and workers checking the vehicle.

Perhaps the biggest problem with electric cars isn’t the battery, but a magnet that fails in the heat

By ECONEWS
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April 14, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Aerial view of Greenland’s icy mountains and ice sheet near Camp Century, the Cold War base detected by NASA radar

“We were looking for rocks, but instead we found an abandoned nuclear bunker,” admits Alex Gardner: that day, 240 km off the coast of Greenland, when a research aircraft discovered tunnels laid out in a checkerboard pattern and secrets from 1959 that are now coming to light

By ECONEWS
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April 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Aerial view of a dark blackwater river or lake winding through dense forest in the Congo Basin

One of Earth’s major carbon sinks may be beginning to release carbon that has been stored for thousands of years, and signs of this are already appearing in two dark lakes in the Congo

By ECONEWS
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April 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Real photo of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS crossing the night sky with a long bright tail

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is real, but AI chatbots and social media spread false claims about aliens

By Adrian Villellas
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April 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Boxwork ridge patterns on Mars surface explored by Curiosity rover in Gale Crater

NASA has finally solved the mystery of the giant spiderwebs observed on Mars since 2006, and Curiosity’s findings have reignited the big question of how long water remained underground

By Adrian Villellas
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April 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
USS George H W Bush aircraft carrier returning to Naval Station Norfolk after Atlantic training exercise.

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after George H. W. Bush returns from the Atlantic after completing key maneuvers, and the maneuver once again puts the spotlight on a decisive phase before deployment

By ECONEWS
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April 13, 2026 at 10:15 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 ECONEWS
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April 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Simulation of AI models GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash escalating a fictional nuclear crisis.

A researcher pits GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash against each other in a fictional nuclear war, and what unfolds over 329 turns suggests that machines might be more ruthless than humans

By ECONEWS
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April 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
WSU robotic fruit harvesting prototype in an apple orchard using a soft inflatable arm to pick apples

Washington State University develops robots that pick apples and find strawberries as farms run short of workers

By Adrian Villellas
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April 13, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Concrete being poured from a mixer into a wheelbarrow, illustrating low carbon cement alternatives like algae biochar concrete.

University of Miami researchers replace part of cement with seaweed biochar to store carbon in concrete

By Adrian Villellas
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April 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Ground robot maps soil moisture in a California citrus orchard to guide precision irrigation tree by tree

UC Riverside robot maps soil moisture tree by tree to stop overwatering in orchards

By ECONEWS
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April 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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