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James Webb Space Telescope image of PMR 1 “Exposed Skull” nebula showing glowing gas and dust from a dying star

James Webb images show the “Exposed Cranium” nebula PMR 1, a dying star 5,000 light-years away

By Adrian Villellas
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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

By ECONEWS
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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

By ECONEWS
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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

By ECONEWS
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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 Canal Underline”: a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under the Panama Canal that is still on the table

By ECONEWS
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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

By Adrian Villellas
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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

By ECONEWS
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April 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Solar panels installed on an apartment balcony highlighting legal disputes over residential renewable energy use

Polish court orders a resident to remove his balcony solar panels despite support from most neighbors

By ECONEWS
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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

By Adrian Villellas
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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

By ECONEWS
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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

By ECONEWS
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April 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration of future Earth from space with a single giant supercontinent surrounded by vast oceans

Earth already did it 200 million years ago… and it’s going to do it again: the supercontinent that could wipe humans off the map

By Adrian Villellas
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April 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An offshore drilling vessel operating in the Atlantic Ocean to extract core samples from the continental shelf.

An “underground sea” of fresh water has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, so large that it could supply New York City for 800 years

By ECONEWS
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April 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A bright orange streak of light fragmenting as it slowly crosses the dark pre-dawn sky over Victoria, Australia.

A gigantic ball of light crossed the sky over Victoria, and it wasn’t a meteor

By Adrian Villellas
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April 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Richard Feynman teaching in front of a blackboard during the era when he inspired the idea of extreme miniaturization

Richard Feynman, physicist and visionary, in 1959: “There is enough space on the head of a pin to fit the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica”

By ECONEWS
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April 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Chicago Archaeopteryx fossil specimen showing preserved bones, feathers, and wing structure in limestone slab

An Archaeopteryx fossil dating back some 150 million years, hidden away for decades and reanalyzed using CT scans and ultraviolet light, has finally revealed a detail that could settle a scientific debate that has raged for more than 160 years over how bird flight began

By Adrian Villellas
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April 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Earth image with a scientific diagram showing deep mantle blobs linked to the planet's magnetic field stability

A study of the deep structures of the Earth’s mantle raises new questions about the future stability of the planet’s magnetic field

By Adrian Villellas
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April 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Humanoid robot used for border control tasks in China near Vietnam crossing point

China tests humanoid robots for border control tasks with Vietnam

By Adrian Villellas
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April 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration of human and Neanderthal DNA comparison highlighting missing segments on the X chromosome

We carry Neanderthal DNA… except where it matters most

By ECONEWS
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April 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Seismic imaging of tectonic plate breaking apart beneath Pacific Ocean near Cascadia subduction zone

For the first time, they “saw” a tectonic plate breaking apart under the Pacific, and what they found was not a crack, but an entire system

By ECONEWS
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April 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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