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A digital recreation of a Neanderthal and a modern human standing side-by-side, representing the genetic blending of the two lineages.

It is possible that Neanderthals did not “die out”… they mixed with us until they became invisible

By ECONEWS
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April 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A high-resolution close-up of a dark, carbon-rich rocky sample from asteroid Bennu held in a NASA laboratory setting.

Samples from the asteroid Bennu force us to rethink the origin of life: NASA finds key compounds in rocks over 4.5 billion years old

By ECONEWS
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April 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
An artist's depiction of GRB 250702B, showing a black hole at the center of a helium star emitting powerful, narrow jets of gamma radiation.

A gamma-ray burst kept astronomers on tenterhooks for 7 hours

By Adrian Villellas
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April 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Bright slope lineae on Mercury detected in NASA MESSENGER images, suggesting recent geological activity on the planet’s crater walls.

For decades, Mercury had been considered a “dead” planet, but a study has just changed that idea. NASA has detected bright structures that point to current geological activity

By ECONEWS
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April 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
JOIDES Resolution research vessel at sea during the expedition that recovered the deepest mantle core ever drilled beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Scientists drill into the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and extract the deepest mantle core ever obtained at 4,160 feet

By ECONEWS
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April 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Carrion crow perched on a tree branch, the bird species used in a study on shape recognition and animal intelligence

Crows outperform monkeys in an intelligence test that until now was believed to be exclusive to humans

By ECONEWS
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April 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Radar view of the Venus surface near Nyx Mons, where scientists found evidence of a giant underground volcanic cave

Astronomers confirm for the first time the existence of a giant volcanic cave on Venus

By Adrian Villellas
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April 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration or map showing a future supercontinent configuration of Earth based on tectonic plate movement models

A new supercontinent could form in 200 to 250 million years and make much of Earth too hot for mammals

By ECONEWS
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April 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scientist conducting high-pressure laboratory experiment simulating Earth’s core conditions to study hydrogen and water origins

A discovery in the Earth’s core casts doubt on the origin of much of the planet’s water and forces us to rethink what we knew about the formation of the oceans

By ECONEWS
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April 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Wetland landscape in the Netherlands or Belgium linked to ancient hunter-gatherer populations studied through DNA research

Ancient DNA reveals that hunter-gatherers in what is now Belgium and the Netherlands survived until 2500 BC, when the rest of Europe was already engaged in agriculture

By ECONEWS
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April 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Green vegetation belt along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert showing reforestation efforts in arid northwest China

China is transforming the Takla Makan Desert, which at 337,000 km² is almost the size of Poland, into a “lung in the sand”: the 66 billion trees planted since 1978 have increased vegetation, multiplied rainfall during the wet season by 2.5 times, and even reduced local CO2 levels from 416 to 413 ppm

By Adrian Villellas
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April 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Student working in a laboratory while conducting research to recreate cosmic dust and study the origins of life’s ingredients

A student has created cosmic dust in the laboratory and may have revealed how the ingredients for life on Earth came about

By Adrian Villellas
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April 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Dwingeloo radio telescope detecting Voyager 1 signal from deep space nearly 25 billion kilometers from Earth

A group of amateur astronomers has just “heard” a signal from 25 billion kilometers away, confirming that Voyager 1 is still transmitting from the outer reaches of the Solar System

By ECONEWS
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April 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS showing its nucleus and gas plume with unusual methane and carbon dioxide composition.

The more 3I/ATLAS is observed, the stranger it becomes. It now measures 2.6 km and its composition baffles even the experts

By ECONEWS
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April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Laboratory research image representing cartilage regeneration and protein inhibition linked to osteoarthritis treatment

Scientists discover the protein that “deactivates” cartilage regeneration and manage to reverse wear and tear in aging joints

By Adrian Villellas
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April 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Concept illustration of asteroid mining and lunar resource extraction as part of China’s long-term space development strategy

China has set itself the goal of “dominating” the Solar System by the year 2100, and what is most surprising is that it will begin as early as 2026-2030 with mining operations near Earth

By ECONEWS
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April 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Mars atmosphere showing a dust storm lifting water vapor high above the surface in a scientific visualization

Scientists detected a “sudden burst” of vapor on Mars, and what is disturbing is that it occurred when the water was supposed to be “safe” underground

By ECONEWS
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April 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Large fragment of the Aletai iron meteorite seized by Russian customs after smugglers attempted to export it as a garden sculpture.

Russia intercepts a 2.8-ton fragment of the Aletai meteorite, valued at $4.2 million, which was being smuggled out of the country disguised as a simple garden ornament

By ECONEWS
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April 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Illustration of an asteroid approaching the Moon near Tycho crater with a potential impact flash visible from Earth

An asteroid about 60 meters in diameter, equivalent to a 15-story building, could strike near Tycho and cause a flash visible to the naked eye for 200-300 seconds

By ECONEWS
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April 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Wet magnetic cement mixture being poured during a wall-finish demonstration for movable no-drill storage

A 29-year-old man wants to put an end to holes in walls with an idea that could transform rental housing

By Adrian Villellas
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April 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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