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Japan’s test ship JS Asuka equipped with a 100 kW naval laser weapon designed to intercept drones and incoming threats.

Japan tests a 100 kW laser weapon against drones on the 6,200-ton ship JS Asuka

By Adrian Villellas
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March 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Wind turbines across a green field, illustrating Ireland’s renewable energy system and the new battery built to store wind power

Ireland has just launched its first giant four-hour battery, and what is most impressive is not only its size, but also the fact that it can be activated in just a tenth of a second to supply renewable electricity to 10,000 homes when the wind stops blowing

By ECONEWS
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March 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching at dawn, illustrating new research into water-based space fuels for future missions.

New research into space fuels promises to reduce costs and facilitate missions such as SpaceX’s journey to Mars

By Adrian Villellas
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March 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, reflected in a pond, illustrating the site traditionally recognized as the birthplace of Buddha.

The exact place where Buddha was born more than 2,500 years ago and which today faces a race against time

By ECONEWS
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March 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration of atmospheric pollution showing how refrigerant gases break down into trifluoroacetic acid that returns to Earth in rain.

Between 2000 and 2022, humanity dumped 335,500 tons of an “eternal chemical” while trying to save the ozone layer, and now it appears in water, the Arctic, and even in our blood

By ECONEWS
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March 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Autonomous undersea vehicle developed by Lockheed Martin operating at the ocean surface during a test demonstration.

Lockheed Martin is developing an autonomous submarine capable of operating with drones and torpedoes: a venture that could transform naval warfare

By ECONEWS
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March 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Satellite-based visualization of global freshwater loss showing regions experiencing long-term continental drying.

Water security: 6 billion people live in countries losing freshwater since 2002, a satellite study finds

By Adrian Villellas
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March 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
African sharptooth catfish leaving a pond at night and moving across wet ground, recorded by a wildlife camera trap.

A camera trap records a “group” of fish leaving the water at night to walk on land for almost 20 minutes

By ECONEWS
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March 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Kawasaki hydrogen facility with spherical storage tank and industrial equipment, illustrating Japan’s push to use hydrogen in commercial power generation.

In 2026, Japan will launch the first commercial engine that generates electricity by burning a mixture containing up to 30% hydrogen, with a warranty and upgrade option, after 11 months of testing in Kobe and with the promise of decarbonization without changing the pipes

By ECONEWS
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March 16, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Laboratory experiment with bacteriophages used in a NASA study on the International Space Station to observe how viruses evolve in microgravity.

NASA “cultivates” viruses in space and, upon bringing them back to Earth, discovers that they have become more effective

By ECONEWS
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March 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ice and meltwater flowing from the West Antarctic ice sheet, a process scientists say could influence the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

What seemed like bad news could take an unexpected turn: fresh water from West Antarctica could help the AMOC better withstand the impact of Greenland’s melting ice and, in some scenarios, even prevent its collapse

By ECONEWS
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March 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Fossil vertebrae originally labeled as mammoth remains later identified as whale bones in a museum collection in Alaska.

For 70 years, they were believed to be mammoths… but no, they were whales. Two “megafauna” vertebrae in Alaska have been relabeled, and history is changing in 2026

By Adrian Villellas
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March 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration of a nickel iron battery inspired by Thomas Edison’s early design and modern nanotechnology research for long lasting energy storage.

Edison’s nickel-iron electric battery returns: a UCLA-led team makes it charge in seconds and last over 12,000 cycles

By Adrian Villellas
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March 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Juvenile great white shark accidentally caught by fishermen in waters near Alicante, Spain in the western Mediterranean.

A great white shark has been caught in waters near the Spanish coast: this is the third verified sighting in less than 11 years and reopens the debate about their presence in the Mediterranean

By ECONEWS
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March 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
People and cyclists on a European city street, illustrating daily life in a region that could be affected by sharp cooling if the AMOC collapses.

A climate model simulates an AMOC collapse and finds temperatures in northwestern Europe could fall 10-15 °C

By ECONEWS
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March 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Illustration of a sperm whale confronting a giant squid underwater, showing the deep-sea predator-prey struggle studied by scientists.

The deep ocean once again looks like something out of a movie, with sperm whales and giant squids locked in an evolutionary “war” that has lasted millions of years, and the scars give it away

By Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Iranian Kilo-class submarine sailing on the surface, illustrating renewed naval activity in the Persian Gulf

A satellite image reveals that Iran has returned one of its Russian Kilo submarines to service after months in dry dock, and the move comes just as the United States bolsters the Gulf with the USS Gerald R. Ford

By ECONEWS
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March 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Illustration of Alnashetri, a tiny bird-like dinosaur from Patagonia, showing the species that is reshaping alvarezsauroid history

A dinosaur the size of a cat and weighing less than 2.2 pounds changes history; the 90-million-year-old Alnashetri fossil rewrites its lineage

By ECONEWS
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March 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Close-up of gold nuggets, illustrating China’s reported discovery of a massive underground gold deposit in Hunan Province

China finds more than 1,000 metric tons of gold under the Wangu gold field, worth about $85.9 billion

By Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Airbus A350-1000 aircraft taking off, illustrating Air Canada’s newly revealed order for eight long-haul widebody jets.

Airbus has finally revealed the identity of the “mystery customer” who ordered eight A350-1000s, and the name comes as a surprise, as it changes the commercial landscape of long-haul flights and opens the door to a new battle for the most profitable routes

By Adrian Villellas
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March 14, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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