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A person holds a compact anti-drone device in a workshop, illustrating Ukraine’s Sunray laser and interceptor technology.

Sunray, the laser that aims to change the war in Ukraine: the system that promises to shoot down Russian drones as if it were a 21st-century Iron Dome

By ECONEWS
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March 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Historic handwritten document with a preserved crayfish specimen, illustrating new research on the debated origin of the Iberian crayfish.

What for centuries was considered a native species could in fact be a “royal whim” from 1588, and now science is reopening the debate on the Iberian crab

By ECONEWS
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March 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Chinese researchers test a high-power microwave device designed to disrupt satellite electronics in low Earth orbit.

China claims to have created a 20-gigawatt microwave weapon capable of firing for 60 seconds, and the “phantom” target everyone is pointing to is Starlink

By Adrian Villellas
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March 11, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Aerial view of Spain’s Almendra Dam, a massive hydroelectric structure with a towering concrete wall above a rocky gorge

The colossal Helmantica dam, built in 1970, remains one of Spain’s largest hydroelectric power stations, with a wall as imposing as a medieval fortress

By ECONEWS
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March 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Oil tanker at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, illustrating the growing spill risk from stranded crude carriers in the region

More than 68 stranded oil tankers increase the risk of oil spills in the Strait of Hormuz

By Adrian Villellas
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March 11, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Protest sign reading “SNAP feeds families” with a blurred American flag in the background

SNAP work requirements now apply to adults aged 55 to 64, a bigger change than the soda and candy limits

By ECONEWS
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March 11, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Illustration of a herd of woolly mammoths crossing a frozen prehistoric landscape with glaciers and snow-covered mountains

The giants of the past did not run as we thought, and science has just taken an unexpected turn in the classic image of mammoths and dinosaurs

By Adrian Villellas
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March 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Humanoid robot EMO with a silicone face designed to learn speech and lip movements by watching human videos.

They had a robot watch hundreds of hours of YouTube videos, and it ended up learning to talk and sing without anyone programming it

By ECONEWS
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March 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Russian soldier wearing experimental white “penguin” winter camouflage suit moving across a snowy field in Ukraine during drone surveillance.

Russia tests a white suit with black spots nicknamed “penguin” in Ukraine, and within hours at least two soldiers are located and neutralized by FPV drones in the middle of a snowy landscape

By Adrian Villellas
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March 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
SpaceX Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, near the Lower Rio Grande Valley wildlife corridor along the US Mexico border.

Elon Musk admits in February 2026 that convincing married engineers to relocate to Starbase, 40 minutes from Brownsville and near the Mexican border, has become his biggest silent problem

By Adrian Villellas
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March 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Brazilian F-39 Gripen fighter jet assembled at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility as part of Brazil’s partnership with Saab.

Brazil plans to roll out its first F-39 Gripen fighter assembled in the country in March 2026

By ECONEWS
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March 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Small white dog waking up from anesthesia after dental surgery at a veterinary clinic

She takes his dog to the vet to have a tooth removed, and what he does when he wakes up from the anesthesia has racked up 7.2 million views

By ECONEWS
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March 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ukrainian Antonov An-28 aircraft modified with an M134 minigun used to intercept Russian Shahed drones during night operations.

In February 2026, Ukraine converts a twin-engine Antonov An-28 regional aircraft into a makeshift drone hunter, mounts an M134 rotary cannon on the side door, and sends it out to chase Russian drones like something out of a low-budget movie

By Adrian Villellas
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March 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Mining operations in Victoria, Australia, where antimony and critical minerals are emerging as key resources for clean energy technologies.

From the gold that sparked the rush of the 1850s to antimony, which now accounts for 5% of the world’s supply: Victoria’s surprising new mining revolution

By ECONEWS
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March 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
SSI payment schedule 2026 showing why no separate Supplemental Security Income payment arrives in March

Why there is no SSI payment in March 2026: the benefit was paid early on February 27

By ECONEWS
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March 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Plate of crispy fried chicken pieces with dipping sauce and shredded cabbage, representing quick frozen chicken options that heat fast.

The 7 best frozen chicken bags from the supermarket in 2026: crispy, with up to 16 g of protein per serving, and ready in less than 10 minutes

By Adrian Villellas
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March 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Gramma the Galapagos giant tortoise resting in her enclosure at the San Diego Zoo

Farewell to a century-old legend: Gramma, the Galapagos tortoise at San Diego Zoo, has died at the age of 141

By ECONEWS
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March 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
U.S. military satellite in low Earth orbit using laser communications for secure space-based data links

The United States is making laser communications the basis for future space warfare

By Adrian Villellas
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March 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Reconstruction of Jurassic ecosystem showing large predators hunting newly hatched sauropod dinosaurs

They reconstruct the Jurassic ecosystem and discover that giant baby dinosaurs left to fend for themselves were the favorite prey of large predators.

By ECONEWS
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March 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Detailed scientific map showing mountains, valleys, and buried rivers beneath Antarctica’s thick ice sheet

Beneath an ice sheet averaging 1.2 miles thick and peaking at 3.1 miles, Antarctica concealed mountains, valleys, and giant rivers, and in 2026 we finally had the most detailed map to predict how much sea levels would rise

By ECONEWS
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March 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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