https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-island-off-chile-turned-to-solar-panels-floating-on-water-for-electricity-and-the-unusual-installation-shows-what-happens-when-renewable-energy-has-to-work-somewhere-ordinary-land-based-solar-simp/35982/ 2026-08-28T07:52:10-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-28T06:45:00-04:00 An island off Chile turned to solar panels floating on water for electricity, and the unusual installation shows what happens when renewable energy has to work somewhere ordinary land-based solar simply does not fit https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/floating-solar-salmon-farm-huar-island-chile.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-examined-an-ancient-oyster-with-strange-tooth-like-structures-and-discovered-that-the-tiny-fossil-was-preserving-a-chapter-from-millions-of-years-ago-when-mollusks-spread-across-what-would/35981/ 2026-08-27T18:55:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-27T18:55:00-04:00 Scientists examined an ancient oyster with strange tooth-like structures and discovered that the tiny fossil was preserving a chapter from millions of years ago when mollusks spread across what would eventually become Chesapeake Bay https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/oyster-attached-false-teeth-chesapeake-bay-smithsonian.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-eighth-grade-student-gave-200-red-harvester-ants-three-hours-to-explore-a-maze-filled-with-fake-leaves-rocks-and-tangerine-then-moved-the-landmarks-around-and-watched-the-insects-change-where-the/35983/ 2026-08-27T17:37:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-27T17:37:00-04:00 An eighth-grade student gave 200 red harvester ants three hours to explore a maze filled with fake leaves, rocks and tangerine, then moved the landmarks around and watched the insects change where they went https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/seungah-chung-harvester-ant-spatial-memory-experiment.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-thermometer-in-antarctica-hit-119-4-f-twice-in-nine-minutes-and-the-coldest-air-reading-in-14-years-hides-a-climate-paradox/35980/ 2026-08-27T15:25:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-27T15:25:00-04:00 A thermometer in Antarctica hit -119.4 °F twice in nine minutes, and the coldest air reading in 14 years hides a climate paradox https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/concordia-station-antarctica-extreme-cold-temperature-2026.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-10-year-old-boy-trained-swallowtail-butterfly-caterpillars-to-avoid-the-scent-of-lavender-and-then-watched-as-they-turned-into-butterflies-and-when-71-of-the-adult-butterflies-continued-to-avoid-t/35979/ 2026-08-27T11:48:11-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-27T11:48:11-04:00 A 10-year-old boy trained swallowtail butterfly caterpillars to avoid the scent of lavender and then watched as they turned into butterflies; and when 71 % of the adult butterflies continued to avoid that same scent, he began to wonder if, somehow, the memory had survived the metamorphosis https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/jo-nagai-swallowtail-butterfly-memory-experiment.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/in-july-2026-six-mysterious-metallic-space-balls-appeared-on-a-quiet-australian-beach-and-after-police-firefighters-and-hazardous-materials-teams-cordoned-off-the-area-authoriti/35975/ 2026-08-27T09:34:16-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-27T09:00:00-04:00 In July 2026, six mysterious metallic “space balls” appeared on a quiet Australian beach, and after police, firefighters, and hazardous materials teams cordoned off the area, authorities concluded that they were likely pressurized rocket containers that had survived a fiery reentry into the atmosphere after leaving orbit https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/space-ball-rocket-debris-queensland-australia.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/six-years-after-paralysis-brain-implants-restored-movement-and-touch-the-bigger-surprise-was-what-remained-when-the-implants-stopped/35965/ 2026-08-26T18:18:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-26T18:18:00-04:00 Six years after paralysis, brain implants restored movement and touch; the bigger surprise was what remained when the implants stopped https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/keith-thomas-brain-implant-drinking-cup-paralysis.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-661-pound-wall-of-1482-magnets-can-deflect-solar-protons-without-power-or-cooling-offering-a-surprisingly-simple-solution-for-protecting-astronauts-in-deep-space/35964/ 2026-08-26T15:36:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-26T15:36:00-04:00 A 661-pound wall of 1,482 magnets can deflect solar protons without power or cooling, offering a surprisingly simple solution for protecting astronauts in deep space https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/permanent-magnet-radiation-shield-spacecraft.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/beavers-kept-rebuilding-dams-in-oregons-aging-canal-turning-a-century-old-embankment-into-a-safety-hazard-engineers-finally-had-to-address/35963/ 2026-08-26T12:04:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-26T12:04:00-04:00 Beavers kept rebuilding dams in Oregon’s aging canal, turning a century-old embankment into a safety hazard engineers finally had to address https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/beaver-building-dam-waterway-oregon.jpg