https://www.ecoticias.com/en/what-appeared-to-be-a-simple-tree-growing-on-a-hillside-can-turn-into-a-dense-stand-of-invasive-pine-trees-capable-of-depleting-watersheds-displacing-native-plants-and-altering-an-entire-landscape/34466/ 2026-07-12T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T18:30:00-04:00 What appeared to be a simple tree growing on a hillside can turn into a dense stand of invasive pine trees capable of depleting watersheds, displacing native plants, and altering an entire landscape https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/wilding-pine-spread-hillside-new-zealand-early-invasion.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/sea-levels-are-not-rising-solely-because-greenland-and-antarctica-are-melting-but-because-the-ocean-is-expanding-from-within-and-that-invisible-factor-alone-accounts-for-43-of-the-rise-recorded-sinc/34462/ 2026-07-12T17:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T17:00:00-04:00 Sea levels are not rising solely because Greenland and Antarctica are melting, but because the ocean is expanding from within, and that invisible factor alone accounts for 43% of the rise recorded since 1960 https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sea-level-rise-coastal-flooding-aerial-road-ocean.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/in-oaxaca-some-women-walk-up-to-10-hours-through-the-jungle-to-check-camera-traps-that-have-captured-images-of-jaguars-pumas-ocelots-and-24-other-species-of-mammals/34457/ 2026-07-12T15:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T15:00:00-04:00 In Oaxaca, some women walk up to 10 hours through the jungle to check camera traps that have captured images of jaguars, pumas, ocelots, and 24 other species of mammals https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chinantec-women-forest-conservation-oaxaca-camera-trap-monitoring.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/for-years-fishermen-had-watched-this-strange-fish-destroy-their-nets-now-greece-has-decided-to-pay-for-each-one-caught-in-an-effort-to-curb-its-spread/34453/ 2026-07-12T12:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T12:30:00-04:00 For years, fishermen had watched this strange fish destroy their nets; now Greece has decided to pay for each one caught, in an effort to curb its spread https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fisherman-catching-toxic-pufferfish-mediterranean-greece.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-table-salt-in-your-kitchen-could-play-an-important-role-in-the-next-big-energy-battle-as-morgan-stanley-is-already-forecasting-annual-demand-of-830-gigawatt-hours-for-sodium-batteries-by-2030/34448/ 2026-07-12T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T10:15:00-04:00 The table salt in your kitchen could play an important role in the next big energy battle, as Morgan Stanley is already forecasting annual demand of 830 gigawatt-hours for sodium batteries by 2030 https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/table-salt-crystals-energy-battery-material.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/switzerland-has-just-installed-a-small-solar-power-plant-between-the-tracks-of-an-active-railway-line-and-what-seems-impossible-is-that-more-than-11000-trains-have-already-passed-over-it-without-int/34443/ 2026-07-12T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T08:45:00-04:00 Switzerland has just installed a small solar power plant between the tracks of an active railway line, and what seems impossible is that more than 11,000 trains have already passed over it without interrupting service https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/worker-installing-solar-panels-railway-tracks-switzerland.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-experiment-conducted-in-canada-has-just-demonstrated-something-that-sounds-incredibly-strange-solar-panels-floating-on-a-frozen-pond-continued-to-generate-electricity-thanks-to-a-waterproof-foam-a/34439/ 2026-07-12T07:23:58-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T06:30:00-04:00 An experiment conducted in Canada has just demonstrated something that sounds incredibly strange: solar panels floating on a frozen pond continued to generate electricity thanks to a waterproof foam and underwater bubbles https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/floating-solar-bubble-system-ice-prevention-pond.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-electric-cars-used-battery-does-not-stop-working-when-the-car-is-no-longer-in-use-and-a-megafactory-in-vancouver-wants-to-give-it-a-second-life-to-power-hospitals-data-centers-and-microgrids/34431/ 2026-07-12T04:25:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-12T04:25:00-04:00 An electric car’s used battery does not stop working when the car is no longer in use, and a megafactory in Vancouver wants to give it a second life to power hospitals, data centers, and microgrids https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ev-battery-megafactory-vancouver-second-life-energy.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/chinas-massive-electric-island-has-no-blades-and-doesnt-look-like-a-windmill-but-it-transmits-1-1-gigawatts-of-offshore-wind-power-from-the-yellow-sea-to-the-power-grid/34427/ 2026-07-11T19:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T19:30:00-04:00 China’s massive “electric island” has no blades and doesn’t look like a windmill, but it transmits 1.1 gigawatts of offshore wind power from the Yellow Sea to the power grid https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/china-offshore-converter-station-installation-yellow-sea.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-town-in-extremadura-called-miajadas-has-just-launched-an-initiative-that-seems-like-a-laboratory-experiment-but-is-already-yielding-results-converting-green-hydrogen-and-captured-co2-into-renewable/34423/ 2026-07-11T18:24:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T18:24:00-04:00 A town in Extremadura called Miajadas has just launched an initiative that seems like a laboratory experiment but is already yielding results: converting green hydrogen and captured CO2 into renewable gas that flows through actual pipelines https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/power-to-gas-plant-spain-hydrogen-methane-facility.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-french-wind-turbine-which-aims-to-do-away-with-giant-towers-promises-to-bring-electricity-to-farms-islands-and-remote-areas-thanks-to-a-modular-1-kilowatt-design-that-requires-no-cranes-or-con/34419/ 2026-07-11T17:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T17:00:00-04:00 The French wind turbine, which aims to do away with giant towers, promises to bring electricity to farms, islands, and remote areas thanks to a modular 1-kilowatt design that requires no cranes or concrete https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/modular-wind-turbine-rural-community-off-grid-energy.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-team-from-the-autonomous-university-of-barcelona-analyzed-54-newborns-who-lived-between-2700-and-2100-years-ago-and-found-a-surprising-clue-in-their-dna/34415/ 2026-07-11T15:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T15:00:00-04:00 A team from the Autonomous University of Barcelona analyzed 54 newborns who lived between 2,700 and 2,100 years ago and found a surprising clue in their DNA https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/iberian-archaeological-site-spain-iron-age-settlement.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-electric-cars-dead-battery-may-not-have-been-as-dead-as-it-seemed-and-cornell-university-has-just-tested-a-method-that-allows-up-to-95-of-its-original-capacity-to-be-restored-w/34411/ 2026-07-11T12:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T12:30:00-04:00 An electric car’s “dead” battery may not have been as dead as it seemed, and Cornell University has just tested a method that allows up to 95% of its original capacity to be restored without damaging it https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ev-battery-repair-cells-regeneration-process.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/rio-beach-whose-recovery-seemed-impossible-for-years-now-attracts-more-than-300-early-morning-swimmers-and-hosts-open-water-swimming-schools-in-a-spot-that-almost-no-one-dared-to-approach-before/34407/ 2026-07-11T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T10:15:00-04:00 Río Beach, whose recovery seemed impossible for years, now attracts more than 300 early-morning swimmers and hosts open-water swimming schools in a spot that almost no one dared to approach before https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/flamengo-beach-rio-clean-water-swimmers.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-latest-trend-in-solar-energy-in-europe-is-no-longer-focused-on-rooftops-but-on-garden-fences-and-promises-to-turn-a-simple-property-line-into-a-mini-power-plant/34400/ 2026-07-11T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T08:45:00-04:00 The latest trend in solar energy in Europe is no longer focused on rooftops, but on garden fences, and promises to turn a simple property line into a mini power plant https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/solar-fence-home-backyard-europe-real-installation.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-italian-forest-which-appeared-healthy-from-a-distance-concealed-ecological-degradation-dating-back-nearly-100-years-and-scientists-discovered-that-its-fir-trees-harbored-50-3-less-plant-diversi/34396/ 2026-07-11T06:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T06:30:00-04:00 The Italian forest, which appeared healthy from a distance, concealed ecological degradation dating back nearly 100 years, and scientists discovered that its fir trees harbored 50.3% less plant diversity than native forests https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dense-spruce-forest-italy-hidden-biodiversity-loss.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/according-to-a-new-scientific-proposal-nasa-may-need-a-kind-of-biological-customs-checkpoint-on-the-moon-before-bringing-samples-from-mars-or-distant-worlds-back-to-earth/34392/ 2026-07-11T04:27:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-11T04:27:00-04:00 According to a new scientific proposal, NASA may need a kind of “biological customs checkpoint” on the Moon before bringing samples from Mars or distant worlds back to Earth https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/moon-earth-horizon-planetary-protection-barrier.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-small-airport-in-florida-was-the-scene-of-a-low-key-but-impressive-test-a-manned-electric-plane-took-off-using-solid-state-batteries-capable-of-charging-to-80-in-less-than-15-minutes/34385/ 2026-07-10T19:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-10T19:30:00-04:00 A small airport in Florida was the scene of a low-key but impressive test: a manned electric plane took off using solid-state batteries capable of charging to 80% in less than 15 minutes https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/helios-horizon-electric-plane-solid-state-battery-flight.jpg