https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-handful-of-wild-guanacos-can-block-100-sheep-from-a-single-water-trough-in-patagonia-so-argentine-researchers-built-two-simple-fences-to-stop-it/35320/ 2026-08-05T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T18:30:00-04:00 A handful of wild guanacos can block 100 sheep from a single water trough in Patagonia, so Argentine researchers built two simple fences to stop it https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/guanacos-drinking-livestock-water-trough-patagonia.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-found-groundwater-trapped-beneath-the-sahara-for-nearly-1-million-years-and-the-discovery-is-more-complicated-than-one-giant-hidden-ocean-underground/35319/ 2026-08-05T17:01:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T17:01:00-04:00 Scientists found groundwater trapped beneath the Sahara for nearly 1 million years, and the discovery is more complicated than one giant hidden ocean underground https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sahara-desert-water-well-groundwater.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-directly-connected-the-solar-panels-battery-and-heat-pump-of-a-208-square-meter-home-and-discovered-that-the-usual-path-of-the-electricity-was-causing-a-daily-waste-of-energy/35354/ 2026-08-05T15:47:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T15:41:44-04:00 Scientists directly connected the solar panels, battery, and heat pump of a 208-square-meter home and discovered that the usual path of the electricity was causing a daily waste of energy https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/new-dc-solar-nanogrid-battery-heat-pump-energy-loss-1.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/new-york-city-sank-more-than-2500-retired-subway-cars-off-the-atlantic-coast-and-the-ones-that-survived-became-a-surprisingly-rich-artificial-reef/35318/ 2026-08-05T15:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T15:00:00-04:00 New York City sank more than 2,500 retired subway cars off the Atlantic coast, and the ones that survived became a surprisingly rich artificial reef https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/redbird-reef-subway-car-artificial-reef-interior.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/spains-vortex-bladeless-built-a-wind-turbine-that-sways-instead-of-spinning-and-it-would-take-34000-of-them-to-match-a-single-modern-turbine/35317/ 2026-08-05T12:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T12:30:00-04:00 Spain’s Vortex Bladeless built a wind turbine that sways instead of spinning, and it would take 34,000 of them to match a single modern turbine https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/vortex-bladeless-atlantis-prototype-bladeless-wind-generator.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/three-indian-teenagers-won-the-earth-prize-with-plas-stick-a-magnetic-powder-made-from-tamarind-seeds-that-clumps-microplastics-so-a-magnet-can-pull-them-out/35258/ 2026-08-05T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T10:15:00-04:00 Three Indian teenagers won the Earth Prize with Plas-Stick, a magnetic powder made from tamarind seeds that clumps microplastics so a magnet can pull them out https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/plas-stick-earth-prize-india-microplastics-water.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-half-mile-strip-of-solar-panels-now-floats-over-an-irrigation-canal-in-india-generating-power-for-the-grid-while-blocking-evaporation-from-the-water-below/35257/ 2026-08-05T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T08:45:00-04:00 A half-mile strip of solar panels now floats over an irrigation canal in India, generating power for the grid while blocking evaporation from the water below https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chandrasan-canal-top-solar-power-plant-gujarat.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-german-made-material-can-pull-nearly-half-a-gallon-of-water-a-day-from-air-as-dry-as-18-humidity-and-it-could-soon-scale-to-dry-regions-like-the-mediterranean/35256/ 2026-08-05T06:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T06:30:00-04:00 A German-made material can pull nearly half a gallon of water a day from air as dry as 18% humidity, and it could soon scale to dry regions like the Mediterranean https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cau10h-metal-organic-framework-water-harvesting-material.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/on-april-25-1778-a-young-indigenous-woman-set-out-on-a-journey-of-more-than-299-kilometers-through-the-snow-and-cold-to-save-george-washingtons-starving-army-and-nearly-250-years-later-th/35301/ 2026-08-05T05:13:16-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-05T05:13:16-04:00 On April 25, 1778, a young Indigenous woman set out on a journey of more than 299 kilometers through the snow and cold to save George Washington’s starving army, and nearly 250 years later, the United States has finally given her the place she never had in the history books https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/polly-cooper-oneida-george-washington-valley-forge-statue.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-portable-x-ray-machine-has-produced-the-first-diagnostic-images-of-a-human-body-in-orbit-and-the-same-device-could-one-day-serve-remote-clinics-on-earth/35255/ 2026-08-04T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T18:30:00-04:00 A portable X-ray machine has produced the first diagnostic images of a human body in orbit, and the same device could one day serve remote clinics on Earth https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/portable-x-ray-spacecraft-medical-imaging-illustration.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/spain-has-created-its-first-official-vocational-certificate-for-bicycle-mechanics-and-the-690-hour-program-now-covers-e-bikes-hydraulic-brakes-and-lithium-batteries-too/35254/ 2026-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 Spain has created its first official vocational certificate for bicycle mechanics, and the 690-hour program now covers e-bikes, hydraulic brakes and lithium batteries too https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/spain-electric-cargo-bike-mechanic-vocational-training.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/record-summer-heat-is-pushing-europeans-toward-chinese-portable-air-conditioners-like-midea-and-tcl-since-they-need-no-drilling-into-century-old-walls/35253/ 2026-08-04T15:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T15:00:00-04:00 Record summer heat is pushing Europeans toward Chinese portable air conditioners like Midea and TCL, since they need no drilling into century-old walls https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/denis-yurchak-installing-midea-portasplit-vienna.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/it-all-started-when-a-florida-homeowner-had-some-old-cardboard-boxes-he-was-going-to-throw-away-and-ended-up-transforming-a-withered-lawn-into-a-garden-full-of-butterflies-bees-birds-and-edible-pla/35289/ 2026-08-04T15:49:25-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T14:01:27-04:00 It all started when a Florida homeowner had some old cardboard boxes he was going to throw away and ended up transforming a withered lawn into a garden full of butterflies, bees, birds, and edible plants that requires almost no maintenance https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/florida-homeowner-cardboard-lawn-pollinator-garden.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/saharan-dust-drifting-into-europe-has-grown-by-up-to-25-over-nearly-a-decade-and-its-starting-to-cloud-the-continents-bet-on-solar-power/35252/ 2026-08-04T12:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T12:30:00-04:00 Saharan dust drifting into Europe has grown by up to 25% over nearly a decade, and it’s starting to cloud the continent’s bet on solar power https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/saharan-dust-solar-farm-spain-calima.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/portugals-new-bottle-deposit-is-worth-about-11-u-s-cents-and-its-already-sending-people-digging-through-lisbon-and-portos-public-trash-cans/35251/ 2026-08-04T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T10:15:00-04:00 Portugal’s new bottle deposit is worth about 11 U.S. cents, and it’s already sending people digging through Lisbon and Porto’s public trash cans https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/volta-deposit-return-machine-portugal-recycling.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-winter-storm-has-rebuilt-chiles-snowpack-to-51-above-its-historical-average-and-the-water-locked-inside-it-is-still-running-short/35250/ 2026-08-04T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T08:45:00-04:00 A winter storm has rebuilt Chile’s snowpack to 51% above its historical average, and the water locked inside it is still running short https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/el-yeso-reservoir-chile-andes-snowpack-2026.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/his-grandfather-paid-2200-for-this-new-tractor-in-1953-and-62-years-later-his-grandson-did-everything-he-could-to-recover-it-before-it-disappeared-forever-from-the-familys-history/35271/ 2026-08-04T07:45:34-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T07:45:34-04:00 His grandfather paid $2,200 for this new tractor in 1953, and 62 years later, his grandson did everything he could to recover it before it disappeared forever from the family’s history https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/grandson-restores-grandfathers-1953-allis-chalmers-wd-tractor-2.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-shark-found-dead-on-an-irish-shore-has-left-scientists-astonished-it-may-have-been-only-150-years-old-but-not-mature-and-its-species-can-live-400-years/35235/ 2026-08-04T06:24:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-04T06:24:00-04:00 A shark found dead on an Irish shore has left scientists astonished — it may have been only 150 years old but not mature, and its species can live 400 years https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/greenland-shark-stranded-sligo-ireland.jpg