https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-graduate-student-in-maine-turned-wood-into-a-foam-that-keeps-a-cooler-almost-as-cold-as-plastic-does-and-the-part-that-still-fails-is-not-the-temperature/35701/ 2026-08-15T15:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-15T15:00:00-04:00 A graduate student in Maine turned wood into a foam that keeps a cooler almost as cold as plastic does, and the part that still fails is not the temperature https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/quazeem-tiamiyu-wood-fiber-foam-process.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/mushroom-gatherers-walked-into-a-nepalese-forest-and-found-a-nest-built-by-the-only-snake-known-to-make-one-and-officials-have-now-restricted-access-to-the-site/35699/ 2026-08-15T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-15T10:15:00-04:00 Mushroom gatherers walked into a Nepalese forest and found a nest built by the only snake known to make one, and officials have now restricted access to the site https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/king-cobra-forest-habitat.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/ethiopia-put-805-million-seedlings-in-the-ground-in-twelve-hours-with-26-million-people-helping-and-the-number-that-will-actually-decide-whether-it-worked-is-still-years-away/35700/ 2026-08-15T08:49:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-15T08:49:00-04:00 Ethiopia put 805 million seedlings in the ground in twelve hours with 26 million people helping, and the number that will actually decide whether it worked is still years away https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ethiopia-green-legacy-community-tree-planting.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-say-one-thousandth-of-the-ocean-holds-enough-lithium-and-magnesium-to-last-50000-years-but-an-olympic-pool-of-seawater-shows-why-almost-nobody-can-get-it-out/35698/ 2026-08-15T12:59:51-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-15T06:30:00-04:00 Scientists say one thousandth of the ocean holds enough lithium and magnesium to last 50,000 years, but an Olympic pool of seawater shows why almost nobody can get it out https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/chinmayee-subban-pnnl-seawater-critical-minerals.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/nasa-satellite-images-show-france-spain-and-italy-turning-brown-within-weeks-and-the-measurement-behind-the-color-change-is-one-europe-has-never-recorded-in-a-summer-before/35697/ 2026-08-14T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T18:30:00-04:00 NASA satellite images show France, Spain and Italy turning brown within weeks, and the measurement behind the color change is one Europe has never recorded in a summer before https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/europe-extreme-heat-drought-summer-2026.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-86-year-old-pennsylvania-farmer-turned-down-more-than-15-million-from-data-center-developers-and-took-1-9-million-instead-for-a-reason-that-had-almost-nothing-to-do-with-money/35706/ 2026-08-14T16:48:58-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T16:48:58-04:00 An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer turned down more than $15 million from data center developers and took $1.9 million instead, for a reason that had almost nothing to do with money https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mervin-raudabaugh-rejected-15-million-data-center-offer.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-13-year-old-in-oregon-built-a-chamber-that-pulls-drinking-water-out-of-the-air-for-dry-farms-and-the-amount-it-produced-in-two-hours-explains-the-real-problem/35705/ 2026-08-14T14:12:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T14:12:00-04:00 A 13-year-old in Oregon built a chamber that pulls drinking water out of the air for dry farms, and the amount it produced in two hours explains the real problem https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/roy-kim-water-from-air-plant-irrigation-system.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/romania-sank-four-rock-filled-barges-into-the-danube-to-keep-a-nuclear-reactor-running-and-the-river-rose-an-inch-and-a-half-when-forecasters-had-expected-a-drop/35704/ 2026-08-14T11:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T11:30:00-04:00 Romania sank four rock-filled barges into the Danube to keep a nuclear reactor running, and the river rose an inch and a half when forecasters had expected a drop https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cernavoda-nuclear-plant-danube-romania.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/four-snow-leopards-wearing-gps-collars-in-nepal-sent-back-4707-signals-and-three-of-them-crossed-into-china-and-india-so-often-that-the-conservation-map-no-longer-fits/35693/ 2026-08-14T07:38:43-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T07:15:00-04:00 Four snow leopards wearing GPS collars in Nepal sent back 4,707 signals, and three of them crossed into China and India so often that the conservation map no longer fits https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/snow-leopard-face-closeup-himalaya-tracking.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/syngenta-is-leaving-australias-paraquat-market-after-an-80-percent-spraying-cut-but-the-weed-killer-linked-in-studies-to-parkinsons-concerns-will-remain/35688/ 2026-08-13T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T18:30:00-04:00 Syngenta is leaving Australia’s paraquat market after an 80 percent spraying cut, but the weed killer linked in studies to Parkinson’s concerns will remain https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/agricultural-herbicide-spraying-australia-field.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/newfoundland-introduced-moose-in-1878-and-released-four-more-in-1904-and-today-about-110000-descendants-are-reshaping-the-islands-forests/35671/ 2026-08-13T17:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T17:00:00-04:00 Newfoundland introduced moose in 1878 and released four more in 1904, and today about 110,000 descendants are reshaping the island’s forests https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/newfoundland-moose-forest-browsing-damage.jpg