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 https://www.ecoticias.com/en/workers-built-an-arizona-solar-farm-to-generate-electricity-beneath-the-desert-sun-but-tiny-burrowing-owls-moved-into-the-landscape-and-turned-part-of-the-energy-project-into-an-unexpected-nursery-fo/35959/ 2026-08-26T10:04:04-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-26T08:45:00-04:00 Workers built an Arizona solar farm to generate electricity beneath the desert sun, but tiny burrowing owls moved into the landscape and turned part of the energy project into an unexpected nursery for their chicks https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/burrowing-owls-artificial-burrow-arizona-solar-farm.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-trail-camera-in-british-columbia-recorded-a-wild-wolf-swimming-out-to-a-buoy-dragging-a-completely-submerged-crab-trap-onto-the-beach-by-its-rope-and-then-spending-three-minutes-figuring-out-how-to/35955/ 2026-08-25T17:43:56-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-25T16:30:00-04:00 A trail camera in British Columbia recorded a wild wolf swimming out to a buoy, dragging a completely submerged crab trap onto the beach by its rope and then spending three minutes figuring out how to open the bait cup https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sea-wolf-crab-trap-british-columbia.jpg