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In Science, ECOnews reports on new discoveries in geology, paleontology, physics, space, health and the natural world. We explain the latest studies from universities and labs worldwide in plain language.

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An 8-year-old’s backyard ant find rewrote insect science, reminding experts kids still win the weird-discovery game

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June 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Close-up of a snake in its natural habitat showing key identification features such as pupil shape, head structure, scales, and tail.

Viper or harmless snake? One glance at the eyes, head, and tail could save you from panic – or a hospital trip

By ECONEWS

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June 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Aerial view of the San Andreas Fault cutting across an arid landscape in California.

The San Andreas Fault just hit its highest stress level in a millennium, and California’s nerves are jangling

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June 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Europa, Jupiter’s ice-covered moon, seen in a global view as scientists study new ways to detect life through molecular patterns

Israeli researchers say the real alien giveaway might hide inside amino-acid math, not in flashy space signals

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June 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Reconstruction of the head and neck of Paludocyon moyasolai, a newly described Middle Miocene bear-dog from Spain

Scientists stumble on a never-seen “bear-dog,” blowing up what we thought we knew about Europe’s prehistoric beast lineup

By Adrian Villellas

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June 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM

A vintage 1925 photograph of a person wearing "The Isolator," a bulky wooden helmet designed to block noise and visual distractions.

The 1925 ‘Isolator’ Helmet: a noise-blocking, oxygen-pumping brain bubble that tried to save genius from distraction

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June 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Olympus Mons on Mars, the largest volcano in the solar system, where researchers detected seasonal water frost near the summit caldera.

Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano in the solar system, and the detail that breaks your brain is the footprint, about 370 miles wide and roughly 72,000 feet tall from base to summit on Mars

By Adrian Villellas

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June 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Turquoise waters of Lake Neuron inside a cave system in southern Albania, the largest known underground thermal lake.

Researchers say they’ve found the world’s largest underground thermal lake in Albania, a turquoise basin about 417 ft. deep hidden inside a cave system near the Greek border

By ECONEWS

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June 20, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Visitors walk around the Les Braves memorial sculpture on Omaha Beach in Normandy, a key D-Day landing site.

Geologists studied sand from the D-Day beaches in Normandy and uncovered a lingering signature of wartime debris, proof that history can stay embedded in the shoreline for decades

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June 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Underground corridor and brick tunnel discovered beneath a school in Rome.

A group of meddling teenagers accidentally uncover a 1,800-year-old Roman house beneath their school, and the “campus” suddenly becomes an archaeological site

By Adrian Villellas

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June 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Iberian lynx standing near water in natural habitat, a species recovering in Spain but facing new risks.

More than 200 Iberian lynx were killed by vehicles in a single year even as the population reached 2,663, a recovery story now dragging a deadly price tag behind it

By ECONEWS

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June 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Ancient Egyptian illustration showing beekeeping and honey production with hives and jars.

Honey pulled from Egyptian tombs sealed for more than 3,000 years has been found still edible, thanks to chemistry that makes it nature’s near-perfect preservative

By ECONEWS

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June 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Close-up of a transparent copepod with long antennules, representing a deep-sea species linked to a newly discovered branch of life.

Scientists say Greenland’s “new branch of life” discovery comes from a depth of over 8,300 feet, and the claim forces a rethink of how evolution’s tree is organized

By ECONEWS

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June 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Reconstruction of the giant extinct scorpion Praearcturus gigas in a shallow ancient wetland.

Scientists discover the largest extinct scorpion, measuring over about 3.3 ft. long, and the find resets what “giant” really means

By ECONEWS

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June 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM

Editorial illustration of Earth from space showing the magnetic north pole shifting from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia.

Earth’s magnetic north pole has shifted more than 1,400 miles, and agencies worldwide are preparing for the ripple effects on navigation and technology

By ECONEWS

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June 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Ancient wooden artifact from the Marathousa 1 site in Greece showing cut marks linked to early human tool use.

A simple 430,000-year-old piece of wood looked ordinary until researchers found cut marks, and the scratches may point to tool use far earlier than expected

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June 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Researchers exploring an underground tunnel in Greece found a new cave cricket and named it Dolichopoda balrogi, and what’s wild is that the discovery came from a manmade tunnel where hardly anyone expects to find a brand-new species

By Adrian Villellas

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June 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM

Deep borehole drilled into Antarctic ice, showing access to a hidden subglacial lake below.

China drills into Antarctica targeting a hidden subglacial lake, and the mission raises high-stakes questions about what is sealed beneath the ice

By ECONEWS

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June 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Group of people in a meeting listening and discussing ideas, illustrating how individuals reconsider opinions in conversations.

Psychology: people with more intellectual humility change their minds in public more easily

By Adrian Villellas

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June 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Octopus swimming underwater with its arms extended, showing rows of suckers used to sense and explore.

Octopuses have nine brains, three hearts, and blue copper-based blood, and most of their neurons live in their arms, meaning each arm can “taste,” decide, and react on its own

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June 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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Science

An 8-year-old’s backyard ant find rewrote insect science, reminding experts kids still win the weird-discovery game

Viper or harmless snake? One glance at the eyes, head, and tail could save you from panic – or a hospital trip

The San Andreas Fault just hit its highest stress level in a millennium, and California’s nerves are jangling

Israeli researchers say the real alien giveaway might hide inside amino-acid math, not in flashy space signals

Scientists stumble on a never-seen “bear-dog,” blowing up what we thought we knew about Europe’s prehistoric beast lineup

The 1925 ‘Isolator’ Helmet: a noise-blocking, oxygen-pumping brain bubble that tried to save genius from distraction

Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano in the solar system, and the detail that breaks your brain is the footprint, about 370 miles wide and roughly 72,000 feet tall from base to summit on Mars

Researchers say they’ve found the world’s largest underground thermal lake in Albania, a turquoise basin about 417 ft. deep hidden inside a cave system near the Greek border

Geologists studied sand from the D-Day beaches in Normandy and uncovered a lingering signature of wartime debris, proof that history can stay embedded in the shoreline for decades

A group of meddling teenagers accidentally uncover a 1,800-year-old Roman house beneath their school, and the “campus” suddenly becomes an archaeological site

More than 200 Iberian lynx were killed by vehicles in a single year even as the population reached 2,663, a recovery story now dragging a deadly price tag behind it

Honey pulled from Egyptian tombs sealed for more than 3,000 years has been found still edible, thanks to chemistry that makes it nature’s near-perfect preservative

Scientists say Greenland’s “new branch of life” discovery comes from a depth of over 8,300 feet, and the claim forces a rethink of how evolution’s tree is organized

Scientists discover the largest extinct scorpion, measuring over about 3.3 ft. long, and the find resets what “giant” really means

Earth’s magnetic north pole has shifted more than 1,400 miles, and agencies worldwide are preparing for the ripple effects on navigation and technology

A simple 430,000-year-old piece of wood looked ordinary until researchers found cut marks, and the scratches may point to tool use far earlier than expected

Researchers exploring an underground tunnel in Greece found a new cave cricket and named it Dolichopoda balrogi, and what’s wild is that the discovery came from a manmade tunnel where hardly anyone expects to find a brand-new species

China drills into Antarctica targeting a hidden subglacial lake, and the mission raises high-stakes questions about what is sealed beneath the ice

Psychology: people with more intellectual humility change their minds in public more easily

Octopuses have nine brains, three hearts, and blue copper-based blood, and most of their neurons live in their arms, meaning each arm can “taste,” decide, and react on its own

In Romania’s Brașov County, brown bears number about 1,329 by a national genetic estimate, the highest density of any county, and one bear relocated from Poiana Brașov was back within 3 days

More than 40 Magellanic penguins born in captivity arrived by court order from Mar del Plata at a river island in Argentina’s Río Negro province, and at first they had not explored even a third of their new home

In Japan, researchers led by Tohoku University used an inexpensive blue pigment to turn carbon dioxide into methane with 79.5% Faradaic efficiency, and methane selectivity stayed above 60% for about 80 hours

At 8.2 feet on Oct. 13, the Lake Constance water level in Konstanz, Germany, fell below a 1947 record for the date, and it now sits 10 inches under last winter’s low

A simulated AMOC collapse in an unreviewed preprint cut wheat, corn and rice harvests in Germany and Ukraine by roughly 16 to 19 percent, and cereal prices could climb up to 40 percent in the worst case

A landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord sent a tsunami 1,578 feet up the opposite wall, and a Science study found small tremors striking every 30 to 60 seconds in the hours before the collapse

A company won a mining license for a magnesium deposit it estimates at more than 50 million metric tons near Rășinari, in Romania’s Sibiu County, and the EU gets 97 percent of its magnesium from China

Leap seconds will end on May 20, 2027, under a rule the General Conference on Weights and Measures adopted in Versailles, France, and a new study finds Earth’s solid surface turning slightly rounder as polar ground rises

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