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A well-preserved heavy iron anchor recovered from the seabed during construction of the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

Buried under North Sea sand for nearly 2,000 years, a Roman iron-and-wood anchor more than 6.6 feet long and weighing about 220 pounds was lifted off the Suffolk coast so intact it looks impossible, and archaeologists say it may have held a merchant ship of 500 to 600 tons in place

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May 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Archaeologist uncovering a large ceramic burial urn embedded under tree roots in the Amazon rainforest.

Archaeologists find ceramic urns hidden under a fallen tree in the Amazon, and the unlikely hiding place hints at human stories the forest kept for centuries

By ECONEWS

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May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Close-up of a small bat from the Myotis genus showing its sharp teeth and facial features in detail.

Scientists identify a new bat species, Myotis himalaicus, and its “very unique” traits reignite the debate over what we are still missing in mountain ecosystems

By ECONEWS

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May 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Two people sitting together with a laptop, while one looks engaged and the other appears distant, illustrating hidden loneliness.

Psychology: caregivers who seem self-sufficient can be lonelier than people think, a study finds

By Adrian Villellas

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May 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Carnarvon flapjack octopus specimen viewed from below, showing its webbed arms and deep red body.

A giant-eyed octopus is discovered in the deep, and the new species Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis is a reminder of how much ocean still has no name

By ECONEWS

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May 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM

A visitor at Crater of Diamonds State Park holds a small diamond found during a search in Arkansas.

A New York tourist finds a diamond the size of a human tooth, and a casual visit turns into a once-in-a-lifetime geology story

By ECONEWS

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May 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Climbers on a rocky cliff at Monte Conero in Italy, where fossil track marks were discovered.

Italian climbers find fossils of sea turtles that were fleeing an earthquake 80 million years ago, and the “escape” is preserved in stone like a moving scene

By ECONEWS

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May 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Fossilized Baby Yingliang dinosaur embryo curled inside an egg from southern China.

An unborn dinosaur is found inside its egg after 70 million years, and the fossil offers a rare look at the final moments before hatch day

By ECONEWS

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May 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Artist illustration of a fast radio burst emitting from a magnetar within a distant, young star-forming galaxy.

A radio burst traveled 10 billion years before reaching Earth, and the newly detected FRB acts like a time capsule from the early universe

By Adrian Villellas

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May 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Radar analysis of the Nyx Mons region on Venus showing the skylight and subsurface cavity of a discovered lava tube.

Astronomers claim they have found Venus’ first volcanic cave, and the idea of a natural shelter on a hellish planet forces new questions about what is happening under the surface

By Adrian Villellas

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May 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Small gold particles visible in a water sample, illustrating trace amounts of gold found in seawater.

Scientists confirm seawater across every ocean contains gold, but the real surprise is why no one can mine it

By ECONEWS

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May 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Gold vein trapped inside a white quartz rock, showing a natural gold-bearing mineral formation.

Geologists say earthquakes may be “making” gold nuggets inside quartz, and the study explains how extreme pressure, fluids, and hairline fractures do the work

By ECONEWS

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May 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Cracked medieval limestone tomb slab showing a carved knight at an archaeological site in Gdańsk, Poland.

What looked like an ice cream shop in Gdańsk, Poland, was hiding a medieval cemetery with nearly 300 graves, and the shock find includes a full skeleton beneath a 59-inch knight slab carved in the late 1200s or early 1300s

By Adrian Villellas

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May 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Person placing wooden objects on a large magnetic wall display, illustrating how magnetizable surfaces can hold items without drilling.

A 29-year-old industrial engineering student in Argentina created Ironplac, a magnetizable wall finish that lets you hang tools, frames, and even kitchen knives without drilling, because the wall stays passive and the magnet on the object does the work

By ECONEWS

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May 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Archaeological excavation and prehistoric evidence linked to Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Malta’s Latnija Cave

Finds in Malta’s Latnija cave show hunter-gatherers crossed open sea to reach the island 8,500 years ago

By Adrian Villellas

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May 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Leafcutter ants carrying pieces of leaves, highlighting the ecological role of ant colonies in natural ecosystems

“$250 for an ant”: the market driving one insect to luxury prices, and the reason has more to do with science than with extravagance

By ECONEWS

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May 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Ancient Pinot Noir grape seed recovered from a medieval hospital latrine in northern France

A Pinot Noir grape seed is found in the latrine of a medieval hospital: it sounds trivial… until you understand what it reveals about diet and power

By Adrian Villellas

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May 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Ancient Arabic manuscript discovered in Old Dongola linked to Nubian ruler King Qashqash

A 17th-century Arabic document turns up in a pile of trash… and what it reveals about everyday life changes the “official” narrative of the era

By Adrian Villellas

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May 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Archaeologists studying ancient household remains at the Neolithic site of Molino Casarotto in Italy

Neolithic life under the microscope: cooking, cleaning, and taking out the trash weren’t “minor chores”… they were the hidden engine of society (and now there’s proof)

By ECONEWS

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May 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Archaeological excavation site in the Czech Republic where researchers uncovered an ancient Celtic settlement

They were going to build a highway and ended up uncovering an intact Celtic city with gold, jewelry, and 2,000-year-old workshops: the archaeological twist feels cinematic

By ECONEWS

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May 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM

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Buried under North Sea sand for nearly 2,000 years, a Roman iron-and-wood anchor more than 6.6 feet long and weighing about 220 pounds was lifted off the Suffolk coast so intact it looks impossible, and archaeologists say it may have held a merchant ship of 500 to 600 tons in place

Archaeologists find ceramic urns hidden under a fallen tree in the Amazon, and the unlikely hiding place hints at human stories the forest kept for centuries

Scientists identify a new bat species, Myotis himalaicus, and its “very unique” traits reignite the debate over what we are still missing in mountain ecosystems

Psychology: caregivers who seem self-sufficient can be lonelier than people think, a study finds

A giant-eyed octopus is discovered in the deep, and the new species Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis is a reminder of how much ocean still has no name

A New York tourist finds a diamond the size of a human tooth, and a casual visit turns into a once-in-a-lifetime geology story

Italian climbers find fossils of sea turtles that were fleeing an earthquake 80 million years ago, and the “escape” is preserved in stone like a moving scene

An unborn dinosaur is found inside its egg after 70 million years, and the fossil offers a rare look at the final moments before hatch day

A radio burst traveled 10 billion years before reaching Earth, and the newly detected FRB acts like a time capsule from the early universe

Astronomers claim they have found Venus’ first volcanic cave, and the idea of a natural shelter on a hellish planet forces new questions about what is happening under the surface

Scientists confirm seawater across every ocean contains gold, but the real surprise is why no one can mine it

Geologists say earthquakes may be “making” gold nuggets inside quartz, and the study explains how extreme pressure, fluids, and hairline fractures do the work

What looked like an ice cream shop in Gdańsk, Poland, was hiding a medieval cemetery with nearly 300 graves, and the shock find includes a full skeleton beneath a 59-inch knight slab carved in the late 1200s or early 1300s

A 29-year-old industrial engineering student in Argentina created Ironplac, a magnetizable wall finish that lets you hang tools, frames, and even kitchen knives without drilling, because the wall stays passive and the magnet on the object does the work

Finds in Malta’s Latnija cave show hunter-gatherers crossed open sea to reach the island 8,500 years ago

“$250 for an ant”: the market driving one insect to luxury prices, and the reason has more to do with science than with extravagance

A Pinot Noir grape seed is found in the latrine of a medieval hospital: it sounds trivial… until you understand what it reveals about diet and power

A 17th-century Arabic document turns up in a pile of trash… and what it reveals about everyday life changes the “official” narrative of the era

Neolithic life under the microscope: cooking, cleaning, and taking out the trash weren’t “minor chores”… they were the hidden engine of society (and now there’s proof)

They were going to build a highway and ended up uncovering an intact Celtic city with gold, jewelry, and 2,000-year-old workshops: the archaeological twist feels cinematic

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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