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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.

Microscopic view of microplastic particles detected in human brain tissue during a recent scientific study

Your brain could be full of microplastics… and you don’t even know it

By ECONEWS

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February 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM

A dog walks past bomb-damaged apartment buildings in Ukraine, reflecting how war conditions may shape frontline dogs

Scientists analyze 763 dogs in nine regions of Ukraine and discover that the front is “producing” wolf-like dogs in a matter of months, claiming that this is natural selection, not genetic magic

By Adrian Villellas

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February 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Great Pyramid of Giza under dramatic clouds, as a controversial erosion study suggests it may be far older than the Fourth Dynasty

The Great Pyramid of Giza could be thousands of years older than we thought, according to a controversial study

By Adrian Villellas

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February 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM

Biofluorescent marine fish glowing green and red under blue light on a coral reef during a scientific study

Hundreds of marine fish have been glowing underwater for centuries… and no one had noticed

By ECONEWS

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February 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM

A mouse pulls at the tongue of an unresponsive cage mate during a lab-recorded rescue-like behavior.

Never-before-documented behavior: mice attempt to rescue their companions with actions similar to CPR

By ECONEWS

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February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Lake Neuron, a massive underground thermal lake discovered 127 meters deep inside Atmos Cave in Albania.

At a depth of 100 meters underground in Albania, scientists have just discovered a thermal lake so large that it challenges our understanding of the world

By ECONEWS

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February 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Astronomers look back 11.1 billion years and see something that doesn’t fit: a twin of the Milky Way ten times more massive and out of control

By ECONEWS

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February 17, 2026 at 5:08 AM

Humpback whale underwater releasing bubbles during a bubble display.

Humpback whales are making perfect bubble rings… and no one knows why

By ECONEWS

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February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Europa, Jupiter’s icy ocean moon, showing a bright cracked surface with reddish-brown streaks against black space.

Jupiter’s moon could be dead inside

By Adrian Villellas

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February 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Stone age quartz arrowheads from South Africa bearing traces of ancient plant based poison

60,000-year-old poisoned arrows discovered in South Africa reveal that early humans mastered lethal chemistry long before agriculture or writing

By ECONEWS

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February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Two chimpanzees sit close together in the forest, a species scientists observed using medicinal plants to treat wounds.

Chimpanzees apply medicinal plants to their wounds… and also help others

By Adrian Villellas

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February 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Artist illustration of AT2025ulz, a possible superkilonova where a star explodes and neutron stars collide

A star exploded, split in two, and then collided again within hours, leaving a double signature that has astronomers puzzled

By ECONEWS

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February 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM

A researcher records ultrasonic sounds from a potted tomato plant in a greenhouse using microphones connected to a laptop.

Scientists discover that plants “scream” silently when they are stressed… and now even insects are beginning to hear them

By Adrian Villellas

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February 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM

High resolution seismic model showing fast wave anomalies deep beneath the Pacific Ocean in Earth’s lower mantle.

Something that “shouldn’t be there” appears beneath the Pacific, and a new high-resolution seismic model leaves geophysicists with a huge mystery

By Adrian Villellas

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February 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Illustration of a human brain with highlighted neural tissue and an inset microscopy image, representing microplastics detected in brain samples.

Your brain may be accumulating microplastics, and the big question is no longer whether they are there, but what they might be doing

By Adrian Villellas

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February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM

Woolly mammoth with long curved tusks, a heavyweight used to model how slow giant animals could move

The 75-ton Argentinosaurus could not run at all, and the study states that they were slow and heavy and barely exceeded 6 miles per hour

By Adrian Villellas

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February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM

Person taking an ice cold shower as researchers study effects of cold water immersion on the body

What cold showers do to the body, according to a review of 11 trials with 3,177 adults

By ECONEWS

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February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM

Reconstruction of a 508-million-year-old Cambrian sea worm with long spines and tentacles, after the head mix-up was corrected.

A 508-million-year-old worm from the primordial ocean, invisible teeth, and an embarrassing mistake: in 1977, they believed it walked on spikes… in 2015, they discovered that it wasn’t even its head

By ECONEWS

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February 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM

Perfectly preserved 18th century explorer ship discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Australia

An exploration ship lost 250 years ago has just been found perfectly preserved off the coast of Australia, like a time capsule from the past

By ECONEWS

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February 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM

Archaeologists excavate medieval skeletons beneath the chapel at the Tower of London during a major archaeological dig

Archaeologists discover forgotten burials containing medieval skeletons beneath the chapel at the Tower of London… and some may be victims of the Black Death

By ECONEWS

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February 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM

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Your brain could be full of microplastics… and you don’t even know it

Scientists analyze 763 dogs in nine regions of Ukraine and discover that the front is “producing” wolf-like dogs in a matter of months, claiming that this is natural selection, not genetic magic

The Great Pyramid of Giza could be thousands of years older than we thought, according to a controversial study

Hundreds of marine fish have been glowing underwater for centuries… and no one had noticed

Never-before-documented behavior: mice attempt to rescue their companions with actions similar to CPR

At a depth of 100 meters underground in Albania, scientists have just discovered a thermal lake so large that it challenges our understanding of the world

Astronomers look back 11.1 billion years and see something that doesn’t fit: a twin of the Milky Way ten times more massive and out of control

Humpback whales are making perfect bubble rings… and no one knows why

Jupiter’s moon could be dead inside

60,000-year-old poisoned arrows discovered in South Africa reveal that early humans mastered lethal chemistry long before agriculture or writing

Chimpanzees apply medicinal plants to their wounds… and also help others

A star exploded, split in two, and then collided again within hours, leaving a double signature that has astronomers puzzled

Scientists discover that plants “scream” silently when they are stressed… and now even insects are beginning to hear them

Something that “shouldn’t be there” appears beneath the Pacific, and a new high-resolution seismic model leaves geophysicists with a huge mystery

Your brain may be accumulating microplastics, and the big question is no longer whether they are there, but what they might be doing

The 75-ton Argentinosaurus could not run at all, and the study states that they were slow and heavy and barely exceeded 6 miles per hour

What cold showers do to the body, according to a review of 11 trials with 3,177 adults

A 508-million-year-old worm from the primordial ocean, invisible teeth, and an embarrassing mistake: in 1977, they believed it walked on spikes… in 2015, they discovered that it wasn’t even its head

An exploration ship lost 250 years ago has just been found perfectly preserved off the coast of Australia, like a time capsule from the past

Archaeologists discover forgotten burials containing medieval skeletons beneath the chapel at the Tower of London… and some may be victims of the Black Death

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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