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Facial reconstruction of Homo floresiensis, the extinct human relative discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores.

The tiny Homo floresiensis may have survived by scavenging food, an unexpected clue that changes the image of these small humans who lived isolated on a remote island

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Satellite view of the Congo River emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, where one of the world's largest freshwater plumes begins.

Every second, 40,000 cubic meters of fresh water flow from the Congo into the Atlantic, a gigantic current whose final destination still has researchers following clues through the ocean

By Kevin Montien
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July 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Illustration of scientists drilling an Alpine glacier to recover an ancient ice core preserving nearly 2,000 years of Europe's environmental history.

Scientists drilled 33 feet into ice and recovered a 2,000-year climate record, a frozen capsule that can reveal how the atmosphere breathed long before modern measurements

By Adrian Villellas
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July 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Illustration of lava rising through a mid-ocean ridge as Earth's crust splits to form new oceanic crust beneath the Indian Ocean.

Researchers watched live as Earth cracked open and a massive amount of lava began forming new ocean floor, a geological scene almost no one ever gets to witness

By Kevin Montien
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July 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Prototype radio telescope dishes developed for Caltech's Deep Synoptic Array, the future DSA-2000 observatory.

California will build 1,650 satellite dishes to create the world’s most sensitive radio telescope, a giant cosmic ear designed to catch weak signals that now get lost in the noise of the universe

By Kevin Montien
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July 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ancient ceramic vessel filled with thousands of Roman coins uncovered during excavations in Senon, northeastern France.

Archaeologists in France uncovered a pot filled with tens of thousands of Roman coins from 1,800 years ago, a treasure someone hid and never came back for

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Close-up of a Madagascar hissing cockroach fitted with an oxygen-producing dive suit and steering electronics.

Scientists are developing diving suits for cyborg cockroaches that could be used in rescues and even Mars missions, a mix of insects and technology that sounds almost too weird to be real

By Adrian Villellas
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July 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Hands glow violet and blue under ultraviolet light, illustrating the idea of converting ordinary sunlight into higher-energy UV for new chemical reactions.

Scientists found a way to turn visible sunlight into ultraviolet light, a kind of energy trick that could open unusual doors in chemistry, medicine, and solar technology

By ECONEWS
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July 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A medical professional performing a nasal lavage procedure on a patient to collect samples for microplastic analysis.

Researchers at a Brazilian University are looking for microplastics in the airways of sleep apnea patients, raising an uncomfortable question about how much plastic we may be breathing in while we sleep

By ECONEWS
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July 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Petrified tree trunks preserved in Patagonia's Río Negro Province, part of three ancient forests dating back about 50 million years.

In Patagonia, researchers found three petrified forests about 50 million years old, a stunning window into an ancient landscape that was much greener, wetter, and stranger than southern Argentina today 

By Adrian Villellas
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July 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
NASA's Perseverance rover panorama showing the rocky Falbreen region on Mars with ancient terrain, rover tracks, and distant hills.

Perseverance looked at Mars again with a panorama built from dozens of images, and the result leaves a strange feeling: the Red Planet looks empty, but every rock may be saying something 

By Adrian Villellas
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July 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Whale bones and marine life on the seafloor of the Diamantina Zone, where researchers discovered a 5.3-million-year-old whale cemetery.

A 5.3-million-year-old whale cemetery appeared 7,000 meters deep in the Indian Ocean, an almost impossible scene that seems to tell a marine tragedy from the deep past 

By Adrian Villellas
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July 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Global view of Mars, the planet linked to the Martian meteorite NWA 8171, where scientists discovered microscopic garnet grains.

Scientists opened a tiny Martian meteorite and found a surprise inside, as if a rock from Mars were still carrying microscopic clues about the Red Planet’s history

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Illustration of Mars showing ancient water stored beneath the surface and carbon trapped in clay minerals over billions of years.

The mystery of Mars’ missing water just got stranger: scientists think part of its ancient atmosphere and moisture may have been trapped for 3 billion years inside minerals on the Red Planet

By ECONEWS
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July 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Archaeological remains of the T’aqrachullo Inca citadel in Peru, a high-Andean site with hundreds of structures and thousands of artifacts.

Archaeologists discovered an Inca citadel four times larger than Machu Picchu’s urban core, with hundreds of structures and thousands of artifacts that could rewrite a huge part of the Andean map

By Adrian Villellas
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July 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Fossil of Austrohamia vitrea from Santa Cruz, Argentina, preserving 150-million-year-old plant tissues and cells from the Jurassic period.

In Santa Cruz, scientists found a 150-million-year-old fossil plant with such rare preservation that it seems to freeze a piece of the plant world that existed when dinosaurs ruled Earth

By Adrian Villellas
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July 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Underground tunnel and ancient water channels beneath Hagia Sophia in Istanbul revealed during archaeological excavation beneath the historic monument.

Beneath Hagia Sophia, a tunnel more than 160 meters long appeared alongside ancient water channels, an underground clue showing that Istanbul still keeps hidden chapters below one of its most famous monuments 

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The circular Maya structure known as Okox during excavation at El Tigre in Petén, Guatemala, showing preserved stonework and archaeological research.

At El Tigre in Petén, a unique and well-preserved circular structure has emerged: a Maya discovery with a ritual feel that reminds us how much mystery is still hidden beneath the Guatemalan jungle 

By Sonia Ramírez
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July 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ancient Roman house discovered beneath Liceo Cavour's school gym in Rome, featuring decorated rooms, frescoes, and archaeological remains.

Italian teenagers followed a rumor that something was hidden beneath their school gym and ended up helping reveal a 1,800-year-old luxury Roman house near the Colosseum 

By ECONEWS
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July 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
NASA’s Perseverance rover looks back at its own wheel tracks in Jezero Crater after reaching the 26.2-mile driving mark.

Perseverance has driven 42.195 kilometers across Mars, a marathon distance on another planet, and with that record it keeps searching for signs of ancient life among rocks that have stayed silent for billions of years 

By Kevin Montien
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July 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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