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Geology, paleontology, physics, space and the natural world

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.

Scientists are baffled: underground tunnels that defy any known geological explanation

Scientists are baffled: underground tunnels that defy any known geological explanation

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December 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The strange meltdown after star explosions is more extreme than we thought

The strange meltdown after star explosions is more extreme than we thought

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December 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The wild super-earth scientists just confirmed around a distant star

The wild super-earth scientists just confirmed around a distant star 

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December 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Amazonian flies may be carriers of a new bacterium linked to Andean fever

Amazonian flies may be carriers of a new bacterium linked to Andean fever

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December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The ice that holds up half a meter of sea level begins to crack like a windshield

The ice that holds up half a meter of sea level begins to crack like a windshield

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December 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
While we eat crabs and lobsters at Christmas, science issues a warning that could change a tradition that dates back decades

While we eat crabs and lobsters at Christmas, science issues a warning that could change a tradition that dates back decades

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December 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Geologists discover a super-giant gold deposit in China with an estimated value of around $85,215,780

Geologists discover a super-giant gold deposit in China with an estimated value of around $85,215,780

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December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A study debunks decades of scientific research: underwater canyons are NOT created by rivers... and the explanation is brutal

A study debunks decades of scientific research: underwater canyons are NOT created by rivers… and the explanation is brutal

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December 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
GPS device next to a flagged marker in a ploughed field at the western Czech site where 2,500-year-old Celtic treasure was found.

Archaeologists discover a treasure trove of Celtic coins and jewellery dating back 2,500 years in the west of the Czech Republic

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December 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Close-up of a male platypus hind-leg spur, the venom-injecting spike used to deliver a painful sting.

The poison that no one can stop: a bite from this creature can land you in the emergency room, and science still doesn’t know how to neutralize it

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December 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Scientists warn: the glacier at the end of the world is not only melting, but is now tearing apart from within

Scientists warn: the glacier at the end of the world is not only melting, but is now tearing apart from within

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December 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The super plant that survives even when you forget about it

The super plant that survives even when you forget about it

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December 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Researchers can't believe what they've discovered: an 8-year-old boy's chance find in the forest changes science forever

Researchers can’t believe what they’ve discovered: an 8-year-old boy’s chance find in the forest changes science forever

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December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Archaeologists discover the hands and feet of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million years ago in Kenya

Archaeologists discover the hands and feet of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million years ago in Kenya

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December 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A couple stopped at a park for the second time and found a giant 2.7-carat diamond

A couple stopped at a park for the second time and found a giant 2.7-carat diamond

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December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A 37-carat pink diamond appears to have “split in two” during its formation millions of years ago

A 37-carat pink diamond appears to have “split in two” during its formation millions of years ago

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December 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
From 180 million miles away, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft snapped an image of Earth as a tiny dot. The camera was in test mode, and the moment was quietly striking

From 180 million miles away, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft snapped an image of Earth as a tiny dot. The camera was in test mode, and the moment was quietly striking

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December 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Satellite map of the McDermitt Caldera (Nevada-Oregon), associated with the largest lithium deposit discovered in the United States.

Confirmed: an ancient supervolcano in the US hides the planet’s largest lithium treasure, valued at $1.5 trillion

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December 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Goodbye to crosswinds: this 2-gram parachute lands with more precision than many expensive drones

Goodbye to crosswinds: this 2-gram parachute lands with more precision than many expensive drones

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December 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Underwater camera at 200 m in the Bali Sea: a small unidentified animal appears next to the cable and spotlights.

A YouTuber lowers a camera 200 meters below the surface and films a creature that experts are unable to identify

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December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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