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The cables that carry 99% of the internet could become a giant microphone for detecting earthquakes, tsunamis and even whales
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (935+ words) Home - Energy - The cables that carry 99% of the internet could become a giant microphone for detecting earthquakes, tsunamis and even whales Every time you hit play on a movie or join a morning video call, you are leaning on a…...
It was buried under 30 meters of polar ice and had been missing since 1967: NASA unexpectedly finds an old secret nuclear test site in the middle of the Arctic
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (679+ words) Home - Science - It was buried under 30 meters of polar ice and had been missing since 1967: NASA unexpectedly finds an old secret nuclear test site in the middle of the Arctic When a NASA research jet flew over northern Greenland in…...
A European satellite confirms what many doubted: between 2019 and 2023, California added hundreds of zero-emission vehicles per area, and the TROPOMI satellite detected a measurable decrease in pollution from space
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (909+ words) Home - Environment - A European satellite confirms what many doubted: between 2019 and 2023, California added hundreds of zero-emission vehicles per area, and the TROPOMI satellite detected a measurable decrease in pollution from space If you have ever inched through city traffic and…...
In 2019, China did something that seems crazy: “cover” glaciers with giant blankets. Now, in 2026, data shows how much they actually slow down melting
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (770+ words) Home - Environment - In 2019, China did something that seems crazy: "cover" glaciers with giant blankets. Now, in 2026, data shows how much they actually slow down melting Back in 2019, a group of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences hiked up to…...
They look like simple puddles of water, but every time it rains, they activate a prehistoric ecosystem whose lineage began more than 100 million years ago and which the European Union considers a priority
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (268+ words) Home - Environment - They look like simple puddles of water, but every time it rains, they activate a prehistoric ecosystem whose lineage began more than 100 million years ago and which the European Union considers a priority These tiny wetlands are officially…...
They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees... and they “melted” at over 70 °C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (669+ words) Home - Environment - They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees" and they "melted" at over 70 "C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground In one of the harshest corners…...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is becoming a floating continent populated by marine creatures
4+ day, 7+ min ago (561+ words) Home - Environment - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is becoming a floating continent populated by marine creatures When you picture the open Pacific Ocean, do you imagine endless blue water with nothing in sight except waves. Now scientists are seeing something…...
A 566-year-old “matriarch” tree still stands in the Gwydir wetlands, and scientists say its trunk contains a climate record spanning five centuries
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (613+ words) Home - Environment - A 566-year-old "matriarch" tree still stands in the Gwydir wetlands, and scientists say its trunk contains a climate record spanning five centuries In the floodplains of northern New South Wales, scientists have just introduced the world to a…...
NASA photographs a desert and finds mysterious circles in the heart of Saudi Arabia
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (445+ words) From orbit, the northern desert of Saudi Arabia looks like an endless sheet of orange dunes. Yet in a new ... [NASA photographs a desert and finds mysterious circles in the heart of Saudi Arabia]Read more From orbit, the northern…...
Something is not right in the California desert: Joshua trees began to bloom in October 2025 (yes, October), and now scientists are trying to figure out what “woke them up” months earlier than usual
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (864+ words) Home - Environment - Something is not right in the California desert: Joshua trees began to bloom in October 2025 (yes, October), and now scientists are trying to figure out what "woke them up" months earlier than usual Across Southern California's deserts, Joshua…...