A study in Earth’s Future found that pumping seawater onto Arctic sea ice during winter made test areas in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, up to 32 centimeters thicker by mid-May. The flooded ice also stayed brighter during the melt season, a key sign that it reflected more sunlight while melting more slowly. The work offers the…
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A study in PLOS One found that the plant-eating dinosaur Nigersaurus taqueti had one of the most extreme dental systems ever identified in a dinosaur. Its mouth held roughly 500 teeth and the study estimated that each tooth could be replaced about every two weeks. That finding turned a strange Cretaceous herbivore into a vivid…
The European Space Agency has announced that ESA and JAXA‘s BepiColombo spacecraft has permanently switched off its solar electric propulsion system, ending the long ion-powered cruise that carried it across the inner Solar System. The shutdown on June 15, 2026, moves the mission into its final approach toward Mercury, where arrival operations are now scheduled…
Mowi Chile has launched the country’s first floating solar pen at its Huar Norte salmon farm. The marine energy system combines photovoltaic panels with batteries and power controls. According to project partner AKVA group, renewable energy is expected to supply about 57% of the site’s electricity needs. The installation is designed to reduce the farm’s…
