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A Brazilian project dumped 5, 500 concrete blocks and 2 barges into the ocean to block trawling in Paran, and 25 years later what seemed like a risky intervention turned into an underwater nursery, a diving spot, and a refuge for endangered species.
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (833+ words) The concrete blocks installed on the coast of Paran" 25 years ago have ceased to be merely artificial structures on the seabed and have begun to function as a base for reefs, a shelter for species, and a barrier against trawling....
Scientists Convert Factory Waste Heat into Hydrogen Using Perovskite Catalyst at Significantly Lower Temperatures
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (928+ words) Hydrogen is often regarded as an important component of the energy future because, at the point of use, it can generate only water and heat or power fuel cells for electricity production. This profile helps explain why it frequently appears…...
Vietnamese Inventor Overcomes Debt and Develops Agricultural Robot Sold in 15 Countries
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (845+ words) The agricultural robot created by Pham Van Hat put the Vietnamese inventor's name on the map of practical rural machines. Without formal engineering training and with a background linked to the field, he became known in Vietnam for the Seeder…...
Fifth-grader's Project Turns Used Cooking Oil into Over 160, 000 Gallons of Biodiesel, Cuts CO" Emissions, and Inspires Law in Rhode Island
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (738+ words) The 5th-grade girl Cassandra Lin created, in 2008, in Westerly, Rhode Island, the project Turn Grease Into Fuel, known as TGIF, to transform used cooking oil into biodiesel intended for heating homes of families served by community organizations. The story is…...
Distant Galaxy Shaped Like a Giant Jellyfish Sheds Gas, Forming New Stars as It Moves Through Hot Cosmic Gas
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (810+ words) The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed one of the most unusual images ever recorded of a distant galaxy: COSMOS2020-635829, a structure with long trails of gas resembling jellyfish tentacles. According to the study published in The Astrophysical Journal, the object…...
Giant Earthworms up to 2 Meters Long Secretly Sustain Fertility in the Amazon Rainforest
16+ hour, 32+ min ago (454+ words) The giant Amazonian earthworms impress with their size and the ecological role they play away from human eyes. These annelids, linked to the genus Rhinodrilus, can reach up to 2 meters in length and live in deep galleries where moisture favors…...
Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max May Debut with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, Featuring Dual 200 MP Cameras and 8, 500 m Ah Battery, Ahead of Competitors
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (936+ words) Xiaomi may open a new phase of competition among premium Android phones with the Xiaomi 18 line, rumored to be one of the first candidates to use the next generation of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips. Although the Chinese manufacturer has not…...
In a Place Many Doubt Solar Power Works, 360 Panels Operate in the Arctic, Harnessing Reflected Snowlight to Reduce Diesel Use at an Isolated Station
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (943+ words) Where many would think solar energy doesn't work, 360 solar panels operate in the Arctic, at 78 degrees north, near the North Pole, in an old isolated radio station in Norway. The information was published by The Barents Observer, a Norwegian news…...
Turkish Cave Suggests Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Shared Cultural Traditions for Millennia; Discovery Unveils Similar Tools, Hunting Techniques, and Shells at a Major Prehistoric Site
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (765+ words) An archaeological discovery made in the "a'zl II cave, in southern Turkey, is expanding the understanding of the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens during the Stone Age. The study revealed that the two species occupied the same shelter at…...
Island in Brazil Innovates by Installing 184 Solar Panels on Urban Lagoon to Generate Clean Energy
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (784+ words) Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Tuvalu took 184 solar panels onto the water because the lack of land limits the expansion of clean energy in the South Pacific island country. The structure was installed in the Tafua lagoon, in Funafuti, and was…...