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In 1955, crews began tunneling out from Maud Island under Seymour Narrows to reach an underwater mountain that had sunk or damaged 119 vessels and killed 114 people off the British Columbia coast. At 9:31:02 on April 5, 1958, the charges fired and left its shallowest peak sitting 45 feet below low water instead of 9.
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (343+ words) By The Long View Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit At 9:31:02 on the morning of April 5, 1958, a fuse ran its course under Seymour Narrows and roughly 1,270 metric tons of explosive went off beneath the sea. The blast threw an estimated 635,000 metric…...
In 1998 thirty-one Przewalski's horses were let loose inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone; a 2018 census put about 150 on the Ukrainian side, roughly five times the founding herd twenty years on
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (251+ words) A species extinct in the wild for thirty years found refuge in the world's most radioactive landscape—and thrived there. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit The social structure is the part that says…...
When Hiram Bingham announced he had discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, families were farming between its terraces and an 11-year-old boy led him up to the ruins — the "lost city of the Incas" appears on maps drawn decades before he arrived
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (175+ words) A Yale explorer's celebrated 1911 "discovery" of Machu Picchu overlooked an inconvenient truth: local families already lived there, and the ruins weren't lost at all. Published September 11, 2026 · How we edit On the morning of July 24, 1911, the man about to become the…...
A viewing deck 210 meters over Paris opened in 1974 and shut on March 31 this year for several years while the whole building is rebuilt. The company that ran it had owned and operated the observatory and its floors for 53 years.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (593+ words) After 52 years of operation, Paris's highest public vantage point goes dark—not for renovation, but for a complete rebuilding that could keep it closed until 2030. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Mal James Published September 10, 2026 · How we edit On…...
In 98 years of the University of Queensland pitch drop experiment, nine drops have fallen and no human has ever seen one land
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1083+ words) The University of Queensland pitch drop experiment has been running since 1927, dripped nine times, and never once been seen falling by a human eye. The tenth drop is now forming. By The Long View Published September 10, 2026 · How we edit Inside…...
An ROV survey in October 2024 under a tuna ranch off north-east Malta counted an estimated 100 to 150 common eagle rays — the largest known aggregation of Myliobatis aquila, apparently feeding on leftover baitfish
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (174+ words) Industrial aquaculture creates unexpected wildlife magnets, drawing massive gatherings of rays to feed on the scraps of farmed fish operations. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Which is part of what makes the observation…...
Scientists in Switzerland made a sponge from cheesemaking waste that captures gold from discarded electronics — after dissolving metal parts from 20 old computer motherboards, they recovered enough to melt into a 22-carat gold nugget
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (533+ words) A Swiss lab transformed dairy waste into a gold-recovery tool, extracting precious metal from e-waste that most recyclers leave behind. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Daniel Moran Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit Cheese leaves behind a pale, watery…...
Around 2000, a Florida Keys father and daughter started a 4-H coral project; by 2007 it had become the Coral Restoration Foundation, and its coral-tree nurseries now grow corals across the Keys and a wider network
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (670+ words) In 2001, Florida Keys tropical-fish collector and live-rock aquaculturist Ken Nedimyer launched an ocean-based coral farm with his daughter Kelly as her 4-H project, according to a Divers Alert Network profile. Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit The chronology matters because the…...
Pakistan's net-metered solar capacity went from 190 megawatts to 6,978 in six years, as consumers responded to electricity tariffs that had risen nearly 140 percent and sharply cheaper solar panels.
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (570+ words) When electricity bills nearly tripled, millions of Pakistanis ditched the grid for rooftops—setting off a solar rush that has left the country's power establishment scrambling. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Mal James Published September 8, 2026 · How we edit…...
Four hippos brought to Colombia in 1981 have multiplied into nearly 200 animals roaming the Magdalena River basin — the world’s largest invasive animal, spreading through warm rivers with abundant food and few natural checks
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (252+ words) Published September 7, 2026 · How we edit A sign beside a cattle pond in central Colombia warns visitors that the water belongs to the most dangerous animal on earth and that they should stay out of it. The sign is accurate. It…...