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Happy Eco News Jersey’s Marine Protected Areas Expand to Safeguard More Than One-Fifth of Island Waters Jersey’s marine protected areas will expand from 6% to 21.7% of the island’s waters beginning in September 2026 to protect kelp forests, seagrass meadows, biodiverse reefs, and rare maerl beds.
Every year, billions of phones are discarded globally, many of them with perfectly usable processors. At the same time, the tech industry is preparing to spend billions on new AI computing hardware, at high environmental costs. Google, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, San Diego, is developing a way to bridge those two realities by building a server from recovered phone processors, tackling a waste problem while providing low-carbon computing. Continue Reading Category: Computing , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Processing , Mobile Phones , Cell+Phone , Chips
If you’re tired of improvising a stand for your phone every time you want to watch a movie on a flight, make a video call, or cook while following a recipe, a new multitool on Kickstarter might solve this problem. Continue Reading Category: Gear , Outdoors Tags: EDC , Multitools , Kickstarter
20 Shortlisted Entries in the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest The 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPOTY) competition has unveiled its shortlist of 100 incredible images highlighting wildlife and landscapes. Now in its 23rd year, the prestigious contest is hosted by the South Australian Museum, which also showcases the 100 entries in a special exhibition. For 2026, the competition welcomed 2,129 photographs […] READ: 20 Shortlisted Entries in the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
The Seoul-based artist's lush paintings have an aura of wistfulness and quietude. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Guimi You’s Atmospheric Oil Paintings Delve into Memory, Introspection, and Rediscovery appeared first on Colossal .
It was 7 years ago that the heavy wooden doors of transport crates slid open, and 12 European bison who had grown up in zoos suddenly were looking around, blinking at an unfamiliar wild landscape. They were standing on the slopes of Shahdagh, or the King’s Mountain, northern Azerbaijan—their new home. Together with the UN
Studies Show This Dietary Supplement Can Reduce Aggression Across Different Age Groups Most of the time, dietary supplements help us keep our bodies healthy, but one popular option seems to also have a positive effect on our mental health. A 2024 study from the University of Pennsylvania found that omega-3 could reduce aggression across different demographics. Penned by Adrian Raine, professor of criminology, psychiatry, and psychology, and […] READ: Studies Show This Dietary Supplement Can Reduce Aggression Across Different Age Groups
Imagine being a beetle and looking up at a forest of flowers. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Theo Bosboom Takes a Bug’s-Eye View in His Perspective-Shifting ‘Flowerscapes’ appeared first on Colossal .
In Michigan, a prospective law would eliminate virtually all regulations on that ole’ chestnut: the childhood lemonade stand. If it can be believed, state house Representative Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan), had the issue brought to his attention after the local health department in his district demanded that some children pay repeated fees to run their lemonade
It took a new and special space telescope to parse out each one of these individual stars gleaming in a dizzying mass at the center of our own dear Milky Way galaxy. The European Space Agency’s Euclid Telescope, orbiting 1 million miles from Earth at the 2nd Lagrange Point—an orbit it shares with NASA’s James
Happy Eco News Coastal Habitat Restoration in the UK Gets a Seascape-Scale Upgrade Coastal habitat restoration in the UK is reaching a new scale with the Solent Seascape Project, reconnecting seagrass, saltmarsh, oyster reefs, and seabird nesting sites across one of Europe's busiest waterways.
Burnt out by the apps, Angela Garwood took her quest for love offline. Here’s how she got on
Happy Eco News Gold and Copper Recovery Technology Extracts Precious Metals from E-Waste without Smelting or Toxic Chemicals Gold and copper recovery technology developed by University of Edinburgh chemists uses reusable organic diamide compounds to selectively extract precious metals from electronic waste.
On the site that is now Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado, the Ancestral Pueblo people lived for centuries in dwellings built into cliffs and on the mesas. Many of those structures, some of which date back nearly 1,500 years, are still standing and can be toured by park visitors. Many other Indigenous houses
9 female white rhino have been reintroduced to one of Mozambique’s southern national parks as part of a mammoth undertaking to bring back species the country has lost. Mozambique was the victim of one of Africa’s worst post-colonial power struggles, during which time they lost virtually all of several large animals during a civil war
Scientists can pinpoint exoplanets and measure their mass by monitoring tiny changes in starlight over time in a process called microlensing. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Scan More than 60 Million Stars in the Most Detailed Photo of the Milky Way Ever Taken appeared first on Colossal .
It was a 1969 Mustang Mach 1, Daniel Allen would tell his boys; the best car he’d ever owned. And he traded it away to make room for his growing family. Every time Mr. Allen told the story, one of his six sons was listening intently. Shane Allen recently traded his own restored Mustang for
Visualize your local weather with art history. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Mark Rothko’s Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a ‘Weather-to-Painting Experiment’ appeared first on Colossal .
The Great Smokey Mountains is set to get just a little bit greater thanks to a 600-acre donation from a south-focused nature nonprofit. Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) recently completed the acquisition of the Oliver Tract, a 600-acre property bordering the national park. The purchase permanently protects “one of the most significant remaining privately held properties”
In Queensland, a father of 2 is alive to see his daughters again thanks to a horde of Good Samaritans who rushed to his side after he was pinned under a car during a collision. Lifting with “all their might,” the bystanders managed to hoist the wheel and get the man out from underneath its
Vermont Green FC has sold out stadiums and built a devoted fan base around an ambitious goal: becoming a climate-friendly, socially progressive soccer club.
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Happy Eco News Migratory Species Protection Expanded as Nearly Half of Protected Species Decline At CMS COP15 in Brazil, 132 nations agreed to expand migratory species protection for 40 species, including cheetahs, giant otters, snowy owls, and hammerhead sharks.
Bruce Devlin’s tech career is flourishing. He’s been promoted twice in the past four years, most recently to the role of senior quality engineer at 2i, a software testing company. Devlin, 26, has even built his own system outage monitoring tool, and is developing his own video game. In recognition.