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Iris' new solar generator has a handy feature you don't often see on units like these: the ability to follow the sun around the sky. The Iris T1 has a 32-W solar panel that can rotate on two axes to track the sun and capture more rays through the day.
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and completed nine spacewalks in support of the International Space Station. “Few people have had the opportunity to shape as many chapters of NASA’s history as Mike Fincke,”
Gorgeous 20th-Century Hospital in Barcelona Was Designed to Heal Through Beauty When you think of Barcelona’s most famous architecture, Antoni Gaudí’s colorful mosaics and soaring basilicas probably come to mind. But the world’s largest Art Nouveau complex was actually designed by his teacher, Lluís Domènech i Montaner.
Scientists Finally Date Mysterious Paintings in France’s Font-de-Gaume Cave Embed from Getty Images For more than a century, ancient art painted inside France’s Font-de-Gaume cave have kept their age a secret. Archaeologists knew the cave, tucked into the limestone cliffs of the Dordogne near Lascaux, held some of Europe’s finest Ice Age art. But they didn’t know when the paintings were made.
On a perfect, crisp fall day with blue skies, scientists in yellow safety coats gather in the sprawling desert north of Reno. They watch as flames consume a burning bush and quickly spread through the surrounding grass. The fire is completely controlled and monitored by dozens of sensors as three enormous drones buzz directly overhead, following the curl of smoke as it dances in the light breeze.
gov and other climate data projects. Academics, journalists, and nonprofit organizations are working to rebuild what has been lost. The Trump administration has shut down innumerable climate programs, including public-facing sources of information.
Happy Eco News Reconnecting Elephant Habitats in Africa: Inside the Malawi-Zambia Corridor Project Reconnecting elephant habitats in Africa is transforming a cross-border corridor between Malawi and Zambia, easing human-wildlife conflict while restoring ancient elephant migration routes through community-led conservation.
Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. The Sun, Moon, and Earth align on August 12, 2026, to produce a total solar eclipse.
I. to imagine masterpieces by Goya and Velázquez as if their scenes occurred during a total solar eclipse Beginning this week, and for the next 17 months, the Iberian Peninsula is set to become a world capital of astronomical phenomena.
A coalition of farmers, consumer associations and environmental groups is urging Malaysia's National Biosafety Board to reject a proposed field trial of genetically modified rice, warning Tuesday the project could pose risks to food safety, the environment and farmers.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, have made an advance by using a natural substance from fungi called chitin to create hydrogels that are significantly stronger and tougher. This new material could lead to safer medical devices, longer-lasting coatings and other innovations that improve everyday technology and health care.
From nuclear energy to lab-grown meat, the list of effective but unpopular climate solutions is long. A new University of Colorado Boulder study sheds light on why people reject or accept some proposed sustainability technologies: If it doesn't seem natural, they won't go for it. And that holds across political ideologies.
Mini Wildlife Portraits Made With Plastic Toys and Other Materials That Threaten Real Animals Today [Interview] Photographer Benedek Lampert gathered straws, burnt matches, and plastic netting to create his latest series of striking miniature photography. His visually impactful project is titled The Nature We Replaced, and it focuses on the effects humans have had on the environment and, by extension, the creatures that inhabit Earth. In short: it’s not great.
Sungho Bae's uncanny sculptures aremade of a vibrant, fleshy patchwork that resembles organs, tissue, muscle, and more. Like many kids, I struggled with bedtime. I was a naturally anxious child with a vast imagination and siblings who loved to watch scary movies, leaving me capable of generating an endless array of terrifying things that could happen once the lights went out.
Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The nebula’s “mane” is clear and detailed in this image released on Aug. 10, 2026, due to Webb’s high-resolution imaging. See more images of the Lion Nebula from Webb. Image: NASA, ESA,
Grandma Helps Pass a Law That Allows Her State’s Assisted Living Facilities To Serve Alcohol A glass of wine goes down easy for a lot of people across different demographics. This, of course, includes many seniors, who enjoy a little merlot or some chardonnay on a sunny afternoon. An 82-year-old woman named Anita LeBrun is one such wine lover.
Platypuses rescued during a severe drought quickly returned to their old routines after being released back into the wild, suggesting emergency rescues can help protect vulnerable populations. This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies .
In elegant, meditative paintings by Meghann Stephenson , the inner lives of women are illuminated through subtle symbolism. The Los Angeles-based artist is known for her figurative paintings and still-lifes emphasizing repetition, reflection, and mystery.
Indigenous Man From the Amazon Travels to Hong Kong and Experiences Modern City Life for the First Time View this post on Instagram A post shared by @czesc_helka Before Wareka had ever seen a Hong Kong skyscraper, he lived deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Then an unexpected friendship took him thousands of miles from home and into one of the world’s busiest cities.
The International Space Station has been busy throughout 2026, as it continues to be a bustling workspace for astronauts conducting a variety of scientific experiments that lay the groundwork for missions to the Moon and beyond. NASA’s Artemis II mission in April was the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years,
A new commentary in BMJ Global Health, co-authored by the George Institute, reveals that Australia exported 22,333 metric tons of plastic waste to Indonesia in 2023–24 alone, part of a wider crisis that has seen the country take in more than 200,000 metric tons of imported waste it cannot safely process. Up to 80% of it ends up burned or dumped.
"What started spontaneously became a way of exploring grief, memory, and the journeys that never happened," the artist says. For Copenhagen-based illustrator and designer Radhika Chitalia , an interest in memories, psychology, and emotions drives a practice centered around connections.
Barramundi farmers will soon be able to improve stock genetics by placing more emphasis on the sex of their breeding fish. D. candidate Jessica Hintzsche has produced the most detailed genetic map ever created for barramundi, showing how traits can be passed between generations.
Get the Best of Both Art Worlds When You Learn How To Create “Abstract Realism” Realism and abstraction are often viewed as opposing styles. But when blended, they can create alluring artwork that pulls us into reality while allowing our minds to imagine what can be the way only art can do. Learn how to combine the two approaches with the help of artist Dimitra Milan.