The global energy crisis and growing awareness of climate change have accelerated the search for sustainable solutions – and in Germany, the solution lies on the balcony.
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Microalgae thought to be one species is actually three, and it produces high amounts of hydrocarbons, bringing biofuel potential. What's more, the new species was discovered by accident during the Covid-19 pandemic by a graduate student!
The famous iceberg A23a was trapped in a circular current of water, where it could remain for many years. According to scientists, the iceberg seems to be resisting death.
There is a sweet and refreshing superfruit that, although not consumed regularly, has important health benefits, according to experts.
A new textile innovation combining crushed oyster shells with recycled plastic bottles promotes the use of sustainable, marine-inspired clothing.
The consequences of all this are the proliferation of many, perhaps too many, exotic species, such as the blue crab, animals that have always reached our waters, but years ago did not reproduce because they were too cold. Today, they find a perfect habitat here.
The province of Castellón has a beautiful natural secret in store for us just a few kilometres from the Mediterranean beaches: an underground river that is almost three kilometres long. And you can even sail across it!
Scientists have been watching closely as the Pacific Ocean is shifting from the warmer-than-normal conditions of El Niño earlier this year, 2024, to the cooler-than-normal conditions of La Niña in late summer. But, as chance would have it, something similar could be brewing this summer in the Atlantic Ocean.
The streak of consecutive warmest months on record for Earth grew to 14, with July being over two degrees warmer than the 20th-century average. There is now a very good chance that 2024 will be the warmest year on record.
Megatsunamis are one of the most potentially damaging phenomena on Earth and can be generated by various causes, mainly by marine or terrestrial earthquakes. However, under certain conditions they can be generated by other causes. One has now been studied that generated waves of up to 200 m.
The Altar Stone was once presumed to come from Wales like many of Stonehenge's other "bluestones". Scientists say they are "shocked" by what they found. What questions does this overturn about Stonehenge's mysteries?
Japanese authorities have warned the population that the risk of a powerful earthquake is higher than usual in the country after two successive quakes occurred on Thursday, 8 August in the south of the island.