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Global Rush Is on for Lithium, the White Gold

Countries all over the world are in a rush to find and develop reserves of lithium, dubbed the "white gold" for being a key component in batteries, including electric vehicles and energy storage devices. Recently, Elon Musk described lithium batteries...

Half a Million Worth of ‘Floating Gold’ Found in Dead Whale

A dead sperm whale was recently discovered on the shores of La Palma, an isle part of the  Canary Islands. Little did anyone expect that a valuable treasure lay concealed within its digestive system. Due to rough ocean conditions and...

Bottlenose Dolphins Become Mammals With “Seventh Sense”

In a recent study, scientists explored how bottlenose dolphins respond to electric fields. They discovered that some dolphins can detect really faint electric fields as weak as 2.4 microvolts per centimeter. This ability is even more remarkable than that...

Mother Bear and Her Two Cubs Shot Dead in Greece

A mother bear and her two cubs have been shot dead near Konitsa in Greece’s Epirus region. The incident was reported to Arcturos, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of brown bears, on Sunday after the lifeless bodies were...

Poros to Become Greece’s Third ‘Green’ Island

Greece announced that the island of Poros will become the third "green island" in the Aegean following the islands of Astypalaia and Halki. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the initiative at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...

A Walk Through Crete, Birthplace of the Minoans

The only way to truly appreciate the beauty and majesty of the landscape of Crete is to walk through it. There are more walking routes on the island than you can count; some are well-known or signposted, and others...

Blind Mole Rediscovered After Nearly 100 Years

A blind golden mole that can swim through sand has been discovered in South Africa after being thought to be extinct for 87 years. A group of experts from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the University of Pretoria used...

Mysterious Bird-Like Tracks in Africa: World’s Oldest Bird or Something Else?

In southern Africa, fossil footprints have been discovered, revealing new insight into the early days of birds. These bird-like tracks suggest that the first birds might have appeared much earlier than we thought—around 210 million years ago—during the Triassic...

Russia’s Military Dolphins May Have Escaped, Intelligence Analyst Says

Severe weather hit the Black Sea this week, causing significant damage along the coast. One notable impact was on the harbor of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, where the Russian navy housed its military dolphins. The storm left the pens holding...

Bird’s Song May Help Track It Down After 38 Years

A purple-winged ground dove (Paraclaravis geoffroyi) that is fond of bamboo and once called the South American Atlantic Forest in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay its home could now be tracked down through its song. Scientists are faced with the question...

‘World’s Saddest Elephant’ Dies at Philippine Zoo

An female elephant named Mali, who spent almost all her life alone in a zoo in the Philippines has died. Activists such as PETA called her the "world's saddest elephant." Mali, short for Vishwa Ma’ali, was around forty-three years old...

Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant?

Initial air check results from a far-off island near China’s east side reveal higher levels of hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23), a greenhouse gas much stronger than carbon dioxide, says the World Meteorological Association. This gas, a climate super pollutant, is 14,700...

What Killed the Dinosaurs? The Debate Between Humans and AI

A team of paleontologists believes that a big burst of volcanoes resulted in the extinction of dinosaurs on Earth. Some are supporting this in a rather innovative manner, although it contradicts the giant space rock (asteroid) theory. The way the...

A Hydrothermal Vent Discovered Off Galápagos Islands

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have achieved a significant milestone by tracking down a group of ethereal crabs. This unveiled the mystery of a hydrothermal goldmine comparable to the tales of following the yellow brick road or chasing the...

Meet the “Dragon of Death” With a 30-Foot Wingspan

Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile, dubbed by scientists The Dragon of Death,  have recently been discovered in Argentina. The newly discovered species was the size of a bus and hunted prey from Earth's skies around 86 million years...