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In the early 1970s, Florida dumped between 1 million and 2 million tires into the Atlantic to build an artificial reef, and the plan turned into an ecological disaster

Florida has spent decades removing over half a million tires from the failed Osborne Tire Reef, a warning about ocean ...
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In 2022, a California startup released sulfur dioxide balloons over Mexico to test ‘cooling credits,’ and the backlash pushed Mexico to move to block solar geoengine…

A startup balloon launch over Mexico reignited the debate on solar geoengineering, after the country moved to block the ...
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A study of nearly 10,000 battery tests found used EV batteries hold up far better than feared, with the Kia e-Niro still at 97% capacity after 62,000 miles

A study of nearly 10,000 battery health tests found top EVs keep over 97% of capacity after 62,000 miles, easing degradation ...
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A California startup won approval to launch a 59-foot mirror into orbit that beams sunlight to a chosen spot on Earth, helping crews work after dark

The FCC approved a satellite that beams reflected sunlight to Earth at night, and astronomers are pushing back over light ...
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A Paris startup backed by Y Combinator says its bug-hunting drone completed its first autonomous kill, but the insect it caught was a moth, not a mosquito.

A palm-sized drone struck a moth in a test flight, a step toward autonomous mosquito control, but real-world proof is still ...
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A Colorado farm now grows berries and herbs beneath 3,276 solar panels, and four years of data show the shade actually helped crops survive drought

A Colorado farm grows crops beneath thousands of solar panels, and years of data show the shade actually helped plants ...
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An Italian study found microplastics in the blood of 84% of heart attack patients, but the small sample means it proves far less than it sounds

An Italian study found microplastics in the blood of most heart attack patients, but its small size keeps the finding far ...
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California startup JetZero is building a wide, wing-shaped passenger jet meant to burn up to 50% less fuel, and Japan Airlines just joined the project

JetZero's wide, wing-shaped jet promises major fuel savings, and Japan Airlines just joined the project ahead of its first ...
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More than 1,500 ships have sat idle in the Persian Gulf growing a hidden coat of marine life, and scientists warn it could trigger a global invasion

Over a thousand idle ships in the Persian Gulf have grown a hidden coat of marine life that scientists fear could spread ...
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New York City sank more than 2,500 retired subway cars off the Atlantic coast, and the ones that survived became a surprisingly rich artificial reef

New York City sank thousands of retired subway cars into the Atlantic, and most became a thriving reef, though some designs ...
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A half-mile strip of solar panels now floats over an irrigation canal in India, generating power for the grid while blocking evaporation from the water below

A half-mile strip of solar panels floats over an irrigation canal in India, generating power while cutting water evaporation.
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A German-made material can pull nearly half a gallon of water a day from air as dry as 18% humidity, and it could soon scale to dry regions like the Mediterranean

A porous material developed in Germany could harvest nearly half a gallon of water per day from air containing only 18% ...