A team of paleontologists led by Cairo University’s Dr. Tarek Yassin have unearthed an ancient "shark graveyard" in Egypt’s Western Desert. The discovery was revealed in the journal Cretaceous Research on August 18, 2026. It provides evidence that this now dry landscape was once covered by a shallow, tropical sea filled with marine life, including sharks.
Read news articleMicroplastics can be found almost everywhere — in oceans, soil, food, and even the air we breathe. Because they are so tiny, removing them is incredibly difficult. Now, 18-year-old Arya Satheesh has come up with a clever way to tackle the problem. She has developed Eco Purge, a plant-based plastic that naturally decomposes while helping break down microplastics already in the environment.
Read news articleOn August 26, 2026, a huge glacier on Langtang Lirung, a mountain in the Himalayas, collapsed. It sent a massive surge of ice, rock, and water into Nepal's Trishuli River system. Within minutes, entire villages in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot Districts were swept away.
Read news articleOur Moon just got a massive new crater! However, unlike most lunar craters, this one was not caused by an asteroid or meteorite slamming into its surface. Instead, it was created when an 8,800-pound (3,991 kg) piece of space junk crashed into the Moon at 5,400 mph (8,690 kph) on August 5, 2026.
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