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Cement is one of the most widely used materials in construction, but its production comes with a high environmental cost. Circular Design Cement, a 2026 James Dyson Award project, is exploring a new approach to construction materials. The project uses everyday waste and industrial byproducts as recycled aggregates in cement-based materials designed for architectural applications….

It was anchored overnight before specialist crews began the operation to sink it South Australia has sunk the 40-metre MV Andrew Wilson about six kilometres off the coast of Brighton, turning the retired vessel into an artificial reef. The ship now rests upright 20 metres below the surface on the sandy ocean floor.According to the…

PC: Swiss Academy of Sciences A photograph shared online has helped scientists identify a hoverfly species that had remained a mystery for years. The insect, named ‘Monoceromyia ndidiae’, was photographed in the Dominican Republic and posted on iNaturalist. Its unusual appearance caught the attention of an entomologist, who began asking whether the fly represented something…

A 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond that faced the possibility of development is now permanently protected as a community conservation site after a $4 million charitable gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg helped fund its acquisition. Alakoko Fishpond, also known as Alekoko or Menehune Fishpond, covers 102 acres in Niumalu near Līhuʻe on Kauaʻi. It features…

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo) China on Wednesday rejected US allegations that its artificial intelligence companies are engaged in “aggressive, malicious” efforts to extract capabilities from advanced American AI models, calling on Washington to stop making what it described as unfounded accusations.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the US…

Biofouling happens when marine organisms attach to or occupy submerged parts of a vessel The submerged surfaces of nearly 30,000 commercial vessels arriving in Alaska over 11 years created more opportunities for marine organisms to hitchhike to new locations, according to a research.The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, examined 29,799 commercial vessel arrivals…

Far below the surface of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, where sunlight disappears and fishing grounds give way to deep water, three unusual fish specimens had been sitting in scientific collections for years. They would eventually become the basis for describing a species unknown to science. At the centre of that work was Naidely Valeria Vidaurre-Quesada,…

Over 1,300 have been killed, while 5,000 are still missing It’s been more than 10 days since a glacial collapse sent freezing water, rocks and debris roaring down Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli valleys.The death toll has risen to 1,357, while 5,326 people remain missing, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. Rescue…

‘South Park’ rebrands as ‘South America’. The creators of the hit animated series South Park have announced a tongue-in-cheek name change, renaming the long-running show as “South America” in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to rename geographic landmarks.According to BBC and CNN, co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker announced the…