Science

A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.

Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years

Al Jazeera

Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years

Europe is gearing up for its first total solar eclipse in 27 years.

Al Jazeera

Engineers turned dredged sediment into four new Columbia River islands

Times of India

Engineers turned dredged sediment into four new Columbia River islands

In an exciting environmental initiative, dredged sediment is being repurposed to form new islands aimed at habitat restoration. Engineers have meticulously placed this sediment to construct islands and adjacent channels along the river…

Times of India

Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for 'event of the century' eclipse

Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for 'event of the century' eclipse

Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, with Spanish officials warning people to avoid areas where a heatwave has raised the risk of wildfires…

What makes earthquakes so deadly?

As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 deaths in twin quakes in neighbouring Venezuela , many turned to scientists to learn why this series…

China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’

South China Morning Post

China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’

China is expanding its scientific collaboration with Iran into the strategically sensitive field of rare earths, including processing technologies that Beijing has increasingly sought to protect from overseas transfer. The National Natural…

South China Morning Post

Zimbabwe: 'People Were Screaming' - Survivor Recounts Horror Moments Before Ferry Capsized in Lake Kariba

AllAfrica

Zimbabwe: 'People Were Screaming' - Survivor Recounts Horror Moments Before Ferry Capsized in Lake Kariba

[New Zimbabwe] A RURAL Infrastructural Development Agency (RIDA) security officer who survived the Mbuya Nehanda boat disaster has given a harrowing account of the moments before the ill-fated vessel capsized on Tuesday afternoon, saying…

AllAfrica

Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enough The government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the country, prime minister…

Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe

The Local

Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe

Millions of people will turn their gaze towards the heavens on Wednesday to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland Europe to briefly turn day into night.

The Local

Too many holes! Why badgers are digging up Britain’s lovingly maintained golf courses

Too many holes! Why badgers are digging up Britain’s lovingly maintained golf courses

Thanks to the drought, these black-and-white beauties are struggling to catch worms in the rock-hard earth. But there’s still good foraging on well-watered fairways and greens Name: Badgers. Age: European badgers live for five to eight…

What time will the solar eclipse be visible in my city in Spain on 12 August?

Euronews

What time will the solar eclipse be visible in my city in Spain on 12 August?

The total solar eclipse will cross Spain this Wednesday at sunset, peaking around 8.30 pm. See when it will be visible in each city, where it is total, and its peak in Madrid and Barcelona.

Euronews

How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses

How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses

If you plan to watch the solar eclipse, make sure your lenses offer enough protection. Alternatively, you can safely watch using household items.