NEWS AND REPORTS

Toxic Metals Found in Bananas After Brazil Mining Disaster: A Risk for Children's Health

Tiredearth

18 Feb 2026

Researchers have revealed that toxic metals from the 2015 Fundão mining disaster continue to contaminate the soil in Brazil, affecting crops like bananas, cassava, and cocoa. Bananas, in particular, are showing concerning levels of lead and cadmium, posing a risk to young children.

The ice on Greenland is acting strangely: Scientists believe they finally know why

Tiredearth

18 Feb 2026

the mysterious plumes are caused by thermal convection, which is a kind of slow churning movement inside the ice driven by vertical differences in temperature.

Americans are asking too much of their dogs

Tiredearth

17 Feb 2026

Some people appreciate relationships with pets to combat loneliness – but others simply prefer dogs’ company.

Widespread 'enhanced rock weathering' could slow global warming

Tiredearth

17 Feb 2026

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

Tiredearth

16 Feb 2026

Antipathy toward snakes? Your parents likely talked you into that at an early age

Tiredearth

15 Feb 2026

A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery reptiles might contribute to that way of thinking.

Revolutionary Calcium-Ion Battery Promises to Challenge Lithium, Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy Storage

Tiredearth

14 Feb 2026

A breakthrough in calcium-ion battery (CIB) technology, announced by scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), could dramatically reshape the future of energy storage.

Discovering new connections between Great Lakes' winter storms and global climate patterns

Tiredearth

10 Feb 2026