Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles and more. Happy Spring. Hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and well. Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano in the solar system, and the detail that breaks your brain is the footprint, about 370 miles wide and roughly 72,000 feet tall from base to summit on Mars Researchers say they’ve found the world’s largest underground thermal lake in Albania, a turquoise basin about 417 ft. deep hidden inside a cave system near the Greek border European beavers turn out to be secret carbon hoarders, stashing 26 % more than any human climate model guessed A heavy-lift ship is heading to Hobart to pick up the world’s largest battery-electric ferry for South America, and the scale point is that the vessel is about 430 feet long and built to carry around 2,100 passengers on the Argentina-Uruguay route Electric cars win again at Pike's Peak as Super Mustang Mach-E gets its revenge This mine needed a truck no one made, so they made their own From labs to logistics: China tests sodium batteries in HD trucks One giant US power line, enough wind power for 1 million homes | Electrek I Ask Anti-Fraud Experts How to Protect Older Adults from Scams. Here’s What Works | PCMag The Best Password Managers We've Tested for 2026 | PCMag Can You Trust Amazon Reviews? These Tips Will Help You Spot the Fakes | PCMag NASA's Perseverance Rover Has Traveled The Distance Of A Marathon On Mars
Part 2 A group of meddling teenagers accidentally uncover a 1,800-year-old Roman house beneath their school, and the “campus” suddenly becomes an archaeological site Scientists find about 5.6 million bees living beneath a New York cemetery for more than 100 years, and the hidden colony could help protect vulnerable pollinators Honey pulled from Egyptian tombs sealed for more than 3,000 years has been found still edible, thanks to chemistry that makes it nature’s near-perfect preservative Nine bison are introduced in a town in Guadalajara to help prevent wildfires and restore lost ecosystems, but locals are split on whether it’s a brilliant fix or a risky experiment New Mercedes van combines limo luxury with lots of legroom Jeep's off-road EV is on sale for $67,000, but range comes up short Telo confirms 400 kW sustained charging for its tiny electric truck | Electrek Maserati boosts Folgore EV range by up to 85 km in 2026 refresh | Electrek Meet ERNEST, NASA's Next-Generation Rover Designed to Be Faster and Tougher A Vintage, Last-of-Its-Kind Aircraft Will Launch NASA's Swift Rescue Mission Scientists Spent 13 Years Bouncing Radar Off Europa. Here's What They Found Humans Were Using Fire Long Before Scientists Thought Possible, Study Says
Part 3 Scientists say Greenland’s “new branch of life” discovery comes from a depth of over 8,300 feet, and the claim forces a rethink of how evolution’s tree is organized Scientists discover the largest extinct scorpion, measuring over about 3.3 ft. long, and the find resets what “giant” really means We assumed solar farms wrecked the countryside, but research shows birds and insects often thrive beneath panels, where shade and shelter create new microhabitats The “perfect” winter thermostat setting can keep you warm without exploding your power bill, and small changes can save big money Honda launches the Super-N electric hot hatch for just $25,000 Portable power: $12K Mitsubishi eK Cross is a seriously fun battery Colombia announces 750 mile electric truck corridor Volvo just made public EV charging a lot less annoying | Electrek Summer Blackout To-Do List: 9 Things to Keep Everyone Cool and Safe - CNET Malware Has Gotten Smarter. Here's How Your Antivirus Has, Too - CNET These AI Scams All Have Red Flags. Here's How to Spot Them - CNET June's Strawberry Moon Is the Final Micro Moon of 2026: Here's How to See It - CNET
Part 4 Spain just put a wave-power buoy about 138 feet tall into the Bay of Biscay, and the twist is that the new tests suggest the ocean’s up-and-down motion can feed electricity to shore in a way that could actually scale Researchers exploring an underground tunnel in Greece found a new cave cricket and named it Dolichopoda balrogi, and what’s wild is that the discovery came from a manmade tunnel where hardly anyone expects to find a brand-new species Someone dug a tiny backyard pond about 2 ft. deep for amphibians, and within weeks it drew five clutches of frog eggs and turned a lawn into a living habitat A simple 430,000-year-old piece of wood looked ordinary until researchers found cut marks, and the scratches may point to tool use far earlier than expected Subaru announces 2027 Solterra EV prices remain under $40,000 California solar is crushing natural gas this year | Electrek Honda and QuantumScape (QS) team up on solid-state batteries Volkswagen's EV hot hatch captured for the first time, not the Polo NASA Flyby Reveals Violent Origin of Weird Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Scientists Put Stroke Patients on Ice—and It Might Protect Their Brains Jackery’s New HomePower Backup Batteries Could Be a Cheap Way to Get (Partially) Off the Grid Scientists Find Intriguing Link Between Ozempic and Violent Behavior
Part 5 China drills into Antarctica targeting a hidden subglacial lake, and the mission raises high-stakes questions about what is sealed beneath the ice People who stay fit as they age treat movement as meaning, not appearance, and that mindset change may be the real longevity advantage Psychology explains why highly intelligent people change their minds in front of others more often, and it’s not because they care less about being right Scientists decode a mysterious message “from space” after questions swirled about its source, and the explanation is stranger than the speculation We toured the Aptera factory to see if the solar EV company is gonna make it Illinois put community solar on a 150-year-old coal mine | Electrek BLUETTI’s $2.2M-crowdfunded FridgePower dedicated fridge backup arrives at retail | Electrek Electrify America opens its biggest battery-backed charging station | Electrek NASA Is Testing A Rover That Can Drive Faster And Lift Its Wheels To Climb Obstacles NASA's Swift Boost Mission Will Launch Later This Month To Rescue A Falling Telescope 2028 Mercedes-Benz VLE First Drive: Your 8K Living Room On Wheels Has Arrived The Webb Telescope Has Captured Its First 'Bulge Fossil Fragment'
Part 6 He dug a 60 cm “pond” in the garden, and within weeks, something unexpected happened: five groups of frog eggs appeared... and the yard went from being a useless lawn to an amphibian nursery Octopuses have nine brains, three hearts, and blue copper-based blood, and most of their neurons live in their arms, meaning each arm can “taste,” decide, and react on its own A photographer waited four years to capture a coyote frozen midair over ice, and the split-second shot looks like it breaks physics Underground acoustic signals can expose hidden tunnels beneath U.S. roads and railways, turning vibrations into a new kind of subsurface X-ray. Ford begins building low-cost LFP batteries for its $30K EV pickup We finally got to drive the Aptera solar electric car | Electrek The first mile: Port of Vancouver launches new electric semi truck pilot | Electrek Rural America: a storm just took out your power, now what? Here’s What Actually Happens When Antivirus Software Scans Your PC - CNET Jackery's Thinnest Power Station Fits Tight Corners and Keeps Your Fridge Running - CNET NASA's Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Hit Another Major Milestone Scientists Have a New Origin Story for Giant's Causeway
Part 7 One of the world’s biggest excavators has a projected 60-year lifespan, and the twist is the scale: about 16.5 million pounds, a boom roughly 427 feet long, and 19 electric motors pushing nearly 19,830 horsepower Hyundai closes in on Chevy as the #2 EV brand in the US Toyota's new EVs catch on as registrations jump 225% in April Kia's EV van beats range rating, driving 260 miles in the real world Ex-Tesla exec builds the home heat pump Tesla gave up for robots | Electrek Rivian just made it easier to save money on home EV charging | Electrek Global EV sales hit 1.8 million in May as Europe races ahead | Electrek Ford has a "secret" website for its $30,000 electric pickup
