The Latest Breaking News from Earth

I Was Not Bullish Another Disney Ride Was Getting Made For The Screen Until I Heard One Detail

More rides becoming Disney projects? The latest.

Cinemablend · Aug 12

Colander sales ‘surge’ as Britons get ready for best solar eclipse in decades

More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by the Moon between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Aug 12

Why has Britain’s grass turned yellow? A plant scientist explains what happens next

Fields, parks and lawns across Europe have turned to straw this summer. Landscapes thousands of years old have been revealed as green outlines against yellow backgrounds, where ancient underground walls and ditches retain enough water to sustain pockets of grass above them. Lawns and parklands have been especially affected because…

The Conversation · Aug 12

Many Americans will see a partial solar eclipse today. The next one isn’t coming for a while

Don’t look at the eclipse with your eyes unless you want to risk permanent damage

The Independent UK · Aug 12

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Peppa Pig blasts off into space ahead of solar eclipse

The beloved children’s character reached an altitude of more than 100,000 feet

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Archeologists discovered 7,000-year-old Neolithic burial grounds in France using electrical surveys

Archaeologists investigating a Neolithic cemetery in Brittany, France, may have uncovered clues to a burial tradition that dates back around 7,000 years. At the Coëby Neolithic cemetery near Trédion, researchers examined two unusually large, elongated earth mounds whose purpose has remained uncertain since the site was discovered in 1986.

The Times of India · Aug 12

From ancient rock carvings to Einstein: How eclipses changed human history

Ancient civilizations meticulously recorded eclipses through carvings and writings, capturing the mysterious vanishing act of the Sun. Chinese historians cataloged these celestial phenomena, paving the way for advancements in understanding Earth's rotation. Religious texts intertwined eclipses with pivotal historical and spiritual moments. The Maya, masters of astronomy, incorporated precise eclipse…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

‘Starwashing’: How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while engaging in environmentally damaging practices

From launchpads to low Earth orbit and beyond, space companies and their affiliates are deploying a familiar marketing tactic – with a new twist. In a space economy projected to reach US$1.8 trillion by 2035, they sell space exploration narratives by appealing to a desire to expand humankind beyond Earth…

The Conversation · Aug 12

'California Is Super Overdue': Scientist Warns Mega Earthquake Could Strike Within Months

Geophysicist Stefan Burns warns of a potential mega earthquake in California within months, following seismic stress transfer from a 7.4-magnitude quake in Colombia.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12