NEWS AND REPORTS

Mount Paltry: Discover the World's Smallest "Mountain." Is It Really a Mountain?

Tiredearth

21 Jul 2026

A simple 7-centimeter rock has become a viral sensation online, claiming to be the world's smallest mountain. But behind this internet phenomenon lies a pseudo-scientific hoax that geographers are quick to debunk.

Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in the Amazon

Tiredearth

21 Jul 2026

The country becomes the first in the region to declare its entire Amazon biome a "renewable natural resource reserve zone," blocking 43 oil blocks and 286 mining applications.

A Key Discovery About the Hidden "Fuel" That Could Intensify Tropical Clouds

Tiredearth

21 Jul 2026

Unprecedented aerial measurements reveal that deep, "clean" convective clouds over the oceans can reach levels of water vapor supersaturation far higher than previously thought, providing the "fuel" for a mechanism that had until now remained hypothetical.

The Richest 10% Cause Up to $5.7 Trillion in Environmental Damage Each Year

Tiredearth

20 Jul 2026

A new study from the University of Oxford reveals that the most consumption-intensive segment of the global population generates environmental damage whose cost exceeds international financial commitments for climate and biodiversity combined.

Sudan: Gum Arabic Fuels a 'War Economy,' According to the UN

Tiredearth

20 Jul 2026

Tiny plastics in drinking water may be making dangerous bacteria stronger

Tiredearth

19 Jul 2026

Nanoplastics are already a concern because people may ingest them directly, but new research points to another possible danger. These tiny plastic particles may also make harmful bacteria more difficult to control.

Wildfire haze hangs over eastern US—and World Cup final

Tiredearth

19 Jul 2026

Cars travel across the Delaware Memorial Bridge as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions.

Reptile fossil found in Brazil helps shed light on the common origins of dinosaurs and crocodiles

Tiredearth

19 Jul 2026

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history. It was in this ancient world, shortly after the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history that a new species of fossil reptile discovered in the interior of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state.