Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina; 91.7% of one species survived 455 days and began creating mobile clones

Specimen of Chondrosia reniformis transplanted into the harbor. Image credit: Carlota Escarré Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina, where 91.7 per cent of one hardy species survived for 455 days and began creating mobile clones.The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, shows that the chicken kidney sponge (Chondrosia reniformis) can…

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Videos of Moroccan migrants entering Spain after swimming around border barriers go viral; ‘Declare national emergency’

Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere) Chilling videos of thousands of people running amok in joy as they entered Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta went viral. Within hours on Thursday, thousands of jubilant people from Morocco swam and entered Ceuta. Ceuta’s president Juan…

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European football chiefs identify strong candidate to challenge Gianni Infantino amid FIFA’s World Cup sell-off row | Football News

FIFA president Gianni Infantino pauses as he speaks during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has emerged as the leading figure being discussed by senior European football officials as a potential challenger to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, according…

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Vikram Misri meets Bhutan counterpart, reviews India-backed development projects | India News

The talks focused on assessing the implementation of development projects supported by India in diverse fields NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji in Thimphu on Thursday, where the two sides co-chaired the 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks and reviewed the progress and implementation of India-supported projects across…

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Boreal forests shade northern permafrost so effectively that summer thaw stays about one metre shallower; researchers estimate their canopies keep 59 billion tonnes of carbon frozen

Spruce and birch trees are seen tilting along the edge Stevens Pond on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Sept. 18, 2022. Thick green tree canopies across northern forests act as giant sunshields, keeping permafrost cool enough to hold 59 billion tonnes of carbon safely in the ground.The discovery reveals that the forest canopy…

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More than thousand employees of Google, Meta, Anthropic, Microsoft, Amazon and OpenAI send SOS to US government on ‘automated AI development’; say: There is a real risk that …

The open letter has been signed by Anthropic CEO Amodei Dario, Jakub Pachock – Chief Scientist, OpenAI and Jared Kaplan — co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Anthropic, among others. Over 1,100 employees and senior AI researchers from companies including OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Anthropic have urged the US government to prepare safeguards that…

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