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August 2026

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How did a Chinese plateau bigger than France, shedding 1.6 billion tonnes of silt a year into a river it stained yellow, cut that load to roughly a fifth within a single generation?

By Space Travel Editorial Team · Aug 7, 2026

Earth Observation

How did a sealed limestone cave in eastern Europe stay cut off from the surface for 5.5 million years and grow a food web fed by chemistry instead of sunlight?

By Space Travel Editorial Team · Aug 5, 2026

The Apollo 12 crew brought back Surveyor 3’s camera after 31 months on the Moon, and NASA reported finding live Streptococcus bacteria inside it, but later evidence pointed to contamination in Houston

By Space Travel Editorial Team · Aug 5, 2026

How does a city-state of just over six million people meet up to 40 percent of its water needs by recycling what residents flush and drain away?

By Space Travel Editorial Team · Aug 4, 2026