# ton (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ton. Page: Feed: --- ## [Baffin Island’s ancient ice cap, a frozen relic older than civilization, ran out of snow in the middle of summer for the first time ever recorded](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/baffin-island-barnes-ice-cap-snow/33376/) _2026-08-20 · Carlos Albero Rojas · The Pulse_ For thousands of years, the Barnes Ice Cap has held its ground on Baffin Island — a remnant of the last ice age, reliably blanketed in snow through the height of summer. By mid-July 2026, that snow was essentially gone. NASA satellite imagery tells the story in two frames: a snow-covered ice cap on June ... Read more ## [Freshwater fish sampled at 501 points across American rivers and the Great Lakes carried forever chemicals at a median 278 times the level in supermarket fish, and every Great Lakes sample came back contaminated](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/across-500-sampled-river-great-lakes/33808/) _2026-08-20 · Hugo Rojas · The Pulse_ The bass comes out of the water clean and cold, the way a good catch always does. The angler had done everything right. Kept the fish on ice, filleted it that evening, cooked it that night. One fish. One meal. That meal is common across the country, especially along the Great Lakes and in river ... Read more ## [A robot spent 10 days hunting glowing animals between Monterey and the Channel Islands, then found a 130-foot “ghost” with elaborate lures that science still does not have a name for](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/robot-days-hunting-glowing-animals/33033/) _2026-08-20 · Kelly Lippke · The Pulse_ An expedition off California has delivered fresh data on deep-sea life. Scientists worked from Monterey Bay to the Channel Islands, with the target being a type of gelatinous plankton. Specialized robotic underwater equipment was put to work, capable of moving through a wide range of temperatures and light levels. Researchers came across several rare species ... Read more ## [Two hairy legs stuck out of a bamboo fence 3,000 feet up in Ecuador’s Andes, and the fast and foul tempered spider a researcher pulled free turned out to be a new species he named after Satan](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/biology-student-spotted-hairy-legs-poking/32845/) _2026-08-20 · Hugo Rojas · The Pulse_ On a misty trail in a mountain village, a scientist stopped at a fence made from split cane. Two dark, bristled legs were poking out through a crack. He coaxed their owner into the open: a small, fast-moving spider. It would not sit still to be admired. Instead, it bolted in quick, jerky bursts, moving ... Read more ## [A Vietnamese cocoa plant feeds 5,000 tons of empty fruit pods into a 1,400°F gasifier, and the waste now dries the next batch of cocoa beans in seven days instead of 15](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/vietnam-cocoa-pod-waste-heat-drying/32991/) _2026-08-20 · Emile Perreira · The Pulse_ Vietnamese cocoa processor Trong Duc Cocoa Co. Ltd. is addressing a unique issue annually. Approximately 5,000 tons of empty cocoa pods remain after harvesting and processing raw cocoa fruit. Most of each cocoa fruit does not become chocolate. Instead, it becomes waste that must be managed or disposed of. Those massive mounds of waste may ... Read more ## [A plywood boat built in a shed for about 20,000 dollars has crossed Europe from the Baltic to the Spanish coast on sunlight alone, and its motor can still draw twice what the solar panels on its roof make](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/plywood-solar-boat-baltic-spanish-coast/33540/) _2026-08-20 · Hugo Rojas · The Pulse_ The boat comes past and you hear the water before you hear the boat. There is no exhaust note, no fuel smell, no wake worth naming. The roof is a flat sheet of dark blue glass. Underneath it are a bed, a galley and a motor, and the whole thing has come from the Baltic to the Spanish coast without ... Read more ## [Black Eye Galaxy spotted 17 million light-years away left two of the most powerful telescopes ever built completely “spellbound”](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/black-eye-galaxy-telescopes-nasa-hubble/33375/) _2026-08-20 · Carlos Albero Rojas · The Pulse_ There’s a galaxy 17 million light-years away that appears to stare back. Its defining feature — a dark, bruised ring encircling a brilliant core — has earned it the name “Black Eye Galaxy” and drawn the gaze of astronomers since its discovery in 1779. Now, two of the most powerful telescopes ever built have turned ... Read more ## [A wind energy kite the size of a small sail climbs to 1,150 feet above a bog in County Mayo on a single rope, and the shipping container anchoring it puts real electricity into the grid below](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/county-mayo-airborne-wind-energy-kite/32814/) _2026-08-20 · Hugo Rojas · The Pulse_ On Ireland’s Atlantic edge, something about the size of a small sail hangs in grey sky above a stretch of peat bog. It is not a balloon. It is not a drone and it is not a glider. It is a fabric wing tethered to the ground on a rope, and the rope is doing all ... Read more ## [New Jersey rejected a floating-solar waiver in 2024, then revived the project with a 10 MW incentive in 2026, but its anchors still have to prove they will not disturb bald eagle nesting habitat](https://www.ecoportal.net/en/new-jersey-floating-solar-waiver-eagle/33008/) _2026-08-20 · Kelly Lippke · The Pulse_ New Jersey state regulators are reconsidering placing floating solar farms on public water resources. One project on the Wanaque Reservoir is back in development after the renewable energy initiative was stalled by administrative delays. It also has the backing of environmental officials, which comes with a major state financial incentive. The utility’s operators are now ... 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