Disasters may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction

Volcano erupting

The Toba supervolcano eruption that occurred about 74,000 years ago is believed to be one of the worst events in Earth’s geological history. There is a theory that the population on Earth once dwindled to just a few thousand individuals after a violent supervolcano erupted on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. That makes humans, in … Read more

Tube containing extremely dangerous radioactive material in Thailand was found just before it was melted

Radioactivity was detected at the largest metal foundry in Prachinburi province.

A tube containing dangerous radioactive material that was lost from a power plant in Prachinburi province (Thailand) has been found at a metal foundry, Governor Ronnarong Nakornjinda said on March 19. All metal workshop employees were immediately ordered to evacuate. Searchers searched metal workshops across Prachinburi province after a tube containing radioactive cesium-137 mysteriously disappeared … Read more

The first solar cell "carpet" on the railway

With the length of the railway system in Switzerland, the solar cell could cover an area equivalent to 760 football fields, producing 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) of solar electricity annually. Swiss startup Sun-Ways developed the idea of spreading solar cells along train tracks , Interesting Engineering reported on March 18. This initiative can be applied to … Read more