Alyssa Ochs

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs

Marvel Fusion, a Munich-based fusion energy company, received $54 million in new funding to build the power plant of the future. As Interesting Engineering reported, the company is working with Colorado State University to build a $150 million fusion power plant by 2040. This type of power generation uses heat from nuclear fusion reactions to generate clean, virtually limitless electricity.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs

Forestry Ministry officials in Indonesia have successfully halted an illegal online trade of animal body parts. They arrested individuals involved in the trade and confiscated the animal parts before they were shipped to other countries. As the Antara Indonesian News Agency reported, the Forestry Ministry acted on a tip and made two arrests in the Sukabumi District of West Java.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs

Animal bites frequently send people to hospital emergency rooms; however, most of these visits are due to domestic animal encounters. Wild animals rarely bite humans and typically only do so when provoked. A shocking reminder of this fact came from an Instagram post by Tourons of National Parks (@touronsofnationalparks). It involved an iguana in Florida. In the video, a young man was shown holding an iguana.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Alyssa Ochs

A recent study revealed that Germany's renewable energy investments are already paying off. As PV Magazine reported, 80-90% of operational unit subsidies associated with the Renewable Energy Sources Act have already been paid. The researchers at Brandenburg University of Technology also found that onshore and offshore wind and ground-mounted photovoltaic installation costs have significantly improved and are now competitive.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Alyssa Ochs

Park cameras captured rare footage of a critically endangered Siamese crocodile in Thailand. The images marked the first official sighting of the species since 2013. As The Nation reported, the cameras picked up a Siamese crocodile's activity along the Khlong Chomphu River in Thung Salaeng Luang National Park. A rare fresh-water Thai crocodile, which is listed as a critically endangered species, has recently been photographed by...