Articles for author: Jan Otte

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Tiny Titans: The Microorganisms That Can Save Our World

Jan Otte

People have ignored the most powerful forces that shape our world for hundreds of years because they can’t be seen. Microorganisms, which are too small to see, have been quietly controlling our climate, feeding our soils, and even changing the course of human evolution. Scientists are now looking to these tiny friends for answers as ...

The Lungs of Earth Are Dying, Fastest Tropical Forest Loss Ever Recorded

Jan Otte

The world’s rainforests are not just the most significant carbon stores on the planet and safe places for biodiversity, but with the current rate of deforestation, they are being lost at an unprecedented pace. In 2024, almost 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) of a primeval forest in an area almost the size of Panama ...

3 Zodiac Signs Enter A Healing New Era Starting On January 12, 2026

A Time for Healing for These Three Zodiac Signs After January 12

Jan Otte

A Celestial Invitation to Inner Renewal (Image Credits: Flickr) On January 12, 2026, a potent astrological shift unfolds as the Waning Crescent Moon in Scorpio invites Aries, Cancer, and Pisces to begin a profound journey of healing and transformation. A Celestial Invitation to Inner Renewal The Waning Crescent Moon, a phase traditionally linked to release ...

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Hope on the Horizon? The UN’s Deep Dive into Ocean Health

Jan Otte

The ocean is 71% of Earth’s surface, moderates our climate and feeds billions of us yet it is in trouble. Overfishing, plastic pollution and rising temperatures are driving marine ecosystems to the brink. The onus falls on the next month’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice, France, to be a turning point where all nations look these crises in ...

Geologists Stunned by Unseen 7.7 Earthquake Footage from Myanmar Solar Farm

Jan Otte

For the first time in recorded history, a security camera caught on tape the harrowing instant the Earth’s crust ripped apart with fury in a massive earthquake. The video, taken at a solar farm just outside of Thazi, Myanmar, during a magnitude 7.7 quake in March, captures the ground opening up in real-time, an unprecedented ...

3 Zodiac Signs Attract Money Effortlessly On January 11, 2026

3 Zodiac Signs Set to Draw Financial Fortune This January

Jan Otte

The Scorpio Moon’s Transformative Influence (Image Credits: Pixabay) On January 11, 2026, a potent Scorpio Moon casts an intense glow over the zodiac, priming certain signs for unexpected financial gains. The Scorpio Moon’s Transformative Influence A surprising alignment occurs as the Scorpio Moon deepens emotional undercurrents, turning hidden opportunities into tangible rewards for select signs. ...

Denisovans in the Deep? Jawbone Discovered in Taiwan Reveals Ancient Secrets

Jan Otte

The Denisovans, a deeply mysterious branch of the human family tree, have obsessed researchers across the globe for decades. Except for a finger bone discovered in Siberia, some teeth found in Tibet, and strands of DNA found in modern humans, they were virtually unknown. Now, an astonishing discovery in the form of a jawbone found ...

The Silent Stalker: The Wolf

Ireland’s Ancient Wolves and the Folklore They Left Behind

Jan Otte

On windswept Irish nights, when the moon hangs low and mist curls through the trees, some say you can still hear the echo of a distant howl—an ancient cry from a vanished world. Ireland’s wolves once roamed the emerald hills and shadowy forests, powerful and mysterious, both feared and revered by those who shared the ...