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🇵🇪 Archaeologists in Peru have discovered 168 "geoglyphs" thought to be more than two thousand years old. The new findings add to the 190 known geoglyphs located along the southern coast of Peru, which is also an UNESCO World Heritage site. Ancient humans created these markings by removing black stones from the ground to expose the underlying white sandy surface, using this process to draw 100+-foot portraits of humans, birds, killer whales, cats, snakes, and more.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington D.C., yesterday and gave a speech before Congress. It marked Zelensky’s first known trip outside his home country since Russia invaded in late February. During Zelensky’s visit, President Biden officially announced that the US will supply Ukraine with a Patriot missile defense battery as part of a new $1.85 billion support package. Congress is also poised to approve $45 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine as part of its $1.66 trillion omnibus spending package.

⛽ This week, a plant in Chile began producing a climate-neutral “e-fuel” aimed at replacing gasoline. E-fuels are a type of synthetic methanol produced via a complex process that includes water, hydrogen, and CO2. The plant is a joint venture that includes Porsche, Siemens, Exxon Mobil, and Chile’s state energy company. The companies said their e-fuel product – priced around $8/gallon – will enable gas-powered engines to operate with nearly zero carbon emissions. The site plans to scale up production from 34,000 gallons this year to 145 million gallons by 2026. For context, Peru consumed ~710 million gallons of conventional gasoline in 2019.