October 17, 2026

Science

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A new Oxford-led study suggests animal life may have begun 700 to 800 million years ago, up to 200 million years earlier than the clearest fossil record and possibly before Snowball Earth

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The oldest definitive animal fossils date to around 574 million years ago, just before the dramatic diversification...
Read More Read more about A new Oxford-led study suggests animal life may have begun 700 to 800 million years ago, up to 200 million years earlier than the clearest fossil record and possibly before Snowball Earth
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In 2010, conservationists began releasing captive-bred wētāpunga after the species survived naturally on one island; 15 years and 11,000 releases later, four generations are established on two islands |

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In 2010, conservationists began releasing captive-bred wētāpunga after the species survived naturally on one island; 15 years...
Read More Read more about In 2010, conservationists began releasing captive-bred wētāpunga after the species survived naturally on one island; 15 years and 11,000 releases later, four generations are established on two islands |
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Greenland fishers propose $45 bounty per heart to cull 1,000 sharks that can live 400 years; then the plan was halted after the government questioned its legality |

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Greenland shark, Image: Saul Goner, SeaPics Greenland became the centre of an unusual dispute over one of...
Read More Read more about Greenland fishers propose $45 bounty per heart to cull 1,000 sharks that can live 400 years; then the plan was halted after the government questioned its legality |
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Stanford scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for controlling brain cells with light; pauses celebration to make lunch for his school-going children, putting fatherhood first |

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Karl Deisseroth, one of the three recipients of the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine, smiles at home...
Read More Read more about Stanford scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for controlling brain cells with light; pauses celebration to make lunch for his school-going children, putting fatherhood first |
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Stanford spent more than 20 years developing a blood-cancer transplant therapy; its first commercial patient has now been treated after a trial found 78% were free from moderate-to-severe GVHD at one year

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Representative Image (AI-generated) A blood-cancer treatment that Stanford researchers have spent more than two decades developing has...
Read More Read more about Stanford spent more than 20 years developing a blood-cancer transplant therapy; its first commercial patient has now been treated after a trial found 78% were free from moderate-to-severe GVHD at one year
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Noah’s Ark mystery deepens as archaeologists drill into Turkey’s Mount Ararat site for first time, collect soil samples from depths of up to 60 feet to search for evidence of ancient wood

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Archaeologists collect deep soil samples from Turkey’s Mount Ararat site in the search for Noah’s Ark. (Photo:...
Read More Read more about Noah’s Ark mystery deepens as archaeologists drill into Turkey’s Mount Ararat site for first time, collect soil samples from depths of up to 60 feet to search for evidence of ancient wood
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North Carolina lost about 21% of its coastal forests between 1985 and 2021, roughly 64,220 hectares; researchers found the decline accelerated after 2010 as marsh, ghost forest and shrubs replaced trees

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North Carolina’s coastal forests are retreating at a faster pace, with a new study finding that more...
Read More Read more about North Carolina lost about 21% of its coastal forests between 1985 and 2021, roughly 64,220 hectares; researchers found the decline accelerated after 2010 as marsh, ghost forest and shrubs replaced trees