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Physicists reveal why these tiny worms stack their poop into delicate towers that seem to defy gravity |

Aj Mix Editor July 31, 2026

Most animals leave behind waste that quickly disappears into the landscape. But along Europe’s sandy tidal flats,...

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Humans may not be the only primates with geometric intuition as monkeys recognise shapes in remarkably similar ways, study finds |

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human intelligence: our ability to recognise geometric patterns was...

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Arika: Minnesota student Arika Kundu, 13, designed a method that turns peanut-shell waste into a material for removing pesticide residues from fresh produce; she is now competing for a $25,000 science prize

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

Arika Kundu, 13, uses peanut shells to help remove pesticide residues from produce. A 13-year-old Indian-American student...

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Quote of the day by Jane Goodall: Why “Even that great scientist Albert Einstein sustained a mystical outlook on life” reminds us that wonder and humility go hand in hand |

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

Science has answered questions that once seemed impossible from explaining how galaxies evolve to revealing the structure...

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Boreal forests shade northern permafrost so effectively that summer thaw stays about one metre shallower; researchers estimate their canopies keep 59 billion tonnes of carbon frozen

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

Spruce and birch trees are seen tilting along the edge Stevens Pond on the University of Alaska...

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Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina; 91.7% of one species survived 455 days and began creating mobile clones

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

Specimen of Chondrosia reniformis transplanted into the harbor. Image credit: Carlota Escarré Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges...

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Meet Hikaru Kuribayashi: The 18-year-old teen who started with paper folds and ended with a $100,000 global science win |

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

At first glance, a sheet of folded paper may seem far removed from advanced engineering. But for...

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Scientists drilled 1,640 feet beneath Michigan and found 689 kinds of fungi living in water that last touched the surface 11,000 years ago

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

A research team led by University of Michigan isolated and grew more than 200 kinds of fungi...

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Scientists warn that more than 1.7 million planned satellites could create a new form of space pollution and permanently change the night sky |

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

The rapid expansion of artificial satellite constellations is changing the appearance and accessibility of the night sky,...

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New study suggests many dinosaurs may have died within hours, not months, after the asteroid struck Earth |

Aj Mix Editor July 30, 2026

For decades, the extinction of the dinosaurs has usually been pictured as a slow collapse. An asteroid...

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