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Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: “No great discovery was ever made without…” – why every breakthrough begins with the courage to explore the unknown |

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Isaac Newton (Image: Wikipedia) Every major scientific breakthrough starts the same unglamorous way, with a question nobody...

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A 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite crashed into a New Jersey home, and scientists found clues about the origins of life |

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

A small piece of space history arrived through the roof of a New Jersey house. The meteorite...

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Chimpanzees climb hills, mongooses post guards and meerkats close ranks: Scientists reveal what animals do before going to war

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

Studies have shown that chimpanzee groups often rest on hilltops in places where conflicts with neighbouring groups...

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Japan is building a system to beam wireless electricity from space directly to Earth: Inside the OHISAMA mission that could change how we power our homes |

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP), a technology Japan is currently pioneering to ensure a sustainable future, has the...

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In Massachusetts, sheep came to a solar farm looking for shade and ended up mowing the grass beneath the panels, turning clean energy land into a grazing site |

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

Across Massachusetts, an unusual partnership is bringing renewable energy and traditional farming together on the same land....

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Scientists studied 30 Sierra Nevada ponds that can swing 20°C in a day. Shrinking snowpack may make them smaller, warmer and more nutrient-rich

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

Sierra Nevada pond during low- and high-snowfall years, showing how snow levels change the landscape. ( Picture:...

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Japan’s abandoned rice fields are being restored into year-round wetlands to replenish groundwater and bring back frogs, dragonflies and endangered aquatic wildlife

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

A restored wetland area surrounded by our Natural Water Sanctuary. (Picture source: Suntory) For years, many rice...

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Chicago-sized iceberg A-84 breaks away from Antarctica: Scientists warn melting ice could raise sea level and threaten coastal cities from New York to Mumbai |

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Image Credit: Alex Ingle/Schmidt Ocean Institute. In January 2025, a massive event occurred at the Antarctic that...

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Scientists find two tiny frogs living together in a misty Peruvian forest above 3,000 metres |

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Deep inside the mountains of Peru, scientists have discovered two tiny frog species that were completely unknown...

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Dutch cities are replacing solid concrete surfaces with grass-filled paving blocks that absorb rainwater and help keep urban areas cooler |

Aj Mix Editor July 17, 2026

Cities in the Netherlands are experimenting with a greener approach to urban surfaces by using grass-filled permeable...

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