October 17, 2026

Science

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Burmese pythons and invasive plants are reshaping the Everglades; some native mammals have declined by about 90% while melaleuca has covered more than 40,000 acres |

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The Everglades faces a major challenge from non-native species that can change habitats, disrupt food webs, and...
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Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera: The Puerto Rican seventh-grader who turned plantain peels into biodegradable mulch that cut weed growth by up to 53% |

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Representative Image of an agricultural field using plantain-based biodegradable mulch, illustrating reduced weed growth and improved soil...
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Scientists studying ancient Siberian bone fragments used DNA to identify a previously unknown extinct bovine related to modern yaks that followed its own evolutionary path for hundreds of thousands of years

Aj Mix Editor October 6, 2026
Comparison of these genomes with those of modern and extinct bovines revealed that the remains represented a...
Read More Read more about Scientists studying ancient Siberian bone fragments used DNA to identify a previously unknown extinct bovine related to modern yaks that followed its own evolutionary path for hundreds of thousands of years
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Researchers studying ageing in mice found that declining cellular recycling helps ‘zombie cells’ evade immune clearance; restoring the process improved their removal and reduced age-related inflammation

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Experiments in mice found that declining CMA affects senescent cells and the macrophages that clear them. (Representational...
Read More Read more about Researchers studying ageing in mice found that declining cellular recycling helps ‘zombie cells’ evade immune clearance; restoring the process improved their removal and reduced age-related inflammation
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Scientists examined 13 insects trapped in 99-million-year-old amber and identified a new species whose flexible mouthpart reached nearly twice its body length, possibly letting it probe deep into tree bark for sap

Aj Mix Editor October 6, 2026
Not much in the world has survived to be known as old as the dinosaurs, but when...
Read More Read more about Scientists examined 13 insects trapped in 99-million-year-old amber and identified a new species whose flexible mouthpart reached nearly twice its body length, possibly letting it probe deep into tree bark for sap
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In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy’s Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%

Aj Mix Editor October 6, 2026
The project included 27 concrete “oyster castle” breakwaters and 13 shell-bag reefs. In an unusual effort to...
Read More Read more about In 2015, New Jersey began installing 40 oyster reefs along about 800 metres of Gandy’s Beach; the structures later supported more than 800 live oysters per square metre and cut storm-wave height by up to 51%