October 17, 2026

Science

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In 1963, Maurice Hilleman swabbed his 5-year-old daughter’s throat after she caught mumps; four years later, the vaccine built from her virus strain was licensed in the US and remains in use

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Jeryl Lynn comforts her crying sister Kirsten during a 1966 vaccination with the Jeryl Lynn Strain. In...
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In 1971, engineer Godfrey Hounsfield’s new scanner revealed a brain cyst in the first clinical CT scan; 8 years later, he shared the Nobel Prize for developing computer-assisted tomography

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Godfrey Hounsfield stands beside the EMI-Scanner in 1972 and modern CT scans provide much higher resolution images...
Read More Read more about In 1971, engineer Godfrey Hounsfield’s new scanner revealed a brain cyst in the first clinical CT scan; 8 years later, he shared the Nobel Prize for developing computer-assisted tomography
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US biologists searching the Mojave Desert found six previously unknown Mojave poppy bee population groups; the new evidence helped determine the tiny specialist bee does not need endangered-species listing

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US biologists searching the Mojave Desert have discovered six previously unknown population groups of the Mojave poppy...
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Meet Isabela Silvério, the teenage Brazilian researcher who built a prototype tyre from discarded orange peels to tackle microplastic pollution |

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Representative Image of a prototype tyre made from discarded orange peels, showcasing breakthrough environmental technology (AI Generated...
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Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions, raising new hopes for antibiotic research

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Looking at the evolution of antimicrobial defenses, the researchers were able to pinpoint structural modifications that have...
Read More Read more about Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions, raising new hopes for antibiotic research
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Scientists put ‘underwater umbrellas’ over Florida corals during extreme heat; they worked, cutting sunlight by 60% and helping corals regain colour |

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Representative AI-generated image Coral reefs are facing increasingly intense heat stress, and scientists in Florida have tested...
Read More Read more about Scientists put ‘underwater umbrellas’ over Florida corals during extreme heat; they worked, cutting sunlight by 60% and helping corals regain colour |