October 17, 2026

Science

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Scientists identified 57 new deep-sea species from Argentina’s Mar del Plata Canyon, including a translucent sea cucumber nicknamed Loki after remotely operated vehicles explored the depths

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Photo credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute A deep-sea expedition off the coast of Argentina has...
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Georgia has begun a 10-year restoration of 132 acres at Towaliga Preserve, using a data-centre partnership to rebuild forest habitat on one of Henry County’s largest undeveloped properties

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A 132-acre section of one of Henry County, Georgia’s largest remaining undeveloped properties is set for a...
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Decades of industrial pollution left Michigan’s Detroit and Kalamazoo rivers contaminated with PCBs, mercury and other chemicals; the state is now committing $89 million to clean and restore the waterways by 2040

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For much of the 20th century, factories and paper mills along Michigan’s Detroit and Kalamazoo rivers discharged...
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Researchers described 18 previously unpublished hominin fossils from South Africa, including an adult Homo erectus dated to 2 million years ago, 200,000 years older than other known adult fossils

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The fossils were excavated at the Drimolen Main Quarry, part of South Africa’s ‘Cradle of Humankind’. Researchers...
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In 2015, 2kg of rocket seeds went to the space station; after their return, 600,000 UK children helped test them, and researchers found they grew more slowly but remained viable

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Tim PeakePhoto credit: Esa.int ESA astronaut Tim Peake took 2kg of rocket seeds to the International Space...
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