October 17, 2026

Science

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Meet Sacha Dench, the ‘Human Swan’ who helped secure a historic ban on lead ammunition in Britain and won the prestigious 2026 RSPB Medal; the move could protect hundreds of thousands of birds from lead poisoning

Aj Mix Editor October 16, 2026
During her Flight of the Swans expedition, Sacha Dench crossed 11 countries, raising awareness about lead poisoning...
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California students invented a cooling device for firefighters and farmworkers, filed a patent application, and became finalists in the SXSW Innovation Awards |

Aj Mix Editor October 16, 2026
Students at a California high school developed a cooling device designed to help firefighters and agricultural workers...
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Scientists turn blood-cell precursors from an 80-year-old donor into neural stem cells with epigenetic age below 20; 100-day process reveals cellular rejuvenation could aid aging and Alzheimer’s research

Aj Mix Editor October 16, 2026
Scientists have reprogrammed blood-cell precursors from an 80-year-old donor into neural stem cells that showed an epigenetic...
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Meet Gunisha Kaur, the 16-year-old from Ludhiana who won third place at the 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards; her pollinator gardens increased recorded species richness by 155%

Aj Mix Editor October 16, 2026
Gunisha Kaur won third place at the 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards for her initiative, Buzzing Blooms....
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A 150-million-year-old bird fossil has unusually small wings and dinosaur-like teeth; the discovery challenges the idea that the earliest birds were all built primarily for flight

Aj Mix Editor October 15, 2026
An almost complete fossil unearthed in China reveals a 150-million-year-old bird that weighed around 800 grams. For...
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A 13-year-old Indian-American student invented a system to fight ocean acidification; she won America’s Top Young Scientist title and a $25,000 prize, while two other Indian-origin girls took the remaining top honours

Aj Mix Editor October 15, 2026
Doshi studied aragonite’s impact on algae growth and CO₂ removal, using computational modelling to determine the optimal...
Read More Read more about A 13-year-old Indian-American student invented a system to fight ocean acidification; she won America’s Top Young Scientist title and a $25,000 prize, while two other Indian-origin girls took the remaining top honours