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Scientists studied deer for 18 years in abandoned New York farm fields; 280,674 seedlings revealed how browsing could delay forest recovery |

Aj Mix Editor September 30, 2026

A long-term experiment near Ithaca, New York, has found that white-tailed deer increased the diversity of seeds...

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12-million-year-old fossil leaf from the Himalaya reveals a previously unknown fungal species |

Aj Mix Editor September 30, 2026

A fossilised leaf from the western Himalaya has preserved a previously unknown fungal species that lived around...

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Judi Dench celebrated southern Scotland’s golden eagle comeback by naming it GoldenEye; the population has climbed above 50 birds |

Aj Mix Editor September 30, 2026

Image Credit: Restoring Upland Nature/Website Dame Judi Dench has joined the celebration of a major golden eagle...

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Scientists found that coffee changes gut microbes linked to mood and brain function; both caffeinated and decaf coffee were associated with lower stress, depression and impulsivity in a new study

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

Not just the caffeine. A new study reported by ScienceDaily suggests coffee may affect the brain through...

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Nurseries discarded unwanted plants; Pearl Fryar rescued them and spent decades turning them into a three-acre sculpture garden |

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

Representative Image of a vibrant topiary garden featuring living sculptures shaped like trees, fish, and abstract forms...

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Meet Henry and Jack Grover, the Riverside twins whose wildfire-inspired hydrogel kept hot material from reigniting nine times longer than water

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

Henry and Jack GroverRiversideunified.org When Henry and Jack Grover nearly lost their Riverside, California, home to a...

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Meet Ishaan Dokania, the Indian-origin Beaverton sixth-grader who trained a machine-learning model on satellite data to spot potential lithium deposits with 89% accuracy

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

Ishaan Dokania, the Indian-origin Beaverton sixth-grader (Image Credit: Society for Science) A sixth-grade student from Oregon is...

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A compound produced after eating pomegranates, walnuts and berries improved heart function by up to 80% in animal tests; researchers say it helped stiff heart tissue relax and reduced scarring

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

Clinical trials will be needed to establish whether urolithin A can safely improve heart relaxation and symptoms...

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meet brooke sweeney, the 15-year-old kentucky student who turned overnight oats into a business and won a $3,000 student pitch prize |

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

At 15, Brooke Sweeney is balancing high school with a business she started at 14. The Northern...

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Archaeologists studied about 500 Ice Age spear points from the Tennessee River Valley; 13,200-year-old Clovis hunters resharpened theirs more than later Cumberland people, suggesting newcomers managed risk differently

Aj Mix Editor September 29, 2026

Representative Image (AI-generated) Nearly 13,000 years ago, people moving through the Tennessee River Valley faced a problem...

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