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An invasive insect first found in Pennsylvania in 2014 spread across 18 US states; Canada has now confirmed its first spotted lanternfly detection in Windsor, putting grape-growing regions on alert

Aj Mix Editor September 19, 2026

Canada has recently confirmed the first detection of spotted lanternfly in the country. On September 15, 2026,...

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MIT’s robotic optics lab built a working laser cavity in 50 maneuvers and under 30 minutes; when researchers moved components, it realigned them automatically with micron-scale precision

Aj Mix Editor September 19, 2026

Representative Image (AI-generated) A robot has assembled a working tabletop laser cavity in less than 30 minutes,...

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In 2025, California buried a gas pipeline 20 feet below Alameda Creek and removed its final 8-foot barrier; that same week, Chinook salmon reached this part of the watershed for the first time since the 1950s

Aj Mix Editor September 19, 2026

Representative Image (AI-generated) A barrier that had blocked migratory fish for decades disappeared in California in 2025,...

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North America loses its monopoly on dinosaur fossils; fourteen tail vertebrae just turned up in Spain and experts have identified it as Diplodocus

Aj Mix Editor September 19, 2026

Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the first confirmed Diplodocus fossils outside of North America, marking the first-ever...

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Nasa carried a pocket calculator on Apollo-Soyuz in 1975 as a backup for rendezvous calculations; 37 years later, it reached the Smithsonian |

Aj Mix Editor September 18, 2026

In 1975, Nasa sent an unusual piece of technology into orbit: a pocket-sized Hewlett-Packard HP-65 programmable calculator...

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Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler” |

Aj Mix Editor September 18, 2026

Quote of the day by Albert Einstein (Image: Wikipedia) In a world filled with complex ideas, endless...

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Three Harvard students built a low-cost headset that can screen athletes for concussions in about 60 seconds |

Aj Mix Editor September 18, 2026

Radhika Saran, Cleo Pontone and Sophia DeVito, three students at Harvard University, have built Rumble Rims, a...

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Jason Momoa raises alarm over coral reefs nearing extinction; scientists report world’s most widespread bleaching event |

Aj Mix Editor September 18, 2026

From portraying the ocean superhero Aquaman to advocating for marine conservation, Jason Momoa has made ocean protection...

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Meet Benjamin Davis, a 16-year-old student from Massachusetts who designed a low-cost machine to recycle 3D-printer waste and won $75,000 science award |

Aj Mix Editor September 18, 2026

A 16-year-old student from Massachusetts has turned an everyday item into an award-winning recycling project. Benjamin Davis,...

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Australian researchers sent edible fungi to the ISS for nearly a month; after returning to Earth, the mushrooms grew and were eaten in pasta |

Aj Mix Editor September 18, 2026

Representative Image of a rocket carrying mycelium fungi launching into space on a mission to the International...

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