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New Wild Cat Species: Meet Tilcayo: The tiny wild cat discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests after more than a century

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

A Leopardus tilcayo cat walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia (Picture...

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In 2018, Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population with just 12 founders; their offspring showed increased genetic diversity |

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) at Alibel Tortoise Park, Mahe, Seychelles (2025). Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Madagascar...

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In the 1990s, a cattle drug wiped out millions of vultures. Years later, their disappearance was linked to 500,000 human deaths |

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

For generations, vultures were part of the everyday landscape across India. They gathered around cattle carcasses, circled...

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Something hit the Moon in 2024 and nobody saw it happen; NASA has now found the 728-foot crater, the biggest recent impact crater known in the Solar System

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

The Moon is covered with impact marks from ancient collisions, including some of the largest craters in...

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University of Florida researchers are using high-tech decoy rabbits that mimic prey signals to lure Burmese pythons out of Everglades hiding spots |

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

Researchers at the University of Florida are deploying high-tech rabbit decoys across the Everglades, designed to mimic...

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In 1986, scientists released captive-bred bearded vultures into the Alps; 35 years later, 344 birds lived there, most wild-born |

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

In 1986, captive-bred bearded vultures began returning to the Alps after the species had disappeared from the...

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In 2013, St Agnes and Gugh began removing invasive rats brought by 18th-century shipwrecks; 12 years later, Manx shearwater breeding sites rose from 22 to a record 225

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

In the latest 2025 monitoring data, St Agnes and Gugh recorded 225 apparently occupied breeding sites (AOBs)...

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High school teacher searching for fossils discovers four footprints later confirmed as the first reported T. rex trackway dating back 66.5 million years |

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

Image: ABC News/ Kent Hups A high school science teacher exploring a fossil-rich region of North Dakota...

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Britain sees second-best butterfly season in 16 years; people counted almost 1.4 million common butterflies and moths; painted ladies jumped by 335%, but scientists are worried

Aj Mix Editor September 17, 2026

The record heat of 2026 made this summer exceptional for butterfly-watching. More than 100,000 volunteers fanned across...

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Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla: “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors” |

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Nikola Tesla (Image: Wikipedia) Life rarely follows a formula that can predict exactly what comes next. People...

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