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Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice between 1979 and 2023, raising sea levels by 31.4 mm; glaciers drive 84% of loss, surface melting 16%

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11,309 billion tonnes of ice since 1979. (Photo: SWNS) Greenland and Antarctica...

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In April, a Florida wildfire burned a forest almost three times the size of Central Park; within months wildflowers covered the ash and pollinators returned in droves

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

In April, the Cow Creek wildfire tore through roughly 2,400 acres of Florida’s Goethe State Forest, leaving...

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In 2009, conservationists began restoring 55 acres of invasive forest along the Colorado River; 10 years later, native plants dominated and wildlife returned |

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Sunrise over the Colorado River. Image Credit: US Bureau of Reclamation. A 55-acre stretch along the Colorado...

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Egypt is growing crops beneath solar panels in the desert; the unusual idea could save water, help crops and produce clean energy |

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Egypt is testing a farming system that puts solar panels above crops instead of using separate land...

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Galapagos tortoises were hunted by pirates for food and went extinct on Floreana Island; after 180 years, conservationists brought them back to their ancestral home |

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

The story of the Galápagos giant tortoise is one of exploitation, extinction and an extraordinary conservation comeback....

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In 1983, Britain reintroduced a butterfly declared extinct just four years earlier; the large blue has since surged 1,866% and now survives at 33 sites

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

A butterfly once declared extinct in Britain is now at the centre of one of the country’s...

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A Japanese village was drowning in 40,000 tonnes of scallop shells; then they crushed them to make stronger safety helmets for the fishermen

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Sarufutsu, a village on the northernmost tip of Japan’s Hokkaido, is known for scallops. The village contributes...

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Scientists rebuilt oyster reefs in Florida; within 18 months, the wider marine animal community began returning |

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Restoring damaged oyster reefs can bring back the small marine animals that depend on them. A study...

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Three pregnant guppies spent five days in space in 1983; one later gave birth to 25 normal fry and six more broods |

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Representative Image of pregnant guppies in a small aquarium, with embryos developing inside them and Earth in...

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Meet John Moretti: The Texas palaeontologist who put on a wetsuit to search an underwater cave and found Ice Age animals beneath the water |

Aj Mix Editor September 16, 2026

Paleontologist John Moretti (left) and caver John Young after exploring Bender’s Cave. Image Credit: John Moretti The...

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