October 17, 2026

Science

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In 2025, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake ruptured Kamchatka; scientists later used older GPS motion data to map a major locked zone that aligned with the rupture and smaller patches near its starting point |

Aj Mix Editor October 14, 2026
Image: Serget Ponomarev/NYT When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake ruptured a fault offshore from Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in...
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Northwestern scientists studying proteins linked to Alzheimer’s found a single spot that helps harmful tau clumps spread; blocking that hotspot with a chemical tag stopped the clumps from growing in lab tests

Aj Mix Editor October 14, 2026
Northwestern scientists found a hydrophobic tau protein hotspot where water molecules help trigger interactions that drive harmful...
Read More Read more about Northwestern scientists studying proteins linked to Alzheimer’s found a single spot that helps harmful tau clumps spread; blocking that hotspot with a chemical tag stopped the clumps from growing in lab tests
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In 2022 US Department of Agriculture funded a trial by spreading cardboard in gardens to avoid weeds; by the second season weeds covered only 15% of the cardboard beds compared to 45% in tilted beds

Aj Mix Editor October 14, 2026
Weeds can destroy 50% to 90% of a field’s crop yield if left entirely uncontrolled, according to...
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven farther than any vehicle on another world; after five and a half years on Mars, it has covered 28.10 miles, beating Opportunity’s 15-year record

Aj Mix Editor October 14, 2026
Perseverance rover pathPhoto credit: Screenshot from JPLraw NASA’s Perseverance rover has set a new record for distance...
Read More Read more about NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven farther than any vehicle on another world; after five and a half years on Mars, it has covered 28.10 miles, beating Opportunity’s 15-year record