October 18, 2026

Science

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Scientists used centuries-old aurora sightings to reconstruct 8 solar cycles from 1560 to 1640; their method placed solar minima within 2 years with more than 90% reliability

Aj Mix Editor September 13, 2026
Centuries-old reports of strange lights in the night sky have helped scientists reconstruct a missing chapter in...
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From 1870 to 1988, California stocked mountain lakes with trout for anglers; the fish helped push yellow-legged frogs from 92% of their historic Sierra Nevada range

Aj Mix Editor September 12, 2026
For more than a century, California’s high mountain lakes were stocked with trout to make remote wilderness...
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Scientists played human shouts, wolf and cougar calls near British Columbia crop fields; deer fled 64% of the time from human voices, but quickly learned to ignore the deterrents

Aj Mix Editor September 12, 2026
What scares a deer away from a crop field, a wolf howl, a cougar call or the...
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In the 1850s, pigs brought to Santa Cruz Island became feral; golden eagles drawn by piglets helped drive foxes down 95%, then 5,036 pigs were removed as foxes rebounded to 1,300+

Aj Mix Editor September 12, 2026
An ambitious conservation project off the coast of California has helped save the endangered Santa Cruz Island...
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For decades, scientists thought North America had its own cheetah; ancient DNA reveals the extinct cat split from the puma lineage 2.6 million years ago

Aj Mix Editor September 12, 2026
Representative Image (AI-generated) Its appearance told one story; its DNA tells another. For decades, the extinct Miracinonyx...
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