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2,800+ wolves killed, nearly $10 million spent and 15 caribou herds still at risk: Why scientists say British Columbia is targeting the wrong problem

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

Since 2015, British Columbia has killed 200-300 wolves annually to help endangered caribou populations recover. Recently, the...

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Meet the ‘Turtle Women’ of Amazon: 7 Indigenous women are bringing vulnerable river turtles back from the brink after releasing 208 baby turtles into the wild |

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

Seven Indigenous Siekopai women in Ecuador’s Amazon are using ancestral knowledge, modern technology and community-led conservation to...

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Your AI may soon be able to pay for things through UPI without asking every single time: Here is how India plans to control it

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

India’s digital payment journey has evolved from passwords, PINs and OTPs to fingerprints and facial authentication, making...

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Birdsong Pleasantness: Why do some birdsongs sound better than others? A study of 123 songs in Germany links pleasantness to pitch, bandwidth, and complexity

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

For centuries, poets have been fixated on birdsong. They called it nature’s closest approximation to music. John...

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Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: “To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven. The same key opens the gates of…” – a powerful reflection on choice and consequences |

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

Quote of the day by Richard Feynman (Image: Wikipedia) Some of the most memorable lines are powerful...

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In 1967, the US detonated a 29-kiloton nuclear device 4,227 feet below New Mexico to unlock natural gas; 5 tests produced 213 million cubic feet, but the gas had measurable radioactivity

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

The site was decommissioned. However, contamination remains underground. In 1967, the United States tried an unusual method...

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A fungus turns beetles into zombies and makes them die on flowers; scientists say the timing helps infect the next generation |

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

A fungus infecting goldenrod soldier beetles can alter their behaviour before death and cause changes to their...

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Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: “We’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream” |

Aj Mix Editor September 3, 2026

Human beings have always been drawn towards challenges that appear difficult, uncertain or even impossible. From exploring...

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In 2019, US researchers added fluorescent dye to a Pennsylvania mine-water wetland and flew 12 drone missions; a system designed for 29-hour retention held water for only 4.65 hours

Aj Mix Editor September 2, 2026

Visual observations indicated a retention time of about 61 minutes in Cell 3 and 66 minutes in...

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Scientists turned discarded crab shells into a biodegradable zinc battery that stayed 99.7% efficient after 1,000 charging cycles |

Aj Mix Editor September 2, 2026

A crab shell left behind after a meal might seem destined for the bin, but scientists have...

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